Sharks 3–2 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2007)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦈 SJS

Milan Michalek

2 A

4 shots · 16:57 TOI

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Joe Thornton

2 A

4 shots · 17:45 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Jonathan Cheechoo

1 G

2 shots · 12:36 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Steve Bernier Go-ahead 1st · 17:38

Assists: Joe Thornton, Milan Michalek · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–0

2nd period

🦈 Kyle McLaren 2nd · 18:21

Assists: Milan Michalek, Joe Thornton · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–0

3rd period

🌲 Dominic Moore 3rd · 03:37

Assists: Stephane Veilleux, Kim Johnsson · beat Evgeni Nabokov

2–1

🌲 Mark Parrish Tying 3rd · 15:22

Assists: Marian Gaborik, Eric Belanger · beat Evgeni Nabokov

2–2

🦈 Jonathan Cheechoo Go-ahead 3rd · 15:32

Assists: Douglas Murray, Torrey Mitchell · beat Niklas Backstrom

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Michalek · Thornton · Grier 17:45

L2 Mitchell · Marleau · Bernier 15:43

L3 Rissmiller · Goc · Cheechoo 12:54

L4 Brown · Roenick · Pavelski 10:57

D1 Vlasic · Rivet 21:58

D2 Ehrhoff · McLaren 20:34

D3 Murray · Carle 17:20

🌲Wild

L1 Bouchard · Demitra · Rolston 20:57

L2 Veilleux · Moore · Radivojevic 16:25

L3 Belanger · Gaborik · Parrish 14:28

L4 Voros · Fedoruk · Sheppard 8:23

D1 Johnsson · Burns 23:13

D2 Schultz · Nummelin 20:03

D3 Skoula · Hill 14:48

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS MIN🌲

25 Shots on goal 21

18 Hits 17

17 Blocked shots 13

5 Takeaways 5

3 Giveaways 7

6 Penalty minutes 2

SJS shooting 12.0% (3/25) MIN shooting 9.5% (2/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Evgeni Nabokov

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 59:16 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sharks

Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-4-2 (50% win rate, 12 games)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-7 (30% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–0

Sharks

Sharks — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Sharks lead the season series 2–0

Dec 112007 🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS 1–4 Mar 62007 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 3–0 Nov 292006 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 2–1 Nov 72006 🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS 1–3 Oct 212006 🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS 4–1

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SJS vs MIN, answered

Who won Sharks vs Wild on December 31, 2007?

Sharks won 3–2. The final score was Sharks 3, Wild 2.

Who scored for Sharks?

Jonathan Cheechoo, Kyle McLaren, Steve Bernier.

Who scored for Wild?

Dominic Moore, Mark Parrish.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Wild season series?

Sharks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦈 Sharks

BeforeDec 29 🦈SJS @ 🐯NSH 5–2 AfterJan 3 🔥CGY @ 🦈SJS 3–2

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 29 🛢️EDM @ 🌲MIN 4–5 AfterJan 3 ⭐DAL @ 🌲MIN 3–6

Also on December 31

🐦ATL 2–5 🐻BOS 🛢️EDM 2–4 🧥CBJ 🎵STL 2–0 🐙DET 🏔️COL 3–4 🌵PHX 🏝️NYI 4–1 🌪️CAR 🐯NSH 1–0 ⭐DAL 🐋VAN 1–2 🔥CGY

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