Sharks 2–5 Kings — Final Score & Stats (Mar 20, 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 👑 LAK

Mike Richards

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 19:00 TOI

2nd star 👑 LAK

Anze Kopitar

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 20:56 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Martin Havlat

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:24 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

👑 Mike Richards SH Go-ahead 1st · 15:26

Assists: Willie Mitchell · beat Antti Niemi

0–1

🦈 Martin Havlat PP Tying 1st · 15:48

Assists: Brent Burns · beat Jonathan Quick

1–1

2nd period

👑 Alec Martinez Go-ahead 2nd · 15:49

Assists: Anze Kopitar, Justin Williams · beat Antti Niemi

1–2

3rd period

👑 Anze Kopitar PP 3rd · 04:00

Assists: Mike Richards, Dustin Brown · beat Antti Niemi

1–3

🦈 Dan Boyle 3rd · 06:56

Assists: Logan Couture, Martin Havlat · beat Jonathan Quick

2–3

👑 Dustin Penner 3rd · 15:54

Assists: Slava Voynov · beat Antti Niemi

2–4

👑 Jeff Carter Empty net 3rd · 19:44

Assists: Mike Richards, Anze Kopitar

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Pavelski · Thornton · Marleau 20:15

L2 Clowe · Couture · Havlat 18:48

L3 Winnik · Mitchell · Moore 11:51

L4 Desjardins · Ferriero 8:10

D1 Burns · Boyle 24:06

D2 Vlasic · Murray 22:10

D3 Braun · White 13:05

D4 Vandermeer 5:25

👑Kings

L1 Kopitar · Richards · Brown 19:17

L2 Carter · Stoll · Williams 17:11

L3 King · Penner · Lewis 13:02

L4 Clifford · Nolan · Fraser 9:58

D1 Doughty · Mitchell 24:10

D2 Scuderi · Voynov 19:15

D3 Greene · Martinez 14:18

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS LAK👑

22 Shots on goal 42

1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

26 Hits 34

15 Blocked shots 13

4 Takeaways 3

5 Giveaways 13

10 Penalty minutes 4

SJS shooting 9.1% (2/22) LAK shooting 11.9% (5/42)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Antti Niemi

37/41

.902 SV% · 4 GA · 57:57 TOI

👑Kings

Jonathan Quick

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

SJS LAK

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 16-8-5 (55% win rate, 29 games)

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 15-12-6 (45% win rate, 33 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Sharks

Sharks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-10-3 (13% win rate, 15 games)

Kings

Kings — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 10-0-2 (83% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Dec 232011 👑LAK @ 🦈SJS 1–2 SO 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

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SJS vs LAK, answered

Who won Sharks vs Kings on March 20, 2012?

Kings won 5–2. The final score was Sharks 2, Kings 5.

Who scored for Sharks?

Dan Boyle, Martin Havlat.

Who scored for Kings?

Alec Martinez, Anze Kopitar, Dustin Penner, Jeff Carter, Mike Richards.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 37 saves on 41 shots (.902 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Kings season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦈 Sharks

BeforeMar 19 🦆ANA @ 🦈SJS 5–3 AfterMar 22 🐻BOS @ 🦈SJS 1–2

👑 Kings

BeforeMar 17 🐯NSH @ 👑LAK 2–4 AfterMar 22 🎵STL @ 👑LAK 0–1

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