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2017-18 regular season

Canucks at Sharks

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

Sharks beat Canucks 5–4 in overtime at SAP Center at San Jose on December 21, 2017.

VAN – SJS
40–32
Shots on goal
0/4–3/5
Power play
27–12
Hits
15–10
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Kevin Labanc
1 G, 3 A
4 shots · 13:46 TOI
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Joe Thornton
2 G, 1 A
5 shots · 18:40 TOI
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Aaron Dell
36 saves
0.900 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🐋 Brendan Gaunce Go-ahead 1st · 01:58
Assists: Erik Gudbranson, Jake Virtanen · beat Aaron Dell
1–0
🦈 Joe Thornton PP Tying 1st · 11:52
Assists: Kevin Labanc, Brent Burns · beat Jacob Markstrom
1–1
2nd period
🦈 Timo Meier Go-ahead 2nd · 05:20
Assists: Dylan DeMelo, Kevin Labanc · beat Jacob Markstrom
1–2
🦈 Joe Thornton PP 2nd · 06:29
Assists: Joe Pavelski, Kevin Labanc · beat Jacob Markstrom
1–3
🐋 Jake Virtanen 2nd · 08:49
Assists: Michael Del Zotto, Alex Biega · beat Aaron Dell
2–3
🐋 Brock Boeser Tying 2nd · 16:02
Assists: Alex Biega, Sam Gagner · beat Aaron Dell
3–3
🦈 Tomas Hertl PP Go-ahead 2nd · 18:56
Assists: Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton · beat Jacob Markstrom
3–4
3rd period
🐋 Daniel Sedin Tying 3rd · 02:09
Assists: Henrik Sedin, Loui Eriksson · beat Aaron Dell
4–4
Overtime
🦈 Kevin Labanc Go-ahead OT · 01:53
Assists: Tomas Hertl · beat Jacob Markstrom
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐋Canucks
L1 Eriksson · Sedin · Boeser 18:36
L2 Sedin · Vanek · Gaunce 18:10
L3 Dowd · Gagner · Virtanen 16:18
L4 Granlund · Boucher · Burmistrov 8:01
D1 Edler · Biega 21:51
D2 Del Zotto · Pouliot 19:18
D3 Gudbranson · Stecher 16:32
🦈Sharks
L1 Hertl · Pavelski · Tierney 20:34
L2 Thornton · Donskoi · Meier 18:14
L3 Karlsson · Hansen · Labanc 14:22
L4 Sorensen · Boedker · O'Regan 7:28
D1 Burns · Vlasic 26:09
D2 Dillon · Braun 22:34
D3 DeMelo · Heed 11:30

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐋VAN SJS🦈
40 Shots on goal 32
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5
27 Hits 12
15 Blocked shots 10
4 Takeaways 11
8 Giveaways 6
15 Penalty minutes 13
VAN shooting 10.0% (4/40) SJS shooting 15.6% (5/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐋Canucks
Jacob Markstrom
27/32
.844 SV% · 5 GA · 61:48 TOI
🦈Sharks
Aaron Dell
36/40
.900 SV% · 4 GA · 61:47 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Brendan Gaunce · 1st 01:58 · 1–0 Joe Thornton · 1st 11:52 · 1–1 Timo Meier · 2nd 05:20 · 1–2 Joe Thornton · 2nd 06:29 · 1–3 Jake Virtanen · 2nd 08:49 · 2–3 Brock Boeser · 2nd 16:02 · 3–3 Tomas Hertl · 2nd 18:56 · 3–4 Daniel Sedin · 3rd 02:09 · 4–4 Kevin Labanc · OT 01:53 · 4–5
VAN SJS
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Canucks
Canucks — tied after 1st: 6-8-3 (35% win rate, 17 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)
After 2nd — 3–4
Canucks
Canucks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)
Sharks
Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Sharks lead the season series 2–1
Dec 152017 🦈SJS @ 🐋VAN 3–4 OT Nov 112017 🐋VAN @ 🦈SJS 0–5 Apr 42017 🐋VAN @ 🦈SJS 1–3 Apr 22017 🦈SJS @ 🐋VAN 3–1 Mar 22017 🐋VAN @ 🦈SJS 1–3
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VAN vs SJS, answered

Who won Canucks vs Sharks on December 21, 2017?

Sharks won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Canucks 4, Sharks 5.

Who scored for Canucks?

Brendan Gaunce, Brock Boeser, Daniel Sedin, Jake Virtanen.

Who scored for Sharks?

Joe Thornton (2), Kevin Labanc, Timo Meier, Tomas Hertl.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves on 32 shots (.844 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Aaron Dell made 36 saves on 40 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Sharks played?

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

What is the Canucks 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
🐋 Canucks
BeforeDec 19 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐋VAN 7–5 AfterDec 23 🎵STL @ 🐋VAN 3–1
🦈 Sharks
BeforeDec 18 🦈SJS @ 🛢️EDM 3–5 AfterDec 23 👑LAK @ 🦈SJS 0–2
Also on December 21
✈️WPG 1–2 🐻BOS 🗽NYR 3–4 😈NJD 🦆ANA 5–4 🏝️NYI 🧥CBJ 2–3 🐧PIT 🏛️OTT 3–4 ⚡TBL 🌪️CAR 4–1 🐯NSH 🪶CHI 0–4 ⭐DAL 🎵STL 2–3 🛢️EDM
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