NASHVILLE GOALIE #39 DAN ELLIS MAKES ONE OF HIS 54 SAVES SHARKS CAPTAIN #12 PATRICK MARLEAU LINES UP FOR A FACEOFF IN THE 2ND SAN JOSE RW #16 DEVIN SETOGUCHI REGISTERS 1 OF 10 SHOTS ON GOAL In February it was Evgeni Nabokov who turned in a sparkling 31-save performance against Columbus that signaled 2007-08 would be something special. With San Jose giving up odd man rushes and scoring chances by the handful, Nabokov pulled incredible highlight reel saves out of his goalie hat against Manny Malhotra, Jason Chimera and Rick Nash to give the Sharks a chance to win the game. On a rare rainy Tuesday night in San Jose, it was Dan Ellis working a little magic against the Sharks as he stopped 54 of a franchise record 57 shots on goal to earn a 4-3 overtime win. The Predators were reeling. Shutout twice against Vancouver and Colorado, Nashville lost the first 3 games of a long 6-game road trip to sink to a 6-7-1 record. Dan Ellis withstood a barrage early as the Sharks outshot Nashville 43-18 after 40 minutes. Ellis held firm as San Jose pressured with Mike Grier, Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau outnumbering Nashville in front 3-to-1 and taking repeated whacks at the puck. The Predators received a break early when a quick whistle negated a Joe Thornton goal on a 4-on-3. Thornton tried to stuff a puck home short side. Patrick Marleau took a chop at a rebound in front, and Thornton reversed around behind the net and fired a backhand by Ellis. Referee Dave Jackson instantly waived off the play. One referee skated to the scorers table to explain the call, another explained the situation to Sharks head coach Todd McLellan, but no one explained the call to the 17,496-strong sellout crowd. Play resumed tied 0-0. Patrick Marleau set up Devin Setoguchi for the first goal of the game at 16:52. Setoguchi launched a blistering slapshot from the left faceoff circle that beat Ellis cleanly for his 8th goal of the season. Marleau was skating with confidence, blowing by players in the neutral zone with speed and backchecking hard. He was easily the best player on the ice not wearing a #39 Nashville Predators jersey. The Sharks added another goal 16:53 into the second after a Joe Thornton point blank shot created a juicy rebound teed up for Rob Blake. All 4 lines were creating scoring chances for San Jose. Led by the goaltending of Ellis, the Predators continued to battle back in the game regardless of the score, regardless of shot totals or momentum. Nashville right wing Patrick Hornqvist dumped a puck in on Brian Boucher. Preds captain Jason Arnott beat Rob Blake to the loose rebound, snapping a backhand that beat Boucher five hole. Nashville's forecheck in the third period created pressure on the Sharks defense moving the puck up ice. Another odd bounce on a dump in as the puck deflects to Vernon Fiddler in the slot. Quick shot with traffic in front beats Boucher glove side. Score tied 2-2. San Jose's big line of Marleau, Thornton and Setoguchi answered back 27 seconds later. Thornton took a pass behind the net, and hit a driving Setoguchi in front with a slick backhand feed. Setoguchi deposits it for his team leading 9th goal of the season (tied with Ryane Clowe). The Sharks are keeping their feet moving, dumping the puck deep in the Nashville zone, and using their size and speed to dominate play along the boards and in the neutral zone. Tomas Plihal takes a 2 minute hooking call at 11:52, and 1 second after the penalty expires J.P. Dumont and Ryan Suter combine for point blank shots on Brian Boucher. The rebound on Dumont's shot deflects to Suter open in front, and the son of former Sharks defenseman Gary Suter buries it to tie the game at 3-3. Ellis again holds firm against a furious Sharks rally as seconds tick down in regulation. In overtime, Ryane Clowe pulls up and fires a long shot from the redline between Jason Arnott and Ryan Suter. Arnott waives a stick at Patrick Marleau, and Marleau explodes to gather the rebound and snap a shot blocker side. Save of the game by Dan Ellis 3:50 into OT. After a faceoff loss by Roenick, a pair of Predators drive the net and create traffic in front of Boucher. Defenseman Ville Koistinen takes two strides to his right and hammers home the game winning goal from 30 feet out. Dan Ellis stopped 54 of 57 shots to earn his 5th win of the season (5-7-1, .890SV%, 3.19GAA). The Sharks had 16 power play shots in the first 2 periods but finished 1-7 overall with the man advantage. Brian Boucher stopped 25 of 29 shots in a losing effort (3-1-1, .936SV%, 1.59GAA, 2SO). Boucher is scheduled to be on XM's here. Youtube video highlights are available here. [Update] OT loss ends Sharks' home winning streak at nine - David Pollak for the SJ Mercury News. [Update2] Preds survive 57-shot barrage, win in OT - John Glennon for the Nashville Tennessean. It was hard enough to believe the Predators had survived their encounter with San Jose on Tuesday, let alone comprehend the fact they were raising their sticks in victory afterward. The Sharks had done everything but bury the Predators under the ice for most of the game — certainly for the first two periods, when they outshot Nashville by a 43-17 margin. But thanks to a spectacular effort by Predators’ goalie Dan Ellis, as well as a couple of one-goal rallies in the third period, Nashville came away with a 4-3 overtime victory that in many ways defied description. The Predators won on a night they tied a decade-old franchise record for shots allowed (57), in a building where they’d tasted victory just once in 12 previous trips, and against a team that had gone 9-0 at HP Pavilion to start the season. [Update3] Head to Head: Pick your poison, in a battle of d-men who is tops Dan Boyle or Brian Campbell?.nhl.com.Source
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Nashville goalie Dan Ellis withstands firing range, faces franchise record 57 shots on goal emerging with 4-3 OT win, SJ suffers first loss at home
