Canadiens 4–6 Sharks — Final Score & Stats (Mar 3, 2008)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🦈 SJS

Joe Thornton

2 G, 2 A

8 shots · 19:54 TOI

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Jonathan Cheechoo

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · 18:57 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Brian Campbell

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 22:57 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Patrick Marleau Go-ahead 1st · 00:56

Assists: Devin Setoguchi · beat Carey Price

0–1

🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec Tying 1st · 02:22

Assists: Andrei Kostitsyn · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–1

🦈 Joe Thornton Go-ahead 1st · 02:46

Assists: Craig Rivet, Jonathan Cheechoo · beat Carey Price

1–2

🇨🇦 Ryan O'Byrne Tying 1st · 17:27

Assists: Saku Koivu, Sergei Kostitsyn · beat Evgeni Nabokov

2–2

2nd period

🦈 Joe Thornton PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:04

Assists: Brian Campbell, Joe Pavelski · beat Carey Price

2–3

🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec Tying 2nd · 14:55

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Andrei Markov · beat Evgeni Nabokov

3–3

🦈 Jody Shelley Go-ahead 2nd · 16:36

Assists: Douglas Murray, Tomas Plihal · beat Carey Price

3–4

3rd period

🦈 Jonathan Cheechoo 3rd · 03:25

Assists: Joe Thornton, Milan Michalek · beat Carey Price

3–5

🇨🇦 Maxim Lapierre 3rd · 04:18

Assists: Mark Streit, Bryan Smolinski · beat Evgeni Nabokov

4–5

🦈 Brian Campbell PP 3rd · 18:21

Assists: Joe Thornton, Jonathan Cheechoo · beat Carey Price

4–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Kostitsyn · Plekanec · Kovalev 19:57

L2 Higgins · Kostitsyn · Koivu 15:32

L3 Lapierre · Grabovski · Smolinski 11:16

L4 Latendresse · Ryder 10:42

D1 Markov · Hamrlik 22:12

D2 Bouillon · Streit 18:41

D3 Gorges · Komisarek 17:26

D4 O'Byrne 12:35

🦈Sharks

L1 Thornton · Pavelski · Cheechoo 18:57

L2 Michalek · Marleau · Grier 17:31

L3 Rissmiller · Mitchell · Setoguchi 11:58

L4 Shelley · Goc · Plihal 5:13

D1 Vlasic · Campbell 23:02

D2 Ehrhoff · Rivet 21:22

D3 Murray · McLaren 14:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL SJS🦈

31 Shots on goal 39

0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

29 Hits 31

9 Blocked shots 13

1 Takeaways 9

7 Giveaways 12

22 Penalty minutes 14

MTL shooting 12.9% (4/31) SJS shooting 15.4% (6/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

33/39

.846 SV% · 6 GA · 59:14 TOI

🦈Sharks

Evgeni Nabokov

27/31

.871 SV% · 4 GA · 59:59 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 9-6-4 (47% win rate, 19 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 14-7-3 (58% win rate, 24 games)

After 2nd — 3–4

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-5-5 (9% win rate, 11 games)

Sharks

Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 12-1-2 (80% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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Sharks lead the season series 1–0

Jan 142006 🦈SJS @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–6 Mar 32004 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦈SJS 3–4 Mar 62003 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦈SJS 3–4 OT Dec 172002 🦈SJS @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 Jan 272002 🦈SJS @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–3

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MTL vs SJS, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sharks on March 3, 2008?

Sharks won 6–4. The final score was Canadiens 4, Sharks 6.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Tomas Plekanec (2), Maxim Lapierre, Ryan O'Byrne.

Who scored for Sharks?

Joe Thornton (2), Brian Campbell, Jody Shelley, Jonathan Cheechoo, Patrick Marleau.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 33 saves on 39 shots (.846 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Sharks season series?

Sharks lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 1 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–2 AfterMar 6 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌵PHX 4–2

🦈 Sharks

BeforeMar 1 🦈SJS @ 🎵STL 2–0 AfterMar 5 🏛️OTT @ 🦈SJS 2–3

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