Canucks 6-2 Sharks (28 Dec, 2022) Play-by-Play

San Jose Sharks

11-19-6, 7-9-1 away

	1	2	3	T
SJ	1	0	1	2
VAN	2	2	2	6

Vancouver Canucks

16-15-3, 7-9-1 home

Takeaway by Conor Garland in neutral zone
Lane Pederson credited with hit on Nico Sturm in offensive zone
Shot missed by Luke Schenn
Shot missed by Riley Stillman
Luke Schenn credited with hit on Matt Nieto in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Elias Pettersson saved by James Reimer
J.T. Miller won faceoff against Logan Couture in offensive zone
Goal scored by Bo Horvat assisted by Ilya Mikheyev and Brock Boeser
Luke Schenn credited with hit on Oskar Lindblom in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Dakota Joshua saved by James Reimer
J.T. Miller won faceoff against Logan Couture in neutral zone
Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by James Reimer
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Logan Couture in offensive zone
Ethan Bear credited with hit on Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
Penalty to Luke Schenn 2 minutes for Interference Tomas Hertl
Logan Couture shot blocked by Elias Pettersson
Tyler Myers credited with hit on Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Oliver Ekman-Larsson saved by James Reimer
Dakota Joshua credited with hit on Scott Harrington in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Ilya Mikheyev saved by James Reimer
Bo Horvat credited with hit on Matt Benning in offensive zone
Giveaway by Riley Stillman in defensive zone
Steven Lorentz shot blocked by Quinn Hughes
Scott Harrington shot blocked by Jack Studnicka
Shot on goal by Jack Studnicka saved by James Reimer
Dakota Joshua credited with hit on Mario Ferraro in offensive zone
J.T. Miller won faceoff against Logan Couture in offensive zone
Curtis Lazar credited with hit on Timo Meier in offensive zone
Giveaway by Quinn Hughes in defensive zone
Elias Pettersson won faceoff against Nico Sturm in neutral zone
Takeaway by Elias Pettersson in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Lane Pederson saved by James Reimer
Shot on goal by Lane Pederson saved by James Reimer
Goal scored by Elias Pettersson assisted by Lane Pederson and Luke Schenn
Matt Benning shot blocked by Curtis Lazar
Timo Meier shot blocked by Tyler Myers
Penalty to Lane Pederson 2 minutes for Slashing Noah Gregor
Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by James Reimer
J.T. Miller credited with hit on Alexander Barabanov in defensive zone
J.T. Miller credited with hit on Timo Meier in defensive zone
Elias Pettersson won faceoff against Nick Bonino in defensive zone
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Logan Couture in offensive zone
Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by James Reimer
Shot missed by J.T. Miller
Goal scored by Ilya Mikheyev assisted by Andrei Kuzmenko and Tyler Myers
Jack Studnicka won faceoff against Steven Lorentz in neutral zone
Dakota Joshua credited with hit on Steven Lorentz in neutral zone
Shot missed by Quinn Hughes
Goal scored by Quinn Hughes assisted by Ilya Mikheyev and Bo Horvat
J.T. Miller credited with hit on Alexander Barabanov in defensive zone
Elias Pettersson won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
Elias Pettersson credited with hit on Tomas Hertl in neutral zone
Elias Pettersson won faceoff against Nico Sturm in neutral zone
Shot missed by Riley Stillman
Steven Lorentz shot blocked by Riley Stillman
Jaycob Megna shot blocked by Lane Pederson
Mario Ferraro shot blocked by Riley Stillman
Elias Pettersson credited with hit on Nico Sturm in defensive zone
Marc-Edouard Vlasic shot blocked by Conor Garland
Alexander Barabanov shot blocked by Tyler Myers
Shot on goal by Conor Garland saved by James Reimer
Dakota Joshua credited with hit on Tomas Hertl in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Riley Stillman saved by James Reimer
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in offensive zone
Timo Meier shot blocked by Bo Horvat
Alexander Barabanov shot blocked by Riley Stillman
Elias Pettersson won faceoff against Nick Bonino in defensive zone
Luke Schenn credited with hit on Evgeny Svechnikov in neutral zone
J.T. Miller won faceoff against Steven Lorentz in defensive zone
