🐦 Away Thrashers 21-32-6
1–3
Final
🦈 Home Sharks 39-8-9
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🐦 ATL 0011
🦈 SJS 0033

Thrashers at Sharks

Sharks beat Thrashers 3–1 at SAP Center at San Jose on February 21, 2009.

🗓 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 2008-09 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Ryane Clowe
1 G
5 shots · 17:24 TOI
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Jonathan Cheechoo
1 G
2 shots · 11:16 TOI
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Joe Thornton
1 G
1 shots · 15:51 TOI

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
3rd period
🦈 Ryane Clowe Go-ahead 3rd · 00:30
Assists: Milan Michalek, Joe Pavelski · beat Kari Lehtonen
0–1
🦈 Jonathan Cheechoo PP 3rd · 02:55
Assists: Jeremy Roenick, Rob Blake · beat Kari Lehtonen
0–2
🐦 Bryan Little PP 3rd · 07:37
Assists: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Todd White · beat Evgeni Nabokov
1–2
🦈 Joe Thornton PP 3rd · 13:18
Assists: Dan Boyle, Devin Setoguchi · beat Kari Lehtonen
1–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐦Thrashers
L1 Kovalchuk · Kozlov · White 21:19
L2 Little · Peverley · Armstrong 16:56
L3 Stuart · Reasoner · Christensen 15:32
L4 Lavallee-Smotherman · Perrin · Thorburn 7:04
D1 Hainsey · Enstrom 22:30
D2 Havelid · Exelby 17:38
D3 Bogosian · Valabik 15:34
🦈Sharks
L1 Michalek · Pavelski · Marleau 19:01
L2 Clowe · Thornton · Setoguchi 16:46
L3 Plihal · Grier · Cheechoo 11:35
L4 Shelley · Roenick · Lemieux 8:15
D1 Vlasic · Boyle 23:47
D2 Blake · Ehrhoff 19:50
D3 Murray · Semenov 16:34

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐦ATL SJS🦈
23 Shots on goal 31
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3
22 Hits 30
21 Blocked shots 12
4 Takeaways 8
12 Giveaways 17
11 Penalty minutes 15
ATL shooting 4.3% (1/23) SJS shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐦Thrashers
Kari Lehtonen
28/31
.903 SV% · 3 GA · 58:45 TOI
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov
22/23
.957 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Thrashers
Thrashers — tied after 1st: 7-7-4 (39% win rate, 18 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 10-2-3 (67% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Thrashers
Thrashers — tied after 2nd: 3-7-3 (23% win rate, 13 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 8-1-3 (67% win rate, 12 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Sharks lead the season series 1–0
Mar 222007 🦈SJS @ 🐦ATL 5–1 Dec 62005 🐦ATL @ 🦈SJS 3–5 Jan 102004 🐦ATL @ 🦈SJS 2–5 Nov 22003 🦈SJS @ 🐦ATL 2–2 OT Nov 132002 🦈SJS @ 🐦ATL 2–3 OT
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Who won Thrashers vs Sharks on February 21, 2009?

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

Who scored for Thrashers?

Bryan Little.

Who scored for Sharks?

Joe Thornton, Jonathan Cheechoo, Ryane Clowe.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Kari Lehtonen made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Sharks played?

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

What is the Thrashers 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
🐦 Thrashers
BeforeFeb 19 🐦ATL @ 🌵PHX 3–4 AfterFeb 24 🏔️COL @ 🐦ATL 3–4
🦈 Sharks
BeforeFeb 19 👑LAK @ 🦈SJS 2–4 AfterFeb 23 🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL 1–0
Also on February 21
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