(1) San Jose vs (8) St. Louis

9-4-2002 Playoff series preview
San Jose Sharks will start at home against the St. Louis Blues in the first round clash. On paper, the San Jose Sharks seem to have an advantage over the St. Louis Blues and should have little trouble winning the series.

San Jose Sharks injuries: Yanic Perreault remains sidelined with head injury. Raffi Torres remains sidelined with chest injury.

St. Louis Blues injuries:

Prediction: San Jose Sharks wins the series 4-0.

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10/4/2002
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San Jose Sharks 6 , St. Louis Blues 2
Shots: 34 - 15
PP: 1 of 8 (12 shots), Passing:83/97=85 %, Challenges:52/55=92 %
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:57/76=75 %, Challenges:20/28=69 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 824817 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:39 1-0 Vincent Damphousse [1] (Ron Francis, Ray Whitney)PP
10:35 2-0 Ron Francis [1] (Steve Rucchin, Vincent Damphousse)
19:16 2-1 Cory Stillman [1] (Al MacInnis, Jason Smith)
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22:03 3-1 Ray Whitney [1] (Vincent Damphousse)
23:54 4-1 Eric Desjardins [1] (Steve Rucchin, Ron Francis)
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42:02 5-1 Mike Ricci [1] (Claude Lemieux, Gary Suter)
45:58 5-2 Dallas Drake [1] (Jamal Mayers)
57:12 6-2 Marco Sturm [1] (Steve Rucchin)
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Penalty summary:
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00:28 Scott Mellanby (2 min for tripping)
07:35 Jeff Finley (2 min for roughing)
13:27 Scott Mellanby (2 min for boarding)
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25:17 Scott Mellanby (2 min for high-sticking)
26:48 Chris Pronger (2 min for tripping)
39:24 Mike Ricci (2 min for hooking)
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43:45 Vincent Damphousse (2 min for high-sticking)
47:41 Scott Young (2 min for roughing)
50:31 Bryan McCabe (2 min for hooking)
53:07 Cory Stillman (2 min for tripping)
55:15 Eric Boguniecki (2 min for tripping)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 7.50 7
R Claude Lemieux 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.00 7
R Marco Sturm 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 16.20 9
R Ray Whitney 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
C Todd Harvey 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 9.50 6
C Mike Ricci 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 9.50 8
C Ron Francis 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 22.20 9
C Craig Conroy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.10 7
L Mark Smith 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 7.50 6
L Steve Begin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.50 6
L Steve Rucchin 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 16.20 9
L Vincent Damphousse 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 20.50 9
D Gary Suter 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 7
D Eric Desjardins 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 24.30 8
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 29.20 8
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 8.50 6
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.30 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 2 0 13 0 0 60.00 6
G Guy Hebert 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andrei Kovalenko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 4
R Eric Boguniecki 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 8.00 4
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 16.00 6
R Scott Mellanby 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 -1 15.10 5
C Jaroslav Bednar 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
R Jamal Mayers 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 -1 11.30 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 21.00 7
C Mario Lemieux 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21.40 7
L Tyson Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
L Dallas Drake 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 13.00 8
L Cory Stillman 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 11.00 7
L Martin Straka 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 20.10 7
D Scott Young 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -2 18.40 6
D Al MacInnis 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
D Jason Smith 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 -1 23.20 6
D Jeff Finley 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 9.00 5
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 -2 28.10 8
D Chris Pronger 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 -1 30.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brent Johnson 6 0 28 0 0 60.00 4
G Reinhard Divis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ron Francis
2nd star: Steve Rucchin
3rd star: Vincent Damphousse

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Eric Desjardins finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Jason Smith ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