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Kevin Labanc in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Riley Stillman saved by James Reimer
Takeaway by Bo Horvat in defensive zone
Luke Schenn credited with hit on Alexander Barabanov in defensive zone
Lane Pederson credited with hit on Timo Meier in defensive zone
Takeaway by Curtis Lazar in neutral zone
Curtis Lazar credited with hit on Evgeny Svechnikov in offensive zone
Curtis Lazar credited with hit on Marc-Edouard Vlasic in offensive zone
J.T. Miller won faceoff against Logan Couture in defensive zone
Jaycob Megna shot blocked by Curtis Lazar
Curtis Lazar credited with hit on Jaycob Megna in offensive zone
Takeaway by Conor Garland in offensive zone
Shot missed by Conor Garland
Shot missed by Elias Pettersson
Luke Schenn credited with hit on Nico Sturm in defensive zone
Dakota Joshua credited with hit on Steven Lorentz in neutral zone
Noah Gregor shot blocked by Quinn Hughes
Shot on goal by Nils Aman saved by James Reimer
Shot on goal by Luke Schenn saved by James Reimer
Shot on goal by Ilya Mikheyev saved by James Reimer
Takeaway by Brock Boeser in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Lane Pederson saved by James Reimer
Luke Schenn credited with hit on Oskar Lindblom in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Lane Pederson saved by James Reimer
Dakota Joshua won faceoff against Steven Lorentz in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Jack Studnicka saved by James Reimer
Takeaway by Tyler Myers in defensive zone
Kevin Labanc shot blocked by Ilya Mikheyev
Matt Nieto shot blocked by Bo Horvat
Curtis Lazar credited with hit on Mario Ferraro in defensive zone
Elias Pettersson won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
Shot missed by Lane Pederson
Takeaway by Luke Schenn in defensive zone
Kevin Labanc shot blocked by Quinn Hughes
Kevin Labanc shot blocked by Ethan Bear
J.T. Miller won faceoff against Matt Nieto in defensive zone
Takeaway by Ethan Bear in defensive zone
Goal scored by Bo Horvat assisted by Brock Boeser
Elias Pettersson won faceoff against Nico Sturm in defensive zone
Scott Harrington shot blocked by Luke Schenn
Shot missed by Jack Studnicka
Shot missed by Quinn Hughes
Giveaway by Ethan Bear in defensive zone
Marc-Edouard Vlasic shot blocked by Riley Stillman
Riley Stillman credited with hit on Nick Bonino in defensive zone
Takeaway by Ilya Mikheyev in neutral zone
Shot missed by Ilya Mikheyev
Goal scored by Brock Boeser assisted by Bo Horvat and Ilya Mikheyev
Giveaway by Spencer Martin in defensive zone
Luke Schenn credited with hit on Steven Lorentz in defensive zone
Dakota Joshua credited with hit on Evgeny Svechnikov in offensive zone
Erik Karlsson credited with hit on Conor Garland in defensive zone
Nico Sturm won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Nick Bonino saved by Spencer Martin
Ilya Mikheyev shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
Shot on goal by Noah Gregor saved by Spencer Martin
Shot missed by Matt Benning
Timo Meier credited with hit on Dakota Joshua in neutral zone
Takeaway by Logan Couture in defensive zone
Kevin Labanc credited with hit on Riley Stillman in offensive zone
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Bo Horvat in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Alexander Barabanov saved by Spencer Martin
Nico Sturm won faceoff against Nils Aman in defensive zone
Shot missed by Nico Sturm
Shot missed by Scott Harrington
Shot on goal by Scott Harrington saved by Spencer Martin
Shot on goal by Scott Harrington saved by Spencer Martin
Bo Horvat shot blocked by Kevin Labanc
Shot on goal by Nico Sturm saved by Spencer Martin
Nick Bonino won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in offensive zone
Shot missed by Nick Bonino
Luke Schenn shot blocked by Nico Sturm
Riley Stillman shot blocked by Nick Bonino
Steven Lorentz credited with hit on Nils Aman in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Timo Meier saved by Spencer Martin
Logan Couture won faceoff against J.T. Miller in offensive zone
Andrei Kuzmenko shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
Logan Couture won faceoff against Bo Horvat in offensive zone
