Predators 1–2 Sharks — Final Score & Stats (Mar 15, 2012)

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

Joe Thornton

1 G

2 shots · 20:28 TOI

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Dan Boyle

1 A

5 shots · 26:58 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Antti Niemi

32 saves

0.970 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🐯 Patric Hornqvist PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:18

Assists: Mike Fisher, Martin Erat · beat Antti Niemi

1–0

3rd period

🦈 Joe Thornton PP Tying 3rd · 00:55

Assists: Patrick Marleau, Dan Boyle · beat Pekka Rinne

1–1

Shootout

🦈 Ryane Clowe Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Pekka Rinne

1–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐯Predators

L1 Kostitsyn · Fisher · Legwand 20:28

L2 Kostitsyn · Erat · Hornqvist 15:51

L3 Spaling · Gaustad · Yip 13:38

L4 Smith · Wilson · Tootoo 9:27

D1 Suter · Weber 28:57

D2 Gill · Hillen 20:52

D3 Bouillon · Ellis 15:10

🦈Sharks

L1 Pavelski · Marleau · Thornton 22:54

L2 Clowe · Couture · Havlat 19:00

L3 Winnik · Moore · Mitchell 12:44

L4 Desjardins · Galiardi · Ferriero 7:53

D1 Boyle · Vlasic 26:51

D2 Burns · Braun 21:30

D3 Demers · Murray 15:20

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐯NSH SJS🦈

33 Shots on goal 35

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

15 Hits 17

26 Blocked shots 13

9 Takeaways 13

8 Giveaways 11

10 Penalty minutes 6

NSH shooting 3.0% (1/33) SJS shooting 5.7% (2/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐯Predators

Pekka Rinne

34/35

.971 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Antti Niemi

32/33

.970 SV% · 1 GA · 64:55 TOI

Where the goals came from

2 of 3 goals located

NSH SJS

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Predators

Predators — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 12-2-1 (80% win rate, 15 games)

Sharks

Sharks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-10-3 (28% win rate, 18 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Predators

Predators — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 11-2-1 (79% win rate, 14 games)

Sharks

Sharks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-10-3 (7% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Feb 252012 🦈SJS @ 🐯NSH 2–6 Nov 52011 🐯NSH @ 🦈SJS 4–3 OT Oct 252011 🦈SJS @ 🐯NSH 3–1 Mar 82011 🐯NSH @ 🦈SJS 2–3 OT Feb 152011 🦈SJS @ 🐯NSH 2–1 OT

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Who won Predators vs Sharks on March 15, 2012?

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

Who scored for Predators?

Patric Hornqvist.

Who scored for Sharks?

Joe Thornton.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 32 saves on 33 shots (.970 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Sharks played?

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

What is the Predators vs Sharks season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐯 Predators

BeforeMar 12 🐯NSH @ 🌵PHX 5–4 AfterMar 17 🐯NSH @ 👑LAK 2–4

🦈 Sharks

BeforeMar 13 🦈SJS @ 🔥CGY 2–3 AfterMar 17 🐙DET @ 🦈SJS 2–3

Also on March 15

🏔️COL 0–1 😈NJD 🔔PHI 3–2 🏝️NYI 🐧PIT 5–2 🗽NYR 🎵STL 0–2 🌪️CAR 🍁TOR 3–1 ⚡TBL 🐻BOS 2–6 🐆FLA 🌵PHX 1–4 🔥CGY

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