Canucks 5–2 Sharks — Final Score & Stats (Dec 16, 2021)

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 🐋 VAN

J.T. Miller

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 21:35 TOI

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Brock Boeser

2 G

5 shots · 19:50 TOI

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Thatcher Demko

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Brock Boeser Go-ahead 1st · 12:41

Assists: Tanner Pearson · beat Adin Hill

1–0

🐋 Bo Horvat PP 1st · 16:23

Assists: J.T. Miller, Quinn Hughes · beat Adin Hill

2–0

🦈 Timo Meier 1st · 17:22

Assists: Erik Karlsson, Tomas Hertl · beat Thatcher Demko

2–1

2nd period

🐋 Brock Boeser 2nd · 17:17

Assists: J.T. Miller, Tanner Pearson · beat Adin Hill

3–1

3rd period

🦈 Andrew Cogliano 3rd · 08:29

Assists: Lane Pederson, Brent Burns · beat Thatcher Demko

3–2

🐋 J.T. Miller 3rd · 17:32

Unassisted · beat Adin Hill

4–2

🐋 Jason Dickinson Empty net 3rd · 18:57

Assists: Elias Pettersson, Kyle Burroughs

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Miller · Pettersson · Boeser 19:50

L2 Pearson · Horvat · Garland 17:42

L3 Hoglander · Dickinson · Podkolzin 14:39

L4 Motte · Dowling · Chiasson 9:10

D1 Hughes · Ekman-Larsson 26:12

D2 Myers · Juulsen 21:17

D3 Burroughs · Brisebois 10:04

🦈Sharks

L1 Hertl · Couture · Meier 19:40

L2 Barabanov · Halbgewachs · Dahlen 17:16

L3 Nieto · Gregor · Bonino 12:18

L4 Cogliano · Weatherby · Pederson 7:08

D1 Karlsson · Ferraro 24:24

D2 Burns · Middleton 21:20

D3 Simek · Vlasic 13:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN SJS🦈

30 Shots on goal 36

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1

17 Hits 30

14 Blocked shots 15

12 Takeaways 8

5 Giveaways 9

2 Penalty minutes 6

VAN shooting 16.7% (5/30) SJS shooting 5.6% (2/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Thatcher Demko

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Adin Hill

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 59:51 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

VAN SJS

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Canucks

Canucks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Sharks

Sharks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-7 (30% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Canucks

Canucks — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)

Sharks

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

Last meetings

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Canucks lead the season series 1–0

Jan 292020 🐋VAN @ 🦈SJS 5–2 Jan 182020 🦈SJS @ 🐋VAN 1–4 Dec 142019 🐋VAN @ 🦈SJS 2–4 Nov 22019 🐋VAN @ 🦈SJS 5–2 Apr 22019 🦈SJS @ 🐋VAN 2–4

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Who won Canucks vs Sharks on December 16, 2021?

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

Who scored for Canucks?

Brock Boeser (2), Bo Horvat, J.T. Miller, Jason Dickinson.

Who scored for Sharks?

Andrew Cogliano, Timo Meier.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Thatcher Demko made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Adin Hill made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 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?

Canucks lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐋 Canucks

BeforeDec 14 🧥CBJ @ 🐋VAN 3–4 AfterDec 29 🐋VAN @ 🦆ANA 2–1

🦈 Sharks

BeforeDec 14 🦑SEA @ 🦈SJS 3–1 AfterDec 28 🌵ARI @ 🦈SJS 7–8

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