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12/4/2002
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San Jose Sharks 4 , St. Louis Blues 3
Shots: 30 - 27
PP: 0 of 7 (12 shots), Passing:92/105=87 %, Challenges:38/42=88 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:65/79=82 %, Challenges:27/36=73 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 824817 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:46 0-1 Michael Peca [1] (Al MacInnis, Jason Smith)
06:56 0-2 Scott Mellanby [1] (Mario Lemieux, Chris Pronger)
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27:14 1-2 Craig Conroy [1] (Vincent Damphousse)
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44:57 2-2 Marco Sturm [2] (Mike Rathje, Eric Desjardins)
46:35 3-2 Gary Suter [1] (Steve Begin , Mike Ricci)
50:02 3-3 Maxim Afinogenov [1] (Al MacInnis, Bryce Salvador)
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60:59 4-3 Ron Francis [2] (Mike Rathje, Eric Desjardins)SH
Penalty summary:
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02:59 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
07:08 Scott Mellanby (2 min for tripping)
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21:57 Scott Mellanby (2 min for boarding)
30:39 Mario Lemieux (2 min for hooking)
32:39 Ray Whitney (2 min for elbowing)
35:01 Tyson Nash (2 min for roughing)
39:05 Jaroslav Bednar (2 min for slashing)
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53:02 Michael Peca (2 min for slashing)
57:21 Mike Ricci (2 min for tripping)
58:25 Bryan McCabe (2 min for hooking)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 6
R Claude Lemieux 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.30 7
R Marco Sturm 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 8
R Ray Whitney 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17.20 7
C Todd Harvey 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 8.20 6
C Mike Ricci 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 13.00 7
C Ron Francis 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 20.40 9
C Craig Conroy 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
L Mark Smith 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8.20 7
L Steve Begin 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 12.10 6
L Steve Rucchin 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 8
L Vincent Damphousse 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 20.10 7
D Gary Suter 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
D Eric Desjardins 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 24.20 7
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 24.30 7
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.10 6
D Mike Rathje 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 3 0 24 0 0 61.00 7
G Guy Hebert 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andrei Kovalenko 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
R Eric Boguniecki 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 4
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 14.40 6
R Scott Mellanby 1 0 2 1 1 1 4 0 17.30 6
C Jaroslav Bednar 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.20 4
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.10 5
C Michael Peca 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 18.40 9
C Mario Lemieux 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 -1 21.50 7
L Tyson Nash 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 6.20 7
L Dallas Drake 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 11.50 7
L Cory Stillman 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
L Martin Straka 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 20.00 6
D Scott Young 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 6
D Al MacInnis 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 -1 22.50 7
D Jason Smith 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 25.50 8
D Jeff Finley 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7.50 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27.20 7
D Chris Pronger 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 -1 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brent Johnson 4 0 26 0 0 61.00 6
G Reinhard Divis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marco Sturm
2nd star: Ron Francis
3rd star: Michael Peca

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Gary Suter finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Scott Mellanby ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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14/4/2002
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St. Louis Blues 6 , San Jose Sharks 1
Shots: 27 - 25
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:72/79=91 %, Challenges:35/48=71 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:62/81=76 %, Challenges:30/38=76 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 918702 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:05 1-0 Mario Lemieux [1] (Chris Pronger)
03:25 2-0 Al MacInnis [1] (Cory Stillman, Maxim Afinogenov)
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22:42 3-0 Mario Lemieux [2] (Martin Straka, Tyson Nash)
24:31 4-0 Cory Stillman [2] (Bryce Salvador, Michael Peca)
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42:29 5-0 Maxim Afinogenov [2] (Cory Stillman, Michael Peca)
46:22 5-1 Steve Rucchin [1] (Ron Francis)
47:38 6-1 Scott Mellanby [2])
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Penalty summary:
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05:21 Vincent Damphousse (2 min for hooking)
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36:11 Michael Peca (2 min for cross-checking)
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42:31 Al MacInnis (2 min for high-sticking)
52:02 Claude Lemieux (2 min for slashing)
55:21 Todd Harvey (2 min for hooking)
59:48 Vincent Damphousse (2 min for slashing)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andrei Kovalenko 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.50 4
R Eric Boguniecki 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.40 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 19.40 8
R Scott Mellanby 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 19.20 8
C Jaroslav Bednar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.00 5
C Michael Peca 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 3 22.20 8
C Mario Lemieux 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 20.40 8
L Tyson Nash 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.50 6
L Dallas Drake 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 10.10 6
L Cory Stillman 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 3 20.40 9
L Martin Straka 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 20.50 7
D Scott Young 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.30 5
D Al MacInnis 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 23.50 8
D Jason Smith 0 0 3 6 2 6 0 2 26.00 9
D Jeff Finley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 25.40 8
D Chris Pronger 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brent Johnson 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Reinhard Divis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 7.30 7
R Claude Lemieux 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -2 10.50 6
R Marco Sturm 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 12.20 7
R Ray Whitney 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 23.00 7
C Todd Harvey 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.30 5
C Mike Ricci 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -2 13.10 7
C Ron Francis 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.30 7
C Craig Conroy 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
L Mark Smith 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 7.30 7
L Steve Begin 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 -2 17.10 6
L Steve Rucchin 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 -2 14.20 8
L Vincent Damphousse 0 0 2 2 1 0 4 -1 21.00 7
D Gary Suter 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 12.10 6
D Eric Desjardins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 22.00 6
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 25.50 7
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -2 12.40 6
D Mike Rathje 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -2 17.30 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 6 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Guy Hebert 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mario Lemieux
2nd star: Cory Stillman
3rd star: Maxim Afinogenov

Notes for St. Louis Blues:

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Eric Desjardins had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

