Sharks 4–1 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Jan 2, 2018)

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

Timo Meier

2 G

4 shots · 14:43 TOI

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Marc-Edouard Vlasic

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 22:20 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Aaron Dell

30 saves

0.968 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Joe Thornton Go-ahead 1st · 12:57

Assists: Justin Braun, Marc-Edouard Vlasic · beat Carey Price

1–0

2nd period

🦈 Marc-Edouard Vlasic 2nd · 11:27

Assists: Mikkel Boedker, Kevin Labanc · beat Carey Price

2–0

🇨🇦 Andrew Shaw PP 2nd · 16:07

Assists: Max Pacioretty, Alex Galchenyuk · beat Aaron Dell

2–1

🦈 Timo Meier PP 2nd · 19:50

Assists: Kevin Labanc, Chris Tierney · beat Carey Price

3–1

3rd period

🦈 Timo Meier 3rd · 01:13

Assists: Joe Pavelski, Brent Burns · beat Carey Price

4–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Hertl · Tierney · Pavelski 18:09

L2 Couture · Thornton · Meier 16:39

L3 Karlsson · Labanc · Donskoi 13:53

L4 Boedker · Sorensen · Ward 11:23

D1 Burns · Braun 23:21

D2 Vlasic · Dillon 20:48

D3 DeMelo · Ryan 13:48

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Pacioretty · Lehkonen · Galchenyuk 17:16

L2 Drouin · Plekanec · Danault 16:23

L3 Byron · Gallagher · Shaw 15:05

L4 Hudon · Carr · Deslauriers 11:37

D1 Petry · Alzner 21:42

D2 Benn · Jerabek 18:22

D3 Morrow · Schlemko 16:10

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS MTL🇨🇦

33 Shots on goal 31

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

13 Hits 21

15 Blocked shots 10

10 Takeaways 9

8 Giveaways 13

10 Penalty minutes 8

SJS shooting 12.1% (4/33) MTL shooting 3.2% (1/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Aaron Dell

30/31

.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

29/33

.879 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

SJS MTL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sharks

Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-1-1 (80% win rate, 10 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-3-1 (43% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Sharks

Sharks — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Sharks lead the season series 2–0

Oct 172017 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦈SJS 2–5 Dec 162016 🦈SJS @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 Dec 22016 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦈SJS 1–2 Feb 292016 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦈SJS 2–6 Dec 152015 🦈SJS @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1

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Who won Sharks vs Canadiens on January 2, 2018?

Sharks won 4–1. The final score was Sharks 4, Canadiens 1.

Who scored for Sharks?

Timo Meier (2), Joe Thornton, Marc-Edouard Vlasic.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrew Shaw.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Aaron Dell made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Canadiens 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

🦈 Sharks

BeforeDec 31 🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL 0–6 AfterJan 4 🦈SJS @ 🍁TOR 2–3

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 30 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 0–2 AfterJan 4 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–2

Also on January 2

⚡TBL 2–0 🍁TOR 🐻BOS 5–1 🏝️NYI 🐧PIT 5–1 🔔PHI 🦅WSH 5–4 🌪️CAR 😈NJD 2–3 🎵STL 🐆FLA 1–5 🌲MIN 🧥CBJ 2–1 ⭐DAL ✈️WPG 2–3 🏔️COL

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