Goal scored by Timo Meier assisted by Logan Couture and Erik Karlsson (PPG)
Nico Sturm won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Kevin Labanc saved by Spencer Martin
Logan Couture credited with hit on Curtis Lazar in defensive zone
Shot missed by Timo Meier
Shot on goal by Marc-Edouard Vlasic saved by Spencer Martin
Nico Sturm won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in neutral zone
Andrei Kuzmenko shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
Penalty to Nick Bonino 2 minutes for Holding Elias Pettersson
Oliver Ekman-Larsson shot blocked by Matt Benning
Conor Garland shot blocked by Matt Benning
Oliver Ekman-Larsson shot blocked by Logan Couture
Timo Meier credited with hit on Tyler Myers in defensive zone
Ilya Mikheyev shot blocked by Nico Sturm
Logan Couture credited with hit on Tyler Myers in offensive zone
Shot missed by Timo Meier
Shot missed by Timo Meier
Timo Meier credited with hit on Curtis Lazar in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Tomas Hertl saved by Spencer Martin
Scott Harrington credited with hit on Dakota Joshua in offensive zone
Brock Boeser shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Shot on goal by Tomas Hertl saved by Spencer Martin
Shot missed by Nico Sturm
Dakota Joshua shot blocked by Scott Harrington
Giveaway by Jaycob Megna in defensive zone
Kevin Labanc credited with hit on Quinn Hughes in offensive zone
Logan Couture won faceoff against Bo Horvat in offensive zone
Shot missed by Timo Meier
Shot missed by Alexander Barabanov
Shot on goal by Mario Ferraro saved by Spencer Martin
Logan Couture won faceoff against Nils Aman in neutral zone
Logan Couture won faceoff against Jack Studnicka in neutral zone
Shot missed by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Shot on goal by Logan Couture saved by Spencer Martin
Tomas Hertl credited with hit on Riley Stillman in offensive zone
Logan Couture won faceoff against Bo Horvat in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Logan Couture saved by Spencer Martin
Takeaway by Evgeny Svechnikov in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Alexander Barabanov saved by Spencer Martin
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson in defensive zone
Timo Meier credited with hit on Nils Aman in defensive zone
Mario Ferraro credited with hit on Curtis Lazar in neutral zone
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Bo Horvat in defensive zone
Brock Boeser shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Noah Gregor credited with hit on Jack Studnicka in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Jaycob Megna saved by Spencer Martin
Shot on goal by Alexander Barabanov saved by Spencer Martin
Shot on goal by Logan Couture saved by Spencer Martin
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Bo Horvat in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Tomas Hertl saved by Spencer Martin
Logan Couture won faceoff against J.T. Miller in offensive zone
Giveaway by James Reimer in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Nico Sturm saved by Spencer Martin
Nico Sturm credited with hit on Ethan Bear in defensive zone
Logan Couture won faceoff against J.T. Miller in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Timo Meier saved by Spencer Martin
Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Spencer Martin
Shot missed by Erik Karlsson
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Nico Sturm saved by Spencer Martin
Nico Sturm won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in neutral zone
Ethan Bear shot blocked by Noah Gregor
Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Steven Lorentz
Steven Lorentz credited with hit on Nils Aman in defensive zone
Oskar Lindblom credited with hit on Bo Horvat in defensive zone
Goal scored by Timo Meier assisted by Erik Karlsson
Kevin Labanc credited with hit on Quinn Hughes in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Tomas Hertl saved by Spencer Martin
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Nils Aman in offensive zone
Shot missed by Steven Lorentz
Steven Lorentz won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in offensive zone

