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2008-09 regular season

Kings at Sharks

🗓 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 5–0

Sharks beat Kings 2–1 in a shootout at SAP Center at San Jose on March 14, 2009.

LAK – SJS
24–39
Shots on goal
29–26
Hits
26–12
Blocked shots
6–6
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Milan Michalek
1 G
3 shots · 17:59 TOI
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Dan Boyle
1 A
7 shots · 29:08 TOI
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Joe Pavelski
1 A
5 shots · 22:24 TOI

Scoring

2 goals · in order
1st period
🦈 Milan Michalek Go-ahead 1st · 05:28
Assists: Joe Pavelski, Dan Boyle · beat Erik Ersberg
0–1
2nd period
👑 Wayne Simmonds Tying 2nd · 00:41
Assists: Alex Frolov, Michal Handzus · beat Evgeni Nabokov
1–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
👑Kings
L1 Kopitar · Handzus · Brown 21:29
L2 Frolov · Stoll · Simmonds 18:27
L3 Purcell · Calder · Armstrong 11:26
L4 Ivanans · Westgarth 4:40
D1 Doughty · O'Donnell 22:49
D2 Greene · Johnson 20:50
D3 Quincey · Gauthier 18:30
D4 Harrold 17:15
🦈Sharks
L1 Marleau · Thornton · Pavelski 24:04
L2 Clowe · Michalek · Goc 17:59
L3 Moen · Setoguchi · Cheechoo 15:48
L4 Shelley · McGinn · Staubitz 5:54
D1 Boyle · Vlasic 28:44
D2 Blake · Semenov 19:16
D3 Lukowich · Murray 13:42

Team stats

Away left · home right
👑LAK SJS🦈
24 Shots on goal 39
29 Hits 26
26 Blocked shots 12
6 Takeaways 6
7 Giveaways 21
21 Penalty minutes 13
LAK shooting 4.2% (1/24) SJS shooting 5.1% (2/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
👑Kings
Erik Ersberg
38/39
.974 SV% · 1 GA · 64:54 TOI
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov
23/24
.958 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Kings
Kings — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-9-1 (17% win rate, 12 games)
Sharks
Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 11-1-2 (79% win rate, 14 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Kings
Kings — tied after 2nd: 5-4-4 (38% win rate, 13 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 10-1-3 (71% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Sharks lead the season series 5–0
Feb 192009 👑LAK @ 🦈SJS 2–4 Dec 152008 🦈SJS @ 👑LAK 3–2 SO Oct 122008 🦈SJS @ 👑LAK 1–0 Oct 112008 👑LAK @ 🦈SJS 1–3 Apr 32008 🦈SJS @ 👑LAK 2–4
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LAK vs SJS, answered

Who won Kings vs Sharks on March 14, 2009?

Sharks won 2–1 in a shootout. The final score was Kings 1, Sharks 2.

Who scored for Kings?

Wayne Simmonds.

Who scored for Sharks?

Milan Michalek.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Erik Ersberg made 38 saves on 39 shots (.974 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Sharks played?

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

What is the Kings vs Sharks season series?

Sharks lead the season series 5–0 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
👑 Kings
BeforeMar 13 👑LAK @ 🐋VAN 2–4 AfterMar 16 🐯NSH @ 👑LAK 4–3
🦈 Sharks
BeforeMar 12 🦈SJS @ 🎵STL 1–3 AfterMar 15 🦈SJS @ 🦆ANA 1–0
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