Sharks 3–4 Stars — Final Score & Stats (Mar 8, 2012)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	SO	F
🦈 SJS	0	1	2	0	3
⭐ DAL	0	1	2	1	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦈 SJS

Joe Thornton

3 A

1 shots · 21:25 TOI

2nd star ⭐ DAL

Jamie Benn

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:42 TOI

3rd star ⭐ DAL

Kari Lehtonen

45 saves

0.938 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

⭐ Michael Ryder Go-ahead 2nd · 12:16

Assists: Jake Dowell, Trevor Daley · beat Antti Niemi

0–1

🦈 Torrey Mitchell Tying 2nd · 19:58

Assists: Joe Thornton, Marc-Edouard Vlasic · beat Kari Lehtonen

1–1

3rd period

🦈 Patrick Marleau Go-ahead 3rd · 00:25

Assists: Joe Thornton · beat Kari Lehtonen

2–1

⭐ Jamie Benn Tying 3rd · 06:42

Assists: Ryan Garbutt, Adam Burish · beat Antti Niemi

2–2

🦈 Joe Pavelski Go-ahead 3rd · 16:28

Assists: Dan Boyle, Joe Thornton · beat Kari Lehtonen

3–2

⭐ Tomas Vincour Tying 3rd · 18:45

Assists: Stephane Robidas, Jamie Benn · beat Antti Niemi

3–3

Shootout

⭐ Tomas Vincour Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Antti Niemi

3–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Marleau · Couture · Thornton 21:49

L2 Clowe · Pavelski · Moore 17:36

L3 Winnik · Mitchell · Wingels 15:01

L4 Desjardins · Winchester 8:29

D1 Boyle · Vlasic 27:16

D2 Burns · Murray 21:49

D3 White · Demers 13:36

D4 Vandermeer 7:02

⭐Stars

L1 Eriksson · Ribeiro · Ryder 22:20

L2 Benn · Fiddler · Dvorak 16:42

L3 Nystrom · Garbutt · Burish 15:30

L4 Wandell · Vincour · Dowell 6:48

D1 Goligoski · Larsen 28:34

D2 Daley · Robidas 25:26

D3 Fistric · Souray 11:00

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS DAL⭐

48 Shots on goal 35

25 Hits 32

13 Blocked shots 22

3 Takeaways 5

1 Giveaways 10

4 Penalty minutes 6

SJS shooting 6.2% (3/48) DAL shooting 11.4% (4/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Antti Niemi

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 64:56 TOI

⭐Stars

Kari Lehtonen

45/48

.938 SV% · 3 GA · 64:47 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located

SJS DAL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 15-6-4 (60% win rate, 25 games)

Stars

Stars — tied after 1st: 16-5-1 (73% win rate, 22 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 6-2-2 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Stars

Stars — tied after 2nd: 10-4-3 (59% win rate, 17 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Sharks lead the season series 3–1

Feb 22012 ⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS 2–5 Dec 82011 ⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS 2–5 Nov 192011 🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL 4–1 Mar 312011 ⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS 0–6 Mar 152011 🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL 6–3

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❓ SJS vs DAL, answered

Who won Sharks vs Stars on March 8, 2012?

Stars won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Sharks 3, Stars 4.

Who scored for Sharks?

Joe Pavelski, Patrick Marleau, Torrey Mitchell.

Who scored for Stars?

Jamie Benn, Michael Ryder, Tomas Vincour.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Kari Lehtonen made 45 saves on 48 shots (.938 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Stars season series?

Sharks lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦈 Sharks

BeforeMar 6 🛢️EDM @ 🦈SJS 3–2 AfterMar 10 🦈SJS @ 🌵PHX 0–3

⭐ Stars

BeforeMar 6 ⭐DAL @ 🐋VAN 5–2 AfterMar 10 🦆ANA @ ⭐DAL 0–2

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