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16/4/2002
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St. Louis Blues 3 , San Jose Sharks 6
Shots: 23 - 32
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:103/116=88 %, Challenges:39/42=90 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:55/70=78 %, Challenges:37/38=94 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 918702 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:48 1-0 Cory Stillman [3] (Al MacInnis, Michael Peca)
09:34 1-1 Ray Whitney [2] (Vincent Damphousse, Bryan McCabe)
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25:45 1-2 Claude Lemieux [1] (Gary Suter, Eric Desjardins)
31:08 2-2 Michael Peca [2] (Mario Lemieux, Chris Pronger)
34:12 2-3 Steve Begin [1] (Gary Suter, Mike Ricci)
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43:29 2-4 Ron Francis [3] (Craig Conroy, Bryan McCabe)
44:55 3-4 Scott Mellanby [3] (Mario Lemieux, Jaroslav Bednar)
47:51 3-5 Vincent Damphousse [2] (Ron Francis)
55:24 3-6 Marco Sturm [3] (Craig Conroy, Steve Rucchin)
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Penalty summary:
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26:25 Vincent Damphousse (2 min for tripping)
28:43 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
28:43 Claude Lemieux (2 min for roughing)
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45:59 Scott Mellanby (2 min for slashing)
48:07 Dallas Drake (2 min for roughing)
53:47 Todd Harvey (5 min for fighting)
53:47 Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
57:07 Claude Lemieux (2 min for cross-checking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andrei Kovalenko 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 8.20 5
R Eric Boguniecki 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 20.30 5
R Scott Mellanby 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 20.10 8
C Jaroslav Bednar 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.20 5
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 8.10 5
C Michael Peca 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 -2 20.40 7
C Mario Lemieux 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 24.50 8
L Tyson Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.50 5
L Dallas Drake 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 8.10 7
L Cory Stillman 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
L Martin Straka 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 22.10 7
D Scott Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 6
D Al MacInnis 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.50 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -1 27.40 7
D Jeff Finley 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 23.40 7
D Chris Pronger 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -1 29.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brent Johnson 6 0 26 0 0 60.00 4
G Reinhard Divis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 5.40 7
R Claude Lemieux 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 9.40 8
R Marco Sturm 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
R Ray Whitney 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
C Todd Harvey 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 5.40 4
C Mike Ricci 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 13.30 8
C Ron Francis 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 22.30 9
C Craig Conroy 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.10 8
L Mark Smith 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
L Steve Begin 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 2 12.30 9
L Steve Rucchin 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
L Vincent Damphousse 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 20.20 8
D Gary Suter 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 11.20 7
D Eric Desjardins 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 27.20 6
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 13.10 7
D Mike Rathje 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 28.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Guy Hebert 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ron Francis
2nd star: Vincent Damphousse
3rd star: Bryan McCabe

Notes for St. Louis Blues:

Notes for San Jose Sharks:

Other notes:
-Jamal Mayers beat Todd Harvey in a fight.

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18/4/2002
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San Jose Sharks 6 , St. Louis Blues 2
Shots: 23 - 27
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:56/75=74 %, Challenges:37/42=86 %
PP: 0 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:77/87=88 %, Challenges:27/35=75 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 824817 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:34 0-1 Scott Mellanby [4] (Scott Young, Bryce Salvador)
04:34 1-1 Gary Suter [2] (Steve Begin , Mike Ricci)
16:22 2-1 Steve Rucchin [2] (Marco Sturm)
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22:57 2-2 Bryce Salvador [1] (Michael Peca, Cory Stillman)
31:52 3-2 Bryan McCabe [1] (Sandis Ozolinsh, Craig Conroy)
33:49 4-2 Ron Francis [4] (Steve Rucchin)
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45:28 5-2 Vincent Damphousse [3] (Mark Smith, Matt Bradley)
46:31 6-2 Marco Sturm [4] (Denis Gauthier, Eric Desjardins)
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Penalty summary:
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24:26 Mike Ricci (2 min for tripping)
26:41 Andrei Kovalenko (2 min for slashing)
35:48 Mike Ricci (2 min for slashing)
38:14 Mike Ricci (2 min for cross-checking)
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48:15 Bryan McCabe (2 min for high-sticking)
59:46 Bryan McCabe (2 min for hooking)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 7.30 6
R Claude Lemieux 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 13.00 8
R Marco Sturm 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 8
R Ray Whitney 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 16.20 7
C Todd Harvey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 5
C Mike Ricci 0 1 0 2 0 0 6 1 15.10 8
C Ron Francis 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
C Craig Conroy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 20.00 7
L Mark Smith 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 7
L Steve Begin 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 14.10 6
L Steve Rucchin 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 8
L Vincent Damphousse 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 16.20 8
D Gary Suter 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 7
D Eric Desjardins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 6
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 2 22.50 8
D Denis Gauthier 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 3 26.30 7
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 13.00 6
D Bryan McCabe 1 0 4 5 0 2 4 2 26.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Guy Hebert 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andrei Kovalenko 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -2 5.00 4
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 5
R Scott Mellanby 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 21.30 8
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 4 5 2 2 0 -2 19.40 6
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 5.00 5
C Jaroslav Bednar 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 5
C Michael Peca 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 24.00 8
C Mario Lemieux 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.00 7
L Tyson Nash 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 5.00 5
L Dallas Drake 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 12.00 8
L Cory Stillman 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
L Martin Straka 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -2 22.30 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.30 6
D Bryce Salvador 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 7
D Al MacInnis 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 26.40 6
D Alexander Khavanov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 6
D Scott Young 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -2 24.40 6
D Chris Pronger 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brent Johnson 6 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Reinhard Divis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marco Sturm
2nd star: Steve Rucchin
3rd star: Bryan McCabe

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Bryan McCabe finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Al MacInnis had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes: