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2008-09 regular season

Sharks at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 1–0

Sharks beat Avalanche 5–3 at Ball Arena on November 2, 2008.

SJS – COL
29–36
Shots on goal
19–17
Hits
12–12
Blocked shots
16–11
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

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
Devin Setoguchi
2 G
7 shots · 13:57 TOI
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Milan Michalek
2 G
5 shots · 17:20 TOI
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Evgeni Nabokov
33 saves
0.917 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🦈 Milan Michalek Go-ahead 1st · 07:02
Assists: Joe Pavelski, Brad Lukowich · beat Peter Budaj
1–0
🦈 Devin Setoguchi 1st · 09:02
Assists: Joe Thornton, Christian Ehrhoff · beat Peter Budaj
2–0
🏔️ Jordan Leopold 1st · 14:24
Assists: Paul Stastny · beat Evgeni Nabokov
2–1
2nd period
🦈 Devin Setoguchi 2nd · 12:43
Assists: Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau · beat Peter Budaj
3–1
3rd period
🏔️ Milan Hejduk 3rd · 01:30
Assists: Wojtek Wolski, Joe Sakic · beat Evgeni Nabokov
3–2
🦈 Milan Michalek 3rd · 05:44
Assists: Jonathan Cheechoo, Rob Blake · beat Peter Budaj
4–2
🏔️ John-Michael Liles 3rd · 13:41
Assists: Milan Hejduk, Joe Sakic · beat Evgeni Nabokov
4–3
🦈 Ryane Clowe 3rd · 18:16
Assists: Mike Grier, Patrick Marleau · beat Peter Budaj
5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Marleau · Thornton · Grier 19:55
L2 Michalek · Pavelski · Cheechoo 18:20
L3 Clowe · Roenick · Setoguchi 13:57
L4 Shelley · McGinn · Plihal 4:37
D1 Vlasic · Boyle 22:12
D2 Blake · Ehrhoff 20:44
D3 Murray · Lukowich 17:08
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Smyth · Stastny · Hejduk 19:58
L2 Wolski · Sakic · Tucker 15:51
L3 Arnason · Svatos · Laperriere 12:52
L4 McLeod · Jones · Guite 8:46
D1 Liles · Clark 22:32
D2 Leopold · Foote 19:30
D3 Hannan · Salei 17:25

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS COL🏔️
29 Shots on goal 36
19 Hits 17
12 Blocked shots 12
16 Takeaways 11
3 Giveaways 12
6 Penalty minutes 4
SJS shooting 17.2% (5/29) COL shooting 8.3% (3/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov
33/36
.917 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Peter Budaj
24/29
.828 SV% · 5 GA · 58:53 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Sharks
Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 3–1
Sharks
Sharks — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

All →
Sharks lead the season series 1–0
Feb 62008 🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS 3–1 Dec 32007 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 3–2 Nov 302007 🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS 2–3 Oct 72007 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 2–6 Mar 182007 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 3–4 OT
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Who won Sharks vs Avalanche on November 2, 2008?

Sharks won 5–3. The final score was Sharks 5, Avalanche 3.

Who scored for Sharks?

Devin Setoguchi (2), Milan Michalek (2), Ryane Clowe.

Who scored for Avalanche?

John-Michael Liles, Jordan Leopold, Milan Hejduk.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Peter Budaj made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Avalanche 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
🦈 Sharks
BeforeOct 30 🐙DET @ 🦈SJS 2–4 AfterNov 4 🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS 1–3
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeOct 30 🧥CBJ @ 🏔️COL 4–2 AfterNov 3 🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI 2–6
Also on November 2
🛢️EDM 5–4 🔔PHI 🍁TOR 4–6 🌪️CAR 🐆FLA 3–5 🐦ATL 🔥CGY 2–3 🦆ANA 🐙DET 3–2 🐋VAN
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