Final
Nabokov looking for repeat performance in Game Three
Apr 13, 2008 - 1:50 PM San Jose at Calgary 10:00 pm EDT Western Conference quarterfinals Series tied, 1-1CALGARY, Alberta (Ticker) - All-Star goaltender Evgeni Nabokov stepped up when his team need him the most.
Nabokov and the second-seeded San Jose Sharks try to take a two-games-to-one lead in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Sunday when they face the seventh-seeded Calgary Flames.
Nabokov made 21 saves en route to his sixth career postseason shutout as the Sharks evened the series with a 2-0 victory in Game Two on Thursday.
Just one day after Calgary escaped with a 3-2 victory in the opener, San Jose could not afford to fall into a two-games-to-none hole with the series heading back to the Pengrowth Saddledome. Nabokov made sure it did not happen, turning aside 10 shots in the first period, three in the second and eight in the third en route to the blanking.
"We needed a win," Nabokov said. "It didn't matter, shutout, 2-1, 3-2, we needed a win. That's the bottom line. Their team over there is playing really well. The way they defend, the way they put pressure on us, they are playing great hockey.
"I have to give my team a chance to win. That's the bottom line."
Joe Pavelski and rookie Torrey Mitchell scored second-period goals for San Jose, which outshot Calgary, 27-3, in the middle session - a statistic that did not impress Sharks coach Ron Wilson.
"I still thought we should have shot more, to be honest with you," Wilson said. "Our arms were weary there for a bit."
Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff made 41 saves for the Flames, who were outshot for the second straight game after the Sharks claimed a 39-23 advantage during Game One.
- PLAYOFFS
NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
SAN JOSE 3 0 0 3
CALGARY 1 1 2 4 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: SAN - (PP) RYANE CLOWE 3 (JOE THORNTON) 1:31
SAN - PATRICK MARLEAU 1 (RYANE CLOWE, JOE PAVELSKI) 3:19
SAN - DOUG MURRAY 1 (JONATHAN CHEECHOO) 3:33
CGY - (PP) JAROME IGINLA 1 (DION PHANEUF, ADRIAN AUCOIN)
1
Apr 14 12:38 AM - PLAYOFFS
NHL SAN JOSE 3
CALGARY 4
3RD PRD: CGY - OWEN NOLAN 1 (ALEX TANGUAY, CORY SARICH) 16:15
Sharks 3, Flames 4 3rd - 3:45Apr 14 12:34 AM - PLAYOFFS
NHL SAN JOSE 3
CALGARY 3
3RD PRD: CGY - DION PHANEUF 2 (KRISTIAN HUSELIUS) 1:18
Sharks 3, Flames 3 3rd - 18:42Apr 14 12:07 AM - PLAYOFFS
NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
SAN JOSE 3 0 3
CALGARY 1 1 2 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: SAN - (PP) RYANE CLOWE 3 (JOE THORNTON) 1:31
SAN - PATRICK MARLEAU 1 (RYANE CLOWE, JOE PAVELSKI) 3:19
SAN - DOUG MURRAY 1 (JONATHAN CHEECHOO) 3:33
CGY - (PP) JAROME IGINLA 1 (DION PHANEUF, ADRI
Apr 13 11:45 PM - PLAYOFFS
NHL SAN JOSE 3
CALGARY 2
2ND PRD: CGY - (PP) DAYMOND LANGKOW 1 (JAROME IGINLA, OWEN NOLAN)
10:14
Sharks 3, Flames 2 2nd - 9:46Apr 13 11:30 PM - PLAYOFFS
NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
SAN JOSE 3 3
CALGARY 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: SAN - (PP) RYANE CLOWE 3 (JOE THORNTON) 1:31
SAN - PATRICK MARLEAU 1 (RYANE CLOWE, JOE PAVELSKI) 3:19
SAN - DOUG MURRAY 1 (JONATHAN CHEECHOO) 3:33
CGY - (PP) JAROME IGINLA 1 (DION PHANEUF, ADRI
Apr 13 10:53 PM - PLAYOFFS
NHL SAN JOSE 3
CALGARY 1
1ST PRD: CGY - (PP) JAROME IGINLA 1 (DION PHANEUF, ADRIAN AUCOIN)
13:22
Sharks 3, Flames 1 1st - 6:38Apr 13 10:43 PM - PLAYOFFS
NHL SAN JOSE 3
CALGARY 0
1ST PRD: SAN - DOUG MURRAY 1 (RYANE CLOWE, JONATHAN CHEECHOO) 3:33
Sharks 3, Flames 0 1st - 16:27Apr 13 10:21 PM - PLAYOFFS
NHL SAN JOSE 2
CALGARY 0
1ST PRD: SAN - PATRICK MARLEAU 1 (RYANE CLOWE) 3:19
Sharks 2, Flames 0 1st - 16:41Apr 13 10:20 PM - PLAYOFFS
NHL SAN JOSE 1
CALGARY 0
1ST PRD: SAN - (PP) RYANE CLOWE 3 (JOE THORNTON) 1:31
Sharks 1, Flames 0 1st - 18:29Apr 13 10:16 PM
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