San Jose Sharks vs St. Louis Blues
Playoffs · Saturday, April 21, 2012 · Scottrade Center
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Game summary
The St. Louis Blues beat the San Jose Sharks 3–1 on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Scottrade Center.
Goals came from Joe Thornton, Jamie Langenbrunner, David Perron and Andy McDonald.
Brian Elliott made 26 saves on 27 shots for the win; Antti Niemi stopped 24 of 26.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Joe Thornton (1)Daniel Winnik (1), Torrey Mitchell (1)1–019:19 SJS
3rd period
Jamie Langenbrunner (1)Scott Nichol (1), Vladimir Sobotka (1)1–111:16 STL
David Perron (1)Alex Pietrangelo (1), T.J. Oshie (1)1–212:01 STL
Andy McDonald (1)Patrik Berglund (1), Alex Pietrangelo (2)1–319:21 STL ·
Team stats
SJSSTL
2727
51%49%
0/20/2
99
2124
1321
36
64
Penalties
- 12:37 into the first period
Martin Havlat · hooking2 min - 6:35 into the second period
Chris Stewart · fighting5 min - 6:35 into the second periodTommy Wingels · fighting5 min
- 7:34 into the second periodMartin Havlat · holding the stick2 min
- 10:17 into the second periodB.J. Crombeen · interference goalkeeper2 min
- 15:30 into the third periodAndy McDonald · delaying game puck over glass2 min
Season series
San Jose Sharks
| 17Torrey MitchellC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:22 |
| 19Joe ThorntonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23:50 |
| 34Daniel WinnikC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:56 |
| 8Joe PavelskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 22:01 |
| 9Martin HavlatR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 19:17 |
| 12Patrick MarleauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 19:39 |
| 26Michal HandzusC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11:34 |
| 29Ryane CloweL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | 19:09 |
| 39Logan CoutureC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 20:32 |
| 57Tommy WingelsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 05:41 |
| 69Andrew DesjardinsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:37 |
| 3Douglas MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:18 |
| 5Colin WhiteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 15:23 |
| 22Dan BoyleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 23:20 |
| 44Marc-Edouard VlasicD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:42 |
| 60Jason DemersD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:54 |
| 61Justin BraunD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 16:13 |
| 88Brent BurnsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 22:58 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas GreissG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Antti NiemiG | L | 26 | 2 | .923 |
St. Louis Blues
| 27Alex PietrangeloD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 25:24 |
| 10Andy McDonaldC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:32 |
| 12Scott NicholC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 11:28 |
| 15Jamie LangenbrunnerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:31 |
| 17Vladimir SobotkaC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:56 |
| 21Patrik BerglundC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:05 |
| 57David PerronL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:33 |
| 74T.J. OshieC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:46 |
| 20Alexander SteenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:07 |
| 25Chris StewartR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:42 |
| 26B.J. CrombeenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 09:49 |
| 42David BackesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 20:30 |
| 44Jason ArnottC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10:09 |
| 4Kris RussellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:06 |
| 5Barret JackmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:28 |
| 22Kevin ShattenkirkD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:43 |
| 28Carlo ColaiacovoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 20:17 |
| 46Roman PolakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 22:09 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brian ElliottG | W | 27 | 1 | .963 |
| 34Jake AllenG | 0 | 0 | – |