Wednesday, April 12, 2006
GAME 80: SHARKS 5, CANUCKS 4 (OT)
Sharks 5, Canucks 4 (OT)
[initial partial post]
By virtue of the Oilers getting shut out against the Red Wings the night before, the Canucks held their destiny in their hands and could run the table over their last three games and earn a playoff spot and not need help. Would this be motivation enough for a win?
1st period
»» 1, VANCOUVER, powerplay, Mattias Ohlund 13 (Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin) 6:25
»» 2, VANCOUVER, powerplay, Markus Naslund 31 (D Sedin, Ed Jovanovski) 10:44
»» 3, SAN JOSE, Grant Stevenson 10 (Joe Thornton, Vesa Toskala) 17:21
»» 4, SAN JOSE, powerplay, Nils Ekman 19 (Thornton, Scott Hannan) 18:57
2nd period
»» 5, SAN JOSE, Milan Michalek 17 (Steve Bernier, Patrick Marleau) 7:52
»» 6, VANCOUVER, powerplay, D Sedin 22 (H Sedin, Nolan Baumgartner) 13:22
3rd period
»» 7, VANCOUVER, Bryan Allen 7 (Baumgartner) 6:14
»» 8, SAN JOSE, Hannan 6 (Thornton, Tom Preissing) 15:57
overtime
»» 9, SAN JOSE, Christian Ehrhoff 5 (Thornton, Preissing) 0:34
Three stars -- (1) D Sedin, (2) San Jose's Joe Thornton, (3) San Jose's Christian Ehrhoff
skater, goals-assists-points
D Sedin 1-2-3
Baumgartner 0-2-2
H Sedin 0-2-2
Allen 1-0-1
Naslund 1-0-1
Ohlund 1-0-1
Jovanovski 0-1-1
With this quite possibly being the last nail in the coffin, the overtime loss put the Canucks' record at 41-31-8 (4-4 shootout, four overtime losses), good for 90 points. If they get into the playoffs, the only seed they can get is the eighth. The only matchup they would have is Detroit. Of course, they still have to get there first, and they have to win once or lose in overtime twice to even have a chance. They can't have Edmonton win their final two games. Edmonton lies one point ahead with two to play. Vancouver also has two left to play, one in San Jose and one hosting Colorado.
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