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2015-16 regular season

Canadiens at Sharks

🗓 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 2–0

Sharks beat Canadiens 6–2 at SAP Center at San Jose on February 29, 2016.

MTL – SJS
23–36
Shots on goal
29–14
Hits
18–17
Blocked shots
8–9
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Joe Pavelski
2 G, 1 A
6 shots · 16:13 TOI
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Brent Burns
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · 22:04 TOI
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Joe Thornton
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 14:47 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🦈 Joe Thornton Go-ahead 1st · 03:11
Assists: Joe Pavelski, Justin Braun · beat Mike Condon
0–1
🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher Tying 1st · 05:26
Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Max Pacioretty · beat Martin Jones
1–1
🦈 Joe Pavelski Go-ahead 1st · 15:55
Assists: Joe Thornton, Brent Burns · beat Mike Condon
1–2
2nd period
🦈 Brent Burns 2nd · 03:11
Assists: Joe Thornton · beat Mike Condon
1–3
🇨🇦 Torrey Mitchell 2nd · 12:32
Assists: Paul Byron, Phillip Danault · beat Martin Jones
2–3
3rd period
🦈 Melker Karlsson 3rd · 02:14
Assists: Chris Tierney, Dainius Zubrus · beat Mike Condon
2–4
🦈 Nick Spaling 3rd · 03:37
Assists: Logan Couture, Paul Martin · beat Mike Condon
2–5
🦈 Joe Pavelski 3rd · 14:50
Assists: Chris Tierney, Brent Burns · beat Mike Condon
2–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Pacioretty · Plekanec · Gallagher 17:44
L2 Galchenyuk · Mitchell · Andrighetto 15:19
L3 Eller · Danault · McCarron 13:37
L4 Byron · de la Rose · Brown 11:30
D1 Subban · Markov 25:10
D2 Pateryn · Emelin 20:33
D3 Barberio · Bartley 14:28
🦈Sharks
L1 Hertl · Pavelski · Marleau 16:13
L2 Couture · Thornton · Ward 15:03
L3 Tierney · Karlsson · Zubrus 14:04
L4 Nieto · Spaling · Donskoi 13:39
D1 Burns · Vlasic 21:29
D2 Polak · Braun 19:30
D3 Dillon · Martin 17:58

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL SJS🦈
23 Shots on goal 36
29 Hits 14
18 Blocked shots 17
8 Takeaways 9
14 Giveaways 13
4 Penalty minutes 6
MTL shooting 8.7% (2/23) SJS shooting 16.7% (6/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Mike Condon
30/36
.833 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦈Sharks
Martin Jones
21/23
.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Joe Thornton · 1st 03:11 · 0–1 Brendan Gallagher · 1st 05:26 · 1–1 Joe Pavelski · 1st 15:55 · 1–2 Brent Burns · 2nd 03:11 · 1–3 Torrey Mitchell · 2nd 12:32 · 2–3 Melker Karlsson · 3rd 02:14 · 2–4 Nick Spaling · 3rd 03:37 · 2–5 Joe Pavelski · 3rd 14:50 · 2–6
MTL SJS
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-12-2 (18% win rate, 17 games)
Sharks
Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 13-2 (87% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-9 (25% win rate, 12 games)
Sharks
Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 10-0-2 (83% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Sharks lead the season series 2–0
Dec 152015 🦈SJS @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 Mar 212015 🦈SJS @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–2 Mar 22015 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦈SJS 0–4 Mar 82014 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦈SJS 0–4 Oct 262013 🦈SJS @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–0
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Who won Canadiens vs Sharks on February 29, 2016?

Sharks won 6–2. The final score was Canadiens 2, Sharks 6.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brendan Gallagher, Torrey Mitchell.

Who scored for Sharks?

Joe Pavelski (2), Brent Burns, Joe Thornton, Melker Karlsson, Nick Spaling.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Mike Condon made 30 saves on 36 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Martin Jones made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Sharks played?

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

What is the Canadiens vs Sharks season series?

Sharks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeFeb 27 🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4 AfterMar 2 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦆ANA 2–3
🦈 Sharks
BeforeFeb 28 🦈SJS @ 🐋VAN 4–1 AfterMar 3 🦈SJS @ 🐋VAN 3–2
Also on February 29
🧥CBJ 1–2 🗽NYR 🔥CGY 3–5 🔔PHI 🌵ARI 0–6 🐧PIT ⚡TBL 2–1 🍁TOR 🐙DET 3–2 ⭐DAL
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