🦈 ⭐
2008-09 regular season

Sharks at Stars

🗓 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 3–0

Sharks beat Stars 3–1 at American Airlines Center on December 29, 2008.

SJS – DAL
19–29
Shots on goal
20–31
Hits
12–8
Blocked shots
6–3
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
Ryane Clowe
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 16:06 TOI
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Joe Pavelski
2 A
2 shots · 16:12 TOI
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Jonathan Cheechoo
1 G
1 shots · 16:59 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🦈 Jonathan Cheechoo Go-ahead 1st · 15:10
Assists: Dan Boyle, Joe Thornton · beat Marty Turco
1–0
3rd period
🦈 Milan Michalek 3rd · 03:55
Assists: Joe Pavelski, Ryane Clowe · beat Marty Turco
2–0
⭐ Matt Niskanen 3rd · 14:57
Unassisted · beat Evgeni Nabokov
2–1
🦈 Ryane Clowe Empty net 3rd · 18:58
Assists: Joe Pavelski
3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Marleau · Thornton · Cheechoo 18:16
L2 Michalek · Clowe · Pavelski 16:12
L3 Plihal · Goc · Grier 12:53
L4 Shelley · McGinn · Cavanagh 5:38
D1 Boyle · Vlasic 25:56
D2 Blake · Murray 18:42
D3 Lukowich · Semenov 15:46
⭐Stars
L1 Modano · Richards · Lehtinen 21:05
L2 Neal · Eriksson · Ribeiro 19:53
L3 Ott · Petersen · Parrish 11:39
L4 Sutherby · Wilson · Barch 5:34
D1 Robidas · Daley 26:21
D2 Niskanen · Sydor 17:04
D3 Grossmann · Hutchinson 11:48

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS DAL⭐
19 Shots on goal 29
20 Hits 31
12 Blocked shots 8
6 Takeaways 3
7 Giveaways 19
12 Penalty minutes 6
SJS shooting 15.8% (3/19) DAL shooting 3.4% (1/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov
28/29
.966 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
⭐Stars
Marty Turco
16/18
.889 SV% · 2 GA · 59:31 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Sharks
Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-0-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)
Stars
Stars — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-9-3 (25% win rate, 16 games)
After 2nd — 1–0
Sharks
Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0-2 (78% win rate, 9 games)
Stars
Stars — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-7-1 (11% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Sharks lead the season series 3–0
Nov 282008 🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL 6–2 Nov 82008 ⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS 1–2 May 42008 🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL 1–2 OT May 22008 ⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS 2–3 OT Apr 302008 🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL 2–1
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Who won Sharks vs Stars on December 29, 2008?

Sharks won 3–1. The final score was Sharks 3, Stars 1.

Who scored for Sharks?

Jonathan Cheechoo, Milan Michalek, Ryane Clowe.

Who scored for Stars?

Matt Niskanen.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Marty Turco made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Stars season series?

Sharks lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦈 Sharks
BeforeDec 27 🦈SJS @ 🎵STL 2–3 AfterDec 31 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 2–3
⭐ Stars
BeforeDec 27 🦆ANA @ ⭐DAL 3–4 AfterDec 31 😈NJD @ ⭐DAL 2–4
Also on December 29
🏝️NYI 4–5 🗽NYR 🇨🇦MTL 5–2 🐆FLA 🌲MIN 1–2 🔥CGY 🐯NSH 1–5 🏔️COL 🧥CBJ 2–0 👑LAK
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