NHL - Game Notes

Recent San Jose Sharks Games

Last 5 SJS Games: 3 - 1 - 1

Last 10 SJS Games: 7 - 2 - 1

GAME 76 - 3/30/09 - SJ 2 @ CGY 1...Evgeni Nabokov stopped 28 of 29 shots and Jonathan Cheechoo posted the game winning goal to give the Sharks the victory. Dan Boyle posted his 15th goal of the season while Joe Thornton assisted on both Sharks goals.
GAME 75 - 3/28/09 - SJ 3 vs. PHX 2...The Sharks received two goals from their fourth line, as Jody Shelley scored his second goal of the season and Tom Cavanagh recorded his first career NHL goal. Joe Pavelski notched his 23rd goal of the season and Evgeni Nabokov stopped 25 of 27 shots.

GAME 74 - 3/26/09 - SJ 2 @ NSH 3...The Sharks scored the first two goals of the game, power play strikes by Devin Setoguchi (1-1=2) and Joe Pavelski (1-0=1) but saw the lead evaporate after three unanswered goals by the Predators in the second period.

GAME 73 - 3/25/09 - SJ 5 @ CHI 6 SO...The Sharks battled back from a three-goal and a two deficit and Joe Thornton tied the game with under three minutes to play but the Blackhawks prevailed in the shootout...With the standings point, the Sharks re-took first place in the Western Conference...Devin Setoguchi (2-0=0) and Marc-Edouard Vlasic (1-1=2) each had two points and nine other players chipped in a point, including a goal by Jamie McGinn.

GAME 72 - 3/22/09 - SJ 3 vs. COL 1...Evgeni Nabokov stopped 31 shots and Jamie McGinn scored his first career power play goal. Alexei Semenov tied a career high with two points (0-2=2) and Milan Michalek and Devin Setoguchi rounded out the scoring.

San Jose Sharks Injuries, Transactions

Total Man-Games Lost: 306

Total Man Games Lost Per Player: current injuries in italics/bold
76 games - Torrey Mitchell (76 - leg, 10/9 thru present)
39 games - Jeremy Roenick (11 - shoulder, 3/3 thru 3/22) (28 - shoulder, 12/13 - 2/19)
27 games - Marcel Goc (5, lower body, 3/22 - present) (14, lower body, 2/11 - 3/10) (5 - undisclosed, 10/28 - 11/6)
(3 - back, 10/9 - 10/12)
21 games - Brad Lukowich (1, lower body, 3/12) (18, sports hernia, 1/9 - 1/21) (2, groin, 12/6 - 12/11)
17 games - Mike Grier (15 - knee, 3/3 thru present) (2, lower body, 11/16 - 11/17)
17 games - Tomas Plihal (11 - lower body, 3/12 thru present) (2 - lower body, 2/17 thru 2/19) (4 - lower body, 10/14-10/18)
15 games - Claude Lemiuex (15 - upper body, 3/3 - present)
14 games - Kent Huskins (14 - foot, 3/5 thru present)
14 games - Jonathan Cheechoo (2 - lower body, 3/26 - 3/28) (8 - upper body; 11/29 - 12/17) (4, upper body, 11/8 - 11-16)
13 games - Evgeni Nabokov (5, lower body, 3/3 - 3/12) (2, flu, 2/26 - 2/28) (6, lower body, 11/8 - 11/17)
11 games - Jody Shelley (6, lower body, 2/10 - 2/19) 5, upper body, 1/3 - 1/13)
9 games - Rob Blake (5, lower body, 3/22 - present, (3, lower body, 3/10 thru 3/12) (2, upper body, 1/17 - 1/20)
7 games - Ryane Clowe (7, lower body, 3/19 - present)
6 games - Tom Cavanagh (6, lower body, 1/6 - 1/17)
6 games - Douglas Murray (2, lower body injury, 12/31 - 1/3) (4, upper body, 10/17-10/24)
5 games - Milan Michalek (3, upper body, 12/18 - 12/23) (2, upper body, 10/17 - 10/18)
4 games - Dan Boyle (1, flu, 2/15) (3, upper body, 1/27 - 1/31)
3 games - Christian Ehrhoff (3, lower body, 3/14 - 3/17)
2 games - Joe Pavelski (2, lower body, 12/15 - 12/17)

