Blood in the water; Tampa Bay Lightning versus San Jose Sharks preview
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| Final - 12.21.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| San Jose Sharks | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| San Jose | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, San Jose Goal - Benn Ferriero (2), from Joe Thornton and Dan Boyle at 3:26. 2, San Jose Power-Play Goal - Joe Pavelski (14), from Brent Burns and Joe Thornton at 4:51. 3, San Jose Goal - Andrew Desjardins (3), from Andrew Murray at 6:21. 4, San Jose Goal - Logan Couture (13), from Patrick Marleau and Ryane Clowe at 13:13. 5, San Jose Power-Play Goal - Logan Couture (14), from Michal Handzus and Ryane Clowe at 14:47. 6, Tampa Bay Goal - Dominic Moore (3), from Eric Brewer at 15:38. Penalties - Torrey Mitchell, San Jose (Holding), :36; Marc-Andre Bergeron, Tampa Bay (Tripping), 4:26; Dominic Moore, Tampa Bay (Boarding), 13:46. |
| Second Period |
| - No scoring. Penalties - Marc-Edouard Vlasic, San Jose (Tripping), 10:35; Ryane Clowe, San Jose (Interference), 15:05; Blair Jones, Tampa Bay (Hi-sticking), 18:21. |
| Third Period |
| - 7, San Jose Goal - Brent Burns (6), from Michal Handzus at 1:15. 8, Tampa Bay Goal - Martin St. Louis (10), from Teddy Purcell at 7:45. 9, San Jose Goal - Patrick Marleau (13), unassisted at 12:41. Penalties - Steve Downie, Tampa Bay (Elbowing), 2:21; Michal Handzus, San Jose (Hi stick - double minor), 2:24. |
Shots on Goal:
Tampa Bay 5 + 15 + 4 = 24.
San Jose 13 + 19 + 11 = 43.
Power Play Conversion: Tampa Bay 0-5. San Jose 2-4.
Goaltenders: Tampa Bay, Mathieu Garon 3-8-.625; Dwayne Roloson 4-35-.886. San Jose, Antti Niemi 2-24-.917.
Referees: Dave Jackson, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Jay Sharrers
Power Play Conversion: Tampa Bay 0-5. San Jose 2-4.
Goaltenders: Tampa Bay, Mathieu Garon 3-8-.625; Dwayne Roloson 4-35-.886. San Jose, Antti Niemi 2-24-.917.
Referees: Dave Jackson, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Jay Sharrers
