From: J056600@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
Subject: Re: Sharks tie Canucks 2-2
Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 93 07:32:01 PST

In <1993Jan3.091021.1523@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>, Nelson Lu writes:

>Saturday, January 2, 7:30 P. M., at the Cow Palace:

>The Sharks finally played a good defensive game, as they got their first (and
>final) point against the Canucks this season in 7 games, holding the Canucks
>to two goals, for the victory.  Both Jeff Hackett and Kay Whitmore were
>excellent in goal, as Hackett stopped 35 of 37 Vancouver shots to preserve
>the tie for the Sharks, while Whitmore stopped 23 of 25 San Jose shots.

For the victory?  Gee, I know that even one point at home against the Canucks
*feels* like a victory, but...

>The first period was played fairly evenly, as the Canucks held a slight
>advantage in shots (12-11), as the Sharks played a tight defensive period,
>preventing the Canucks (like in the other games against the Sharks, where they
>out-scored the Sharks 40-16) from getting a lot of close shots on Hackett, but
>didn't get a lot themselves on Whitmore.  The Sharks got the only goal of the
>period while penalties to Gino Odjick and Jyrki Lumme gave the Sharks a 2-man
>advantage, and they converted it at 18:17.  After some passing around in the
>zone, Kelly Kisio at the right boards, sent the puck along the boards a little
>deeper to Pat Falloon, who one-timed Kisio's pass to the slot, where Johan
>Garpenlov one-timed Falloon's pass past Whitmore.

>The Canucks turned the intensity higher in the second period, as they out-shot
>the Sharks 13-9, but Hackett was marvelous, except on the one goal that they
>did get, at 12:37, while both teams were a man short.  Lumme, getting a pass
>from Linden in the right corner, fired from the right circle, but the puck was
>stopped by Hackett.  However, the puck bounced to the left boards to to Cliff
>Ronning, who golfed the puck past a surprised Hackett into the upper right
>corner of the net.

>The Canucks seemed to have made this just another typical Vancouver victory
>over San Jose, when they went ahead 2-1 just 58 seconds into the third period.
>After getting a pass from Lumme in the neutral zone, Ronning skated into the
>Sharks zone, and drew Neil Wilkinson with him to the right side, and then
>centered the puck in front, where Linden deflected his pass past Hackett for
>the goal.  However, the Sharks, despite being out-shot 10-4 in the period,
>caught a lucky break later on and tied the game, at 7:43.  After the Canucks
>issed on a drop-pass attempt, Ray Whitney took the puck just inside the Sharks
>zone, and went on a 2-on-1 with newly recalled Robin Bawa, and Whitney, as he
>entered the Canucks zone, fed Bawa in front, and Bawa shot the puck past
>Whitmore to tie the game.  The Canucks had some good chances later in the
>period, and when Falloon was called (by the usually-consistently-inconsistent
>Denis Morel) for hooking with 1:32 left, the Canucks peppered Hackett, but
>couldn't get any of their 4(?) shots then past Hackett.

And after the Falloon penalty, I thought:  "Here we go again."  Did you see
that play?  In that situation (2-2 with 1:32 left), I sure hope that it was a
blatant foul.  You don't call a penalty in that situation unless it was too
blatant and obvious to be ignored.

But to my pleasant surprise, Hack and the defense held.

>The Canucks started overtime on the power-play, but could not score, and then
>the teams basically played even for the rest of the overtime, although the
>Canucks did have a couple good chances with about 30 seconds left, but those
>did not result in a goal, with the Canucks getting 2 shots and the Sharks 1
>in overtime.

Well, at least we're not 0-for-Vancouver this season.

And I'm also really surprised that Gaudreau and Kisio haven't been hurt yet
this season (knocking on anything remotely resembling wood)...


Tim Irvin
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1993.  Wow, what a concept.