🦈 Away Sharks 2-0 in series
2–3
Final / OT
CHI leads 4–0
🪶 Home Blackhawks 0-2 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Sharks at Blackhawks — Conference Finals Game 3

Blackhawks, Conference Finals Game 3, beat Sharks 3–2 in overtime at United Center on May 21, 2010.

🗓 Fri, May 21, 2010 · 19:00 CDT 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 2009-10 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Conference Finals — Best of 7

CHI vs SJS · CHI leads 4–0 Full series →
Game 1
2–1
Final · CHI
Game 2
4–2
Final · CHI
Game 3
2–3
OT · CHI
Game 4
2–4
Final · CHI

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🪶 CHI
Dave Bolland
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 23:00 TOI
2nd star 🪶 CHI
Jonathan Toews
2 A
23:37 TOI
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Patrick Marleau
2 G
7 shots · 26:53 TOI
4rd star 🪶 CHI
Antti Niemi
44 saves
0.957 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS CHI🪶
46 Shots on goal 38
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
38 Hits 31
12 Blocked shots 27
11 Takeaways 15
6 Giveaways 9
4 Penalty minutes 12
SJS shooting 4.3% (2/46) CHI shooting 7.9% (3/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov
35/38
.921 SV% · 3 GA · 72:15 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Antti Niemi
44/46
.957 SV% · 2 GA · 72:17 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 59-24-12 (62% win rate, 95 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 62-26-8 (65% win rate, 96 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 59-24-12 (62% win rate, 95 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 62-26-8 (65% win rate, 96 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Thornton · Marleau · Pavelski 26:53
L2 Heatley · Clowe · Setoguchi 23:39
L3 Malhotra · Mitchell · Couture 15:59
L4 McGinn · Nichol 6:06
D1 Boyle · Blake 29:56
D2 Vlasic · Murray 23:47
D3 Huskins · Wallin 12:40
D4 Demers 5:14
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Sharp · Toews · Bolland 23:00
L2 Kane · Hossa · Versteeg 20:47
L3 Ladd · Madden · Brouwer 13:26
L4 Eager · Burish 5:58
D1 Keith · Seabrook 32:32
D2 Hjalmarsson · Sopel 24:33
D3 Campbell · Byfuglien 21:52
D4 Hendry 5:22

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
May 18, 2010
🪶CHI @ 🦈SJS
4–2 · Blackhawks won
May 16, 2010
🪶CHI @ 🦈SJS
2–1 · Blackhawks won
Jan 28, 2010
🪶CHI @ 🦈SJS
4–3 (OT) · Blackhawks won
Dec 22, 2009
🦈SJS @ 🪶CHI
3–2 · Sharks won
Nov 25, 2009
🪶CHI @ 🦈SJS
7–2 · Blackhawks won

❓ SJS vs CHI, answered

Who won Sharks vs Blackhawks on May 21, 2010?

Blackhawks won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Sharks 2, Blackhawks 3, in overtime.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 44 saves on 46 shots (.957 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🦈Sharks
Previous game · May 18
🪶CHI @ 🦈SJS
4–2 · CHI won
Next game · May 23
🦈SJS @ 🪶CHI
2–4 · CHI won
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · May 18
🪶CHI @ 🦈SJS
4–2 · CHI won
Next game · May 23
🦈SJS @ 🪶CHI
2–4 · CHI won
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