Transactions:
3/25/09 - Activated C Jeremy Roenick off Injured Reserve
3/22/09 - Recalled C Tom Cavanagh from Worcester (AHL)
3/19/09 - Recalled RW Ryan Vesce from Worcester (AHL)
3/13/09 - Reassigned D Derek Joslin and G Thomas Greiss to Worcester (AHL)
3/10/09 - Recalled D Derek Joslin from Worcester
3/5/09 - Recalled LW Jamie McGinn from Worcester
3/4/09 - Acquired LW Travis Moen and D Kent Huskins from Anaheim in exchange for C Nick Bonino, G Timo Pielmeier and a conditional draft selection.
Reassigned LW Lukas Kaspar to Worcester (AHL)
3/3/09 - Placed RW Mike Grier and RW Jeremy Roenick on Injured Reserve
Recalled RW Brad Staubitz and LW Lukas Kaspar from Worcester (AHL)
Signed free agent F Brandon Mashinter
2/21/09 - Reassigned RW Brad Staubitz, F Lukas Kaspar and F Jamie McGinn to Worcester (AHL)
Activated C Jeremy Roenick off Injured Reserve
2/17/09 - Recalled RW Brad Staubitz from Worcester (AHL) and reassigned D Derek Joslin to Worcester
2/15/09 - Reassigned F Ryan Vesce to Worcester (AHL)
2/13/09 - Recalled F Lukas Kaspar and D Derek Joslin from Worcester. Also placed F Marcel Goc on Injured Reserve
2/10/09 - Recalled F Ryan Vesce from Worcester (AHL)
2/9/09 - Recalled LW Jamie McGinn from Worcester (AHL) and reassigned D Derek Joslin to Worcester
1/31/09 - Recalled F Ryan Vesce from Worcester (AHL) and reassigned him back
1/29/09 - Reassigned D Mike Moore to Worcester (AHL)
1/27/09 - Recalled D Derek Joslin and D Mike Moore from Worcester (AHL)
1/22/09 - Reassigned D Derek Joslin to Worcester (AHL)
1/19/09 - Reassigned RW Tom Cavanagh and RW Brad Staubitz to Worcester and recalled F Claude Lemieux from
Worcester (AHL). Also placed D Brad Lukowich on Injured Reserve retroactive to Jan. 6
1/14/09 - Loaned C Torrey Mitchell to Worcester (AHL) on a conditioning assignment
1/5/08 - Recalled RW Brad Staubitz from Worcester (AHL)
1/2/08 - Recalled D Derek Joslin from Worcester (AHL) and reassigned LW Jamie McGinn to Worcester
12/29/08 - Signed F Claude Lemieux as a free agent
12/18/08 - Reassigned LW Lukas Kaspar to Worcester (AHL)
12/14/08 - Recalled LW Jamie McGinn from Worcester (AHL). Placed F Jeremy Roenick on injured reserve.
12/3/08 - Recalled RW Tom Cavanagh from Worcester (AHL) and reassigned RW Riley Armstrong to Worcester (AHL)
11/29/08 - Recalled RW Riley Armstrong from Worcester (AHL)
11/20/08 - Reassigned G Thomas Greiss to Worcester (AHL)
11/19/08 - Reassigned RW Brad Staubitz to Worcester (AHL)
11/6/08 - Recalled G Thomas Greiss and RW Brad Staubitz from Worcester (AHL) and reassigned LW Jamie McGinn to Worcester
10/27/08 - Recalled LW Jamie McGinn from Worcester (AHL)
10/26/08 - Reassigned RW Brad Staubitz to Worcester (AHL)
10/21/08 - Assigned F Lukas Kaspar to Worcester (AHL)
10/17/08 - Recalled F Brad Staubitz from Worcester (AHL)

San Jose Sharks Notes

RTSS STAT LEADERS:
HITS BLOCKED SHOTS BLOCKED SHOTS (forwards) TAKEAWAYS FACEOFF%
160 - Moen 118 - Vlasic 72 - Pavelski 62 - Thornton 58.6 - Goc
160 - Murray 103 - Blake 40 - Moen 52 - Paveski 56.5 - Pavelski
141 - Grier 90 - Boyle 32 - Grier 44 - Marleau 55.3 - Thornton

CLIMBING THE CHARTS...Evgeni Nabokov's played in his 450th career game on Dec. 13 vs. St. Louis. He has the fourth- most games with one team among goaltenders in NHL history.

Most Games With Spending Their Career With One Team, Goalies, All-Time

M. Brodeur NJ 993*
M. Richter NYR 666
T. Broda TOR 629
E. Nabokov SJ 487*
*Active

GO TO YOUR HOME...The San Jose Sharks have done the following on home ice this season:

The Sharks set a new franchise-record with their 31 wins on home ice. The former record was 25 home wins, set in 2001-02, 2005-06 and 2006-07. The old mark was broken on Feb. 21 vs. Atlanta.

Began the season a perfect 9-0-0 at home for the first time in franchise history. The streak was snapped with an overtime loss to Nashville on Nov. 11 and stopped a 14-game home winning streak that dated back to last season.

The Sharks started the season 20-0-2 at home, before falling in regulation to Calgary 3-2 on Jan. 15, which tied for the third most games to start a season without a home regulation loss. Dating back to last season, the Sharks went 31 home games without a regulation loss which tied for the second longest streak in NHL history.

FINDING HIS HOME...Todd McLellan became just the second NHL coach to ever win his first nine-career home games.

Team Season Wins
Alex Curry Ottawa 1925-26 10
Todd McLellan San Jose 2008-09 9
Dick Carroll Toronto 1917-18 8

SHOT SELECTION...

The Sharks are currently second in the League in most shots for per game (33.4) and are first for the fewest shots allowed (27.5) per game.

The Sharks have 10+ shots in 135 periods this season (59.2%) and have held their opponent to single digit shots in 130 periods (57.0%) (out of 228 periods - not including overtimes).

The Sharks have 18 games with 40+ shots, which sets the franchise record for games with 40+ shots in a single season (7, 1996-97 & 2007-08).

The Sharks have 9 games with 45+ shots this season, a single-season franchise record and set the single-game franchise record with 57 shots vs. Nashville on Nov. 11.

The Sharks have had 8 periods this season where they have fired 20 or more shots in a singe period. In addition, they hit 19 shots in a period four times and 18 twice.

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