From: nlu@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu)
Subject: Sharks lose to Devils 6-1
Originator: nlu@Xenon.Stanford.EDU
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University.
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 07:01:01 GMT

Saturday, November 7, 7:30 P. M. at the Cow Palace:

The New Jersey Devils peppered 45 shots on Brian Hayward, getting 6 goals, and
Craig Billington stopped 34 of 35 San Jose shots as the Devils snapped the
Sharks' 3-game unbeaten streak with an easy 6-1 victory over the Sharks.  The
Devils basically out-played the Sharks all the way through, but luck was not
on San Jose's side either, as several times Billington made improbable saves
on them.

The Devils jumped to an early 1-0 lead at 6:23 of the first period, in which
they out-shot the Sharks 14-12.  Hayward had just stopped a Claude Lemieux
shot in the slot, as Lemieux shot off a pass from Zdeno Ciger, but Viacheslav
Fetisov jumped up into the play and flipped the rebound over Hayward into the
net.  The Sharks countered at 8:56.  After the Devils had cleared the puck,
Doug Zmolek shot the puck back in, and the puck took a strange bounce behind
the net right to Brian Lawton, who quickly centered it in front for Pat
Falloon to slap right by Billington.  However, after that it was all New
Jersey.  (I actually missed the next two goals; I wasn't able to catch the
latter part of the first period and the early part of the second... :-()
Peter Stastny struck for his first goal of the season (in his second game)
on the power-play at 12:12, assisted by Lemieux and Scott Niedermayer.  Then,
Stephane Richer closed out the first period scoring at 18:22, assisted by
Valeri Zelepukin and Alexander Semak.

The Sharks jumped out on Billington (somewhat) in the second period, out-
shooting the Devils 15-12, but Billington was excellent in stopping all 15
San Jose shots, and the Sharks were really bitten by Niedermayer when he scored
on the power-play at 12:21.  Bruce Driver's shot had been stopped by Hayward,
but Niedermayer jumped up into the play and slapped the puck by Hayward from
the right circle, surprising the Shark defense and Hayward alike.

The Devils, despite the 4-1 lead, did not loosen their pressure, as they out-
shot the Sharks 19-8 in the final period.  Stastny scored ~14:00 as Ciger,
bringing the puck into the zone, dropped the puck to him at the left circle,
and Stastny fired the puck by Hayward for his second goal of the night.  Alexei
Kasatonov closed out the scoring on a strange play.  Driver(?) had spotted
Kasatonov open at the right point, and tried to feed to him, but it bounced off
a Shark skate, but it bounced to Kasatonov anyway, and Kasatonov blasted the
puck through a screen by Hayward.

Tonight's three stars:

1.	Peter Stastny
2.	Scott Niedermayer
3.	Claude Lemieux

Tonight's lines:

Johan Garpenlov		Brian Lawton		Pat Falloon
David Bruce		Kelly Kisio		Petri Skriko
Larry DePalma		Mike Sullivan		Dave Snuggerud
John Carter		Dean Evason		Lyndon Byers

Tonight's defensive pairings:

		Jayson More		Sandis Ozolinsh
		Doug Wilson		Doug Zmolek
		Pat MacLeod		Rob Zettler

Scratches:	Jeff Odgers (hand), Yvon Corriveau (back),
	Jeff Hackett (groin), Perry Berezan (groin), Dale Craigwell (back),
	Ed Courtenay, Neil Wilkinson.  Odgers suffered a broken hand in
	Thursday's game against the Buffalo Sabres, and is expected to be out
	for 3-5 weeks.  Corriveau and Hackett are about 2 more weeks away,
	while Berezan and Craigwell are day-to-day.

Not much notes from me tonight...  Someone else who caught the entire game?

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"M. C. Hamrlik: Can't Touch This Lightning."
GO LOS ANGELES KINGS!  Luc Robitaille for Hart!
GO SAN JOSE SHARKS!  Sandis Ozolinsh for Calder!  Jeff Hackett for Vezina!
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Nelson Lu (claudius@leland.stanford.edu)
rec.sport.hockey contact for the San Jose Sharks