San Jose Sharks vs Los Angeles Kings
Regular season · Wednesday, December 26, 2007 · STAPLES Center
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Game summary
The San Jose Sharks beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at STAPLES Center.
Milan Michalek scored twice. Joe Pavelski, Rob Blake and Lubomir Visnovsky also scored.
Evgeni Nabokov made 29 saves on 31 shots for the win; Jean-Sebastien Aubin stopped 21 of 22.
Scoring
1st period
Milan Michalek (11)Sandis Ozolinsh (6), Patrick Marleau (10)1–009:02 SJS
Joe Pavelski (8)Marcel Goc (3)2–012:17 SJS
2nd period
Rob Blake (3)Alex Frolov (18), Ladislav Nagy (11)2–106:18 LAK · PPG
3rd period
- Milan Michalek (12)Joe Thornton (28), Christian Ehrhoff (13)3–103:24 SJS
Lubomir Visnovsky (3)Rob Blake (14), Anze Kopitar (22)3–219:32 LAK · PPG
Team stats
SJSLAK
31Shots on goal31
47%Faceoff %53%
0/3Power play2/5
24Penalty minutes12
25Hits29
12Blocked shots8
12Giveaways18
2Takeaways5
Penalties
- 1st 02:42
Lubomir Visnovsky · roughing2 min - 1st 02:42
Marcel Goc · roughing2 min - 1st 04:12Brad Stuart · high sticking2 min
- 1st 18:16Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 2nd 02:41Rob Blake · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 03:57Jonathan Cheechoo · interference2 min
- 2nd 05:16Christian Ehrhoff · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 16:04Jack Johnson · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 16:04Joe Thornton · roughing2 min
- 2nd 17:20Ladislav Nagy · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 17:20Craig Rivet · elbowing2 min
- 2nd 17:20Craig Rivet · match penatly 10 minutes10 min
- 3rd 05:23Rob Blake · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 19:27Matt Carle · slashing2 min
Season series
San Jose Sharks
| 9Milan MichalekL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 7 | 15:06 |
| 8Joe PavelskiC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 11:15 |
| 11Marcel GocC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 09:55 |
| 12Patrick MarleauC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 15:12 |
| 19Joe ThorntonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:16 |
| 10Christian EhrhoffD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 20:30 |
| 24Sandis OzolinshD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 18:52 |
| 14Jonathan CheechooR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 14:47 |
| 17Torrey MitchellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:07 |
| 25Mike GrierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:29 |
| 26Steve BernierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:22 |
| 27Jeremy RoenickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:21 |
| 34Patrick RissmillerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:11 |
| 4Kyle McLarenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 22:05 |
| 5Rob DavisonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:03 |
| 18Matt CarleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:43 |
| 44Marc-Edouard VlasicD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:23 |
| 52Craig RivetD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:52 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20Evgeni NabokovG | W | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 59:24 |
| 30Dimitri PatzoldG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Los Angeles Kings
| 4Rob BlakeD | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 8 | 23:48 |
| 11Anze KopitarC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 23:31 |
| 24Alex FrolovL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21:26 |
| 47Ladislav NagyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:55 |
| 17Lubomir VisnovskyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 25:15 |
| 7Derek ArmstrongC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:23 |
| 12Patrick O'SullivanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:38 |
| 19Kyle CalderL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:14 |
| 23Dustin BrownR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 21:48 |
| 26Michal HandzusC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:17 |
| 27Scott ThorntonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 08:38 |
| 29Jeff GiulianoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:03 |
| 41Raitis IvanansL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 04:16 |
| 73John ZeilerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 04:07 |
| 3Jack JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:30 |
| 6Brad StuartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:08 |
| 42Tom PreissingD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:28 |
| 44Jaroslav ModryD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:46 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Jason LaBarberaG | 9 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 12:17 | |
| 37Jean-Sebastien AubinG | L | 22 | 21 | 1 | .955 | 46:32 |