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2008-09 regular season

Wild at Sharks

🗓 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🔁 Wild lead the season series 2–1

Wild beat Sharks 4–3 in overtime at SAP Center at San Jose on March 5, 2009.

MIN – SJS
36–35
Shots on goal
24–31
Hits
16–16
Blocked shots
7–10
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
Milan Michalek
3 A
3 shots · 21:43 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Kim Johnsson
2 A
3 shots · 24:38 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Niklas Backstrom
32 saves
0.914 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦈 Joe Pavelski Go-ahead 1st · 11:23
Assists: Ryane Clowe, Milan Michalek · beat Niklas Backstrom
0–1
🦈 Ryane Clowe 1st · 15:15
Assists: Rob Blake, Milan Michalek · beat Niklas Backstrom
0–2
2nd period
🦈 Joe Pavelski 2nd · 09:00
Assists: Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Milan Michalek · beat Niklas Backstrom
0–3
🌲 Marc-Andre Bergeron 2nd · 17:52
Assists: Brent Burns, Antti Miettinen · beat Brian Boucher
1–3
🌲 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2nd · 19:18
Assists: Kim Johnsson · beat Brian Boucher
2–3
3rd period
🌲 Marek Zidlicky Tying 3rd · 12:23
Assists: Kim Johnsson · beat Brian Boucher
3–3
Overtime
🌲 Mikko Koivu Go-ahead OT · 04:46
Assists: Brent Burns, Martin Skoula · beat Brian Boucher
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Koivu · Belanger · Miettinen 21:48
L2 Brunette · Veilleux · Bouchard 17:33
L3 Olvecky · Fritsche · Clutterbuck 14:06
L4 Sheppard · Gillies · Nolan 9:48
D1 Johnsson · Burns 24:00
D2 Schultz · Zidlicky 21:38
D3 Skoula · Bergeron 19:08
🦈Sharks
L1 Clowe · Pavelski · Thornton 22:44
L2 Michalek · Marleau · Setoguchi 21:43
L3 McGinn · Plihal · Cheechoo 15:48
L4 Shelley · Staubitz 5:28
D1 Boyle · Vlasic 24:46
D2 Ehrhoff · Blake 21:25
D3 Lukowich · Murray 15:11
D4 Semenov 6:48

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN SJS🦈
36 Shots on goal 35
24 Hits 31
16 Blocked shots 16
7 Takeaways 10
15 Giveaways 16
4 Penalty minutes 0
MIN shooting 11.1% (4/36) SJS shooting 8.6% (3/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Niklas Backstrom
32/35
.914 SV% · 3 GA · 64:46 TOI
🦈Sharks
Brian Boucher
32/36
.889 SV% · 4 GA · 64:46 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Wild
Wild — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Sharks
Sharks — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Wild
Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-10-2 (8% win rate, 13 games)
Sharks
Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 10-1-3 (71% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 2–1
Dec 312008 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 2–3 OT Nov 42008 🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS 1–3 Mar 192008 🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS 3–4 SO Mar 92008 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 3–2 SO Dec 312007 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 3–2
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Who won Wild vs Sharks on March 5, 2009?

Wild won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Wild 4, Sharks 3.

Who scored for Wild?

Marc-Andre Bergeron, Marek Zidlicky, Mikko Koivu, Pierre-Marc Bouchard.

Who scored for Sharks?

Joe Pavelski (2), Ryane Clowe.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Brian Boucher made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Sharks played?

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

What is the Wild vs Sharks season series?

Wild lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeMar 3 🌲MIN @ 🐋VAN 2–4 AfterMar 7 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 3–4
🦈 Sharks
BeforeMar 3 ⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS 4–1 AfterMar 7 🦈SJS @ 🐋VAN 1–3
Also on March 5
🌵PHX 2–1 🐻BOS 🗽NYR 4–2 🏝️NYI 🍁TOR 2–1 🦅WSH 🔥CGY 5–1 🔔PHI 🛢️EDM 2–4 🏛️OTT 🐧PIT 4–1 🐆FLA 🧥CBJ 2–4 🐯NSH ⭐DAL 4–5 👑LAK
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