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Ducks battle red-hot Sharks in Pacific showdown
Mar 21, 2008 - 1:24 PM Anaheim (42-25-8) at San Jose (44-21-9) 10:00 pm EDTSAN JOSE, California (Ticker) - The San Jose Sharks are the hottest team in the NHL, but success against the Anaheim Ducks has been hard to come by.
The Sharks are 13-0-1 in their last 14 games and are the second team in the league to clinch a playoff berth.
San Jose, now in second place in the Western Conference, has not lost a game in regulation since a 3-2 loss at New Jersey on February 20.
Sharks' goaltender Evgeni Nabokov is 42-20-8 on the season with a 2.15 goals-against average. Nabokov has a 1.92 GAA versus the Ducks in five games, but only has one victory to show for it. Center Torrey Mitchell has four goals against Anaheim this season.
The defending Stanley Cup champion Ducks have also been playing well of late, posting a 15-3-1 record in their last 19 games to move into fourth place in the West. Anaheim has won three straight, including a 2-1 victory at Dallas on Wednesday.
Right wing Corey Perry has three goals against the Sharks. Goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere is 5-0-1 with a 1.44 goals-against average versus San Jose.
- NHL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
ANAHEIM 0 1 0 1
SAN JOSE 1 0 1 2 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: SAN - JOE THORNTON 21 (MILAN MICHALEK, JONATHAN CHEECHOO)
0:40
2ND PRD: ANA - TODD MARCHANT 9 (CHRIS KUNITZ, SCOTT NIEDERMAYER) 5:35
3RD PRD: SAN - (PP) JEREMY ROENICK 13 (BRIAN CAMPBELL, JOE PAVELSKI)
1:12
POWER-PL
Mar 22 1:01 AM - NHL
ANAHEIM 1
SAN JOSE 2
3RD PRD: SAN - (PP) JEREMY ROENICK 13 (BRIAN CAMPBELL, JOE PAVELSKI)
1:12 (TWO-MAN ADVANTAGE)
Ducks 1, Sharks 2 3rd - 18:48Mar 22 12:27 AM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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ANAHEIM 0 1 1
SAN JOSE 1 0 1 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: SAN - JOE THORNTON 21 (MILAN MICHALEK, JONATHAN CHEECHOO)
0:40
2ND PRD: ANA - TODD MARCHANT 9 (CHRIS KUNITZ, SCOTT NIEDERMAYER) 5:35
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
ANA
Mar 22 12:06 AM - NHL
ANAHEIM 1
SAN JOSE 1
2ND PRD: ANA - TODD MARCHANT 9 (CHRIS KUNITZ, SCOTT NIEDERMAYER) 5:35
Ducks 1, Sharks 1 2nd - 14:25Mar 21 11:41 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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ANAHEIM 0 0
SAN JOSE 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: SAN - JOE THORNTON 21 (MILAN MICHALEK, JONATHAN CHEECHOO)
0:40
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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ANA 5 5
SAN 10 10
GOALIES: ANA - JONAS HIL
Mar 21 11:13 PM - NHL
ANAHEIM 0
SAN JOSE 1
1ST PRD: SAN - JOE THORNTON 21 (MILAN MICHALEK, JONATHAN CHEECHOO)
0:40
Ducks 0, Sharks 1 1st - 19:20Mar 21 10:40 PM
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