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2011-12 regular season

Kings at Sharks

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

Sharks beat Kings 2–1 in a shootout at SAP Center at San Jose on December 23, 2011.

LAK – SJS
29–35
Shots on goal
1/3–0/5
Power play
28–18
Hits
24–20
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Logan Couture
1 G
3 shots · 21:15 TOI
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Ryane Clowe
1 A
2 shots · 21:49 TOI
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Patrick Marleau
1 A
2 shots · 22:51 TOI

Scoring

3 goals · in order
2nd period
🦈 Logan Couture Go-ahead 2nd · 07:53
Assists: Ryane Clowe, Patrick Marleau · beat Jonathan Quick
0–1
👑 Mike Richards PP Tying 2nd · 18:52
Assists: Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty · beat Antti Niemi
1–1
Shootout
🦈 Ryane Clowe Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Jonathan Quick
1–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
👑Kings
L1 Kopitar · Richards · Brown 20:38
L2 Gagne · Stoll · Williams 16:53
L3 Penner · Lewis · Richardson 12:48
L4 Clifford · Fraser · Hunter 7:57
D1 Doughty · Mitchell 26:48
D2 Scuderi · Johnson 23:20
D3 Voynov · Greene 14:28
🦈Sharks
L1 Clowe · Marleau · Couture 21:49
L2 Pavelski · Thornton · Handzus 20:36
L3 McGinn · Mitchell · Ferriero 11:46
L4 Desjardins · Winchester · Murray 6:50
D1 Boyle · Vlasic 26:28
D2 Burns · Braun 21:14
D3 White · Demers 17:21

Team stats

Away left · home right
👑LAK SJS🦈
29 Shots on goal 35
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
28 Hits 18
24 Blocked shots 20
8 Takeaways 11
8 Giveaways 8
12 Penalty minutes 8
LAK shooting 3.4% (1/29) SJS shooting 5.7% (2/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
👑Kings
Jonathan Quick
34/35
.971 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI
🦈Sharks
Antti Niemi
28/29
.966 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

2 of 3 goals located
Logan Couture · 2nd 07:53 · 0–1 Mike Richards · 2nd 18:52 · 1–1
LAK SJS
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Kings
Kings — tied after 1st: 10-6-3 (53% win rate, 19 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 7-2-1 (70% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Kings
Kings — tied after 2nd: 5-1-2 (62% win rate, 8 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Sharks lead the season series 2–1
Nov 282011 🦈SJS @ 👑LAK 0–2 Nov 72011 👑LAK @ 🦈SJS 2–4 Apr 252011 🦈SJS @ 👑LAK 4–3 OT Apr 232011 👑LAK @ 🦈SJS 3–1 Apr 212011 🦈SJS @ 👑LAK 6–3
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LAK vs SJS, answered

Who won Kings vs Sharks on December 23, 2011?

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

Who scored for Kings?

Mike Richards.

Who scored for Sharks?

Logan Couture.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
👑 Kings
BeforeDec 22 🦆ANA @ 👑LAK 2–3 AfterDec 26 🌵PHX @ 👑LAK 3–4
🦈 Sharks
BeforeDec 21 ⚡TBL @ 🦈SJS 2–7 AfterDec 26 🦆ANA @ 🦈SJS 3–2
Also on December 23
🐆FLA 0–8 🐻BOS 🦅WSH 3–4 😈NJD 🍁TOR 5–3 🏝️NYI 🔔PHI 2–4 🗽NYR 🏛️OTT 1–2 🌪️CAR 🐧PIT 4–1 ✈️WPG 🐯NSH 3–6 ⭐DAL ⚡TBL 1–2 🏔️COL
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