Sharks sweep Canucks with gutsy performance
As he always seems to do in the playoffs, Patrick Marleau came through for the Sharks in overtime after Joe Pavelski tied it late, sending San Jose to the second round.
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | 53 | 72 | 95 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994-95 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995-96 | 72 | 32 | 42 | 74 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996-97 | 71 | 51 | 74 | 125 | 15 | 37 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997-98 | Sharks | 74 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 90 |
| 1998-99 | Sharks | 81 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 134 |
| 1998-99 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999-00 | Sharks | 81 | 17 | 23 | 40 | -9 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 161 |
| 2000-01 | Sharks | 81 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 146 |
| 2000-01 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001-02 | Sharks | 79 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 9 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 121 |
| 2002-03 | Sharks | 82 | 28 | 29 | 57 | -10 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 172 |
| 2002-03 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003-04 | Sharks | 80 | 28 | 29 | 57 | -5 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 220 |
| 2004-05 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005-06 | Sharks | 82 | 34 | 52 | 86 | -12 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 260 |
| 2006-07 | Sharks | 77 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 9 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 180 |
| 2007-08 | Sharks | 78 | 19 | 29 | 48 | -19 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 185 |
| 2008-09 | Sharks | 76 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 251 |
| 2009-10 | Sharks | 82 | 44 | 39 | 83 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 274 |
| 2009-10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 2010-11 | Sharks | 82 | 37 | 36 | 73 | -3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 279 |
| 2011-12 | Sharks | 82 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 251 |
Show Full Career Stats
As he always seems to do in the playoffs, Patrick Marleau came through for the Sharks in overtime after Joe Pavelski tied it late, sending San Jose to the second round.
Behind strong play by Patrick Marleau and Antti Niemi, San Jose has the chance to move one game closer to a first round win after taking two in Vancouver.
The Canucks started slow but grabbed a third-period lead. They did not hold it.
Our final analysis and predictions for the Sharks/Canucks series prior to tonight's Game 1 in Vancouver.
Apart from Antti Niemi, no player has been more valuable to the Sharks this season than their oft-maligned former captain.
The road trip from hell (part deux) is mercifully over but it ended with yet another whimper as the Sharks' woeful offense couldn't manage an even-strength goal in the team's ninth loss in ten games.
Your daily assortment of links to news and analysis from around the hockey world.
Canucks at Sharks, Mahatma Gandhi, Winston Churchill, Patrick Marleau, and Joe Thornton.
Plus recapping the Sharks' 5-3 victory, Patrick Marleau's place in NHL history and the strangeness of a home opener in January.
Mouthbreather says uninformed thing about Marleau. News at eleven.