Nashville Predators vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Thursday, March 15, 2012 · HP Pavilion at San Jose

NashvillePredatorsAway

1–2

Final/SO

SOG 33–35

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Game summary

The San Jose Sharks beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 in a shootout on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at HP Pavilion at San Jose. The Sharks outshot the Predators 35-33.

Goals came from Patric Hornqvist and Joe Thornton.

Antti Niemi made 32 saves on 33 shots for the win; Pekka Rinne stopped 34 of 35.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T	SOG
NSH	1	0	0	0	0	1	33
SJS	0	0	1	0	1	2	35

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Patric Hornqvist (1)Mike Fisher (1), Martin Erat (1)1–013:18 NSH · PPG

3rd period

Joe Thornton (1)Patrick Marleau (1), Dan Boyle (1)1–100:55 SJS · PPG

SO period

Ryane CloweUnassisted1–300:00 SJS

Team stats

NSHSJS

33Shots on goal35

48%Faceoff %52%

1/2Power play1/4

10Penalty minutes6

15Hits17

26Blocked shots13

8Giveaways11

9Takeaways13

Penalties

1st 11:23Marc-Edouard Vlasic · high sticking2 min
1st 14:28Andrei Kostitsyn · slashing2 min
2nd 15:43Daniel Winnik · tripping2 min
2nd 15:43Paul Gaustad · roughing2 min
2nd 15:43Martin Havlat · roughing2 min
2nd 19:49David Legwand · interference2 min
3rd 04:47Andrei Kostitsyn · high sticking2 min
OT 04:56Shea Weber · tripping2 min

Season series

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters

10Martin EratR	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	–	18:43
12Mike FisherC	0	1	1	0	3	3	0	50	21:48
27Patric HornqvistR	1	0	1	5	3	1	0	100	15:46
11David LegwandC	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	28	18:45
13Nick SpalingC	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	55	15:01
15Craig SmithC	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	–	13:03
18Brandon YipR	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	–	13:23
22Jordin TootooR	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	09:27
28Paul GaustadC	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	63	13:38
33Colin WilsonC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	08:57
46Andrei KostitsynL	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	–	15:51
74Sergei KostitsynL	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	–	20:28
6Shea WeberD	0	0	0	5	1	1	2	–	28:03
20Ryan SuterD	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	–	29:51
38Jack HillenD	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	–	18:16
49Ryan EllisD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	12:29
51Francis BouillonD	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	–	17:52
75Hal GillD	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	–	23:29

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Pekka RinneG	O	35	34	1	.971	65:00
39Anders LindbackG		0	0	0	–	00:00

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters

12Patrick MarleauC	0	1	1	3	2	1	0	60	22:54
19Joe ThorntonC	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	58	20:28
22Dan BoyleD	0	1	1	5	1	2	0	–	26:58
8Joe PavelskiC	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	63	23:23
9Martin HavlatR	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	–	18:47
17Torrey MitchellC	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	50	12:44
18Dominic MooreC	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	36	15:01
29Ryane CloweL	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	20:19
34Daniel WinnikC	0	0	0	3	3	0	2	–	12:14
37TJ GaliardiL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	07:44
39Logan CoutureC	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	–	19:00
69Andrew DesjardinsC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	40	07:53
78Benn FerrieroR	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	08:21
3Douglas MurrayD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	15:12
44Marc-Edouard VlasicD	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	–	26:44
60Jason DemersD	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	–	15:29
61Justin BraunD	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	–	19:39
88Brent BurnsD	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	–	23:20

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Thomas GreissG		0	0	0	–	00:00
31Antti NiemiG	W	33	32	1	.970	64:55