NASHVILLE GOALIE #39 DAN ELLIS MAKES ONE OF HIS 54 SAVES SHARKS CAPTAIN #12 PATRICK MARLEAU LINES UP FOR A FACEOFF IN THE 2ND SAN JOSE RW #16 DEVIN SETOGUCHI REGISTERS 1 OF 10 SHOTS ON GOAL In February it was Evgeni Nabokov who turned in a sparkling 31-save performance against Columbus that signaled 2007-08 would be something special. With San Jose giving up odd man rushes and scoring chances by the handful, Nabokov pulled incredible highlight reel saves out of his goalie hat against Manny Malhotra, Jason Chimera and Rick Nash to give the Sharks a chance to win the game. On a rare rainy Tuesday night in San Jose, it was Dan Ellis working a little magic against the Sharks as he stopped 54 of a franchise record 57 shots on goal to earn a 4-3 overtime win. The Predators were reeling. Shutout twice against Vancouver and Colorado, Nashville lost the first 3 games of a long 6-game road trip to sink to a 6-7-1 record. Dan Ellis withstood a barrage early as the Sharks outshot Nashville 43-18 after 40 minutes. Ellis held firm as San Jose pressured with Mike Grier, Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau outnumbering Nashville in front 3-to-1 and taking repeated whacks at the puck. The Predators received a break early when a quick whistle negated a Joe Thornton goal on a 4-on-3. Thornton tried to stuff a puck home short side. Patrick Marleau took a chop at a rebound in front, and Thornton reversed around behind the net and fired a backhand by Ellis. Referee Dave Jackson instantly waived off the play. One referee skated to the scorers table to explain the call, another explained the situation to Sharks head coach Todd McLellan, but no one explained the call to the 17,496-strong sellout crowd. Play resumed tied 0-0. Patrick Marleau set up Devin Setoguchi for the first goal of the game at 16:52. Setoguchi launched a blistering slapshot from the left faceoff circle that beat Ellis cleanly for his 8th goal of the season. Marleau was skating with confidence, blowing by players in the neutral zone with speed and backchecking hard. He was easily the best player on the ice not wearing a #39 Nashville Predators jersey. The Sharks added another goal 16:53 into the second after a Joe Thornton point blank shot created a juicy rebound teed up for Rob Blake. All 4 lines were creating scoring chances for San Jose. Led by the goaltending of Ellis, the Predators continued to battle back in the game regardless of the score, regardless of shot totals or momentum. Nashville right wing Patrick Hornqvist dumped a puck in on Brian Boucher. Preds captain Jason Arnott beat Rob Blake to the loose rebound, snapping a backhand that beat Boucher five hole. Nashville's forecheck in the third period created pressure on the Sharks defense moving the puck up ice. Another odd bounce on a dump in as the puck deflects to Vernon Fiddler in the slot. Quick shot with traffic in front beats Boucher glove side. Score tied 2-2. San Jose's big line of Marleau, Thornton and Setoguchi answered back 27 seconds later. Thornton took a pass behind the net, and hit a driving Setoguchi in front with a slick backhand feed. Setoguchi deposits it for his team leading 9th goal of the season (tied with Ryane Clowe). The Sharks are keeping their feet moving, dumping the puck deep in the Nashville zone, and using their size and speed to dominate play along the boards and in the neutral zone. Tomas Plihal takes a 2 minute hooking call at 11:52, and 1 second after the penalty expires J.P. Dumont and Ryan Suter combine for point blank shots on Brian Boucher. The rebound on Dumont's shot deflects to Suter open in front, and the son of former Sharks defenseman Gary Suter buries it to tie the game at 3-3. Ellis again holds firm against a furious Sharks rally as seconds tick down in regulation. In overtime, Ryane Clowe pulls up and fires a long shot from the redline between Jason Arnott and Ryan Suter. Arnott waives a stick at Patrick Marleau, and Marleau explodes to gather the rebound and snap a shot blocker side. Save of the game by Dan Ellis 3:50 into OT. After a faceoff loss by Roenick, a pair of Predators drive the net and create traffic in front of Boucher. Defenseman Ville Koistinen takes two strides to his right and hammers home the game winning goal from 30 feet out. Dan Ellis stopped 54 of 57 shots to earn his 5th win of the season (5-7-1, .890SV%, 3.19GAA). The Sharks had 16 power play shots in the first 2 periods but finished 1-7 overall with the man advantage. Brian Boucher stopped 25 of 29 shots in a losing effort (3-1-1, .936SV%, 1.59GAA, 2SO). Boucher is scheduled to be on XM's here. Youtube video highlights are available here. [Update] OT loss ends Sharks' home winning streak at nine - David Pollak for the SJ Mercury News. [Update2] Preds survive 57-shot barrage, win in OT - John Glennon for the Nashville Tennessean. It was hard enough to believe the Predators had survived their encounter with San Jose on Tuesday, let alone comprehend the fact they were raising their sticks in victory afterward. The Sharks had done everything but bury the Predators under the ice for most of the game — certainly for the first two periods, when they outshot Nashville by a 43-17 margin. But thanks to a spectacular effort by Predators’ goalie Dan Ellis, as well as a couple of one-goal rallies in the third period, Nashville came away with a 4-3 overtime victory that in many ways defied description. The Predators won on a night they tied a decade-old franchise record for shots allowed (57), in a building where they’d tasted victory just once in 12 previous trips, and against a team that had gone 9-0 at HP Pavilion to start the season. [Update3] Head to Head: Pick your poison, in a battle of d-men who is tops Dan Boyle or Brian Campbell?.nhl.com.Source
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