SHARKS

CANUCKS

TIME		SJ	VAN
0:00	Start of 1st period	0	0
0:00	Logan Couture won faceoff against J.T. Miller in neutral zone	0	0
0:42	Takeaway by Conor Garland in neutral zone	0	0
0:46	Erik Karlsson credited with hit on Conor Garland in defensive zone	0	0
1:25	Lane Pederson credited with hit on Nico Sturm in offensive zone	0	0
1:41	Stoppage - Offside	0	0
1:41	Nico Sturm won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in neutral zone	0	0
1:55	Shot missed by Luke Schenn	0	0
2:03	Shot missed by Riley Stillman	0	0
2:05	Luke Schenn credited with hit on Matt Nieto in offensive zone	0	0
2:08	Shot on goal by Elias Pettersson saved by James Reimer	0	0
2:57	Stoppage - Puck in Netting	0	0
2:57	J.T. Miller won faceoff against Logan Couture in offensive zone	0	0
4:16	Shot on goal by Nick Bonino saved by Spencer Martin	0	0
4:23	Ilya Mikheyev shot blocked by Mario Ferraro	0	0
4:26	Goal scored by Bo Horvat assisted by Ilya Mikheyev and Brock Boeser	0	1
4:26	Nico Sturm won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in neutral zone	0	1
4:35	Shot on goal by Noah Gregor saved by Spencer Martin	0	1
5:08	Luke Schenn credited with hit on Oskar Lindblom in defensive zone	0	1
5:12	Shot missed by Matt Benning	0	1
5:44	Shot on goal by Dakota Joshua saved by James Reimer	0	1
5:58	Timo Meier credited with hit on Dakota Joshua in neutral zone	0	1
6:09	Stoppage - Offside	0	1
6:09	J.T. Miller won faceoff against Logan Couture in neutral zone	0	1
6:44	Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by James Reimer	0	1
6:50	Takeaway by Logan Couture in defensive zone	0	1
6:57	Stoppage - Icing	0	1
6:57	Bo Horvat won faceoff against Logan Couture in offensive zone	0	1
7:23	Ethan Bear credited with hit on Tomas Hertl in defensive zone	0	1
7:39	Stoppage - Puck in Benches	0	1
7:39	Elias Pettersson won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in neutral zone	0	1
7:57	Kevin Labanc credited with hit on Riley Stillman in offensive zone	0	1
8:07	Penalty to Luke Schenn 2 minutes for Interference Tomas Hertl	0	1
8:07	Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Bo Horvat in offensive zone	0	1
8:45	Logan Couture shot blocked by Elias Pettersson	0	1
8:45	Tyler Myers credited with hit on Tomas Hertl in defensive zone	0	1
8:56	Shot on goal by Alexander Barabanov saved by Spencer Martin	0	1
9:54	Shot on goal by Oliver Ekman-Larsson saved by James Reimer	0	1
9:54	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	1
9:54	Nico Sturm won faceoff against Nils Aman in defensive zone	0	1
10:17	Shot missed by Nico Sturm	0	1
10:24	Shot missed by Scott Harrington	0	1
10:30	Shot on goal by Scott Harrington saved by Spencer Martin	0	1
10:38	Dakota Joshua credited with hit on Scott Harrington in offensive zone	0	1
10:54	Stoppage - High Stick	0	1
10:54	Logan Couture won faceoff against J.T. Miller in neutral zone	0	1
11:45	Shot on goal by Scott Harrington saved by Spencer Martin	0	1
12:23	Shot on goal by Ilya Mikheyev saved by James Reimer	0	1
12:26	Bo Horvat shot blocked by Kevin Labanc	0	1
12:38	Bo Horvat credited with hit on Matt Benning in offensive zone	0	1
12:56	Shot on goal by Nico Sturm saved by Spencer Martin	0	1
12:56	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	1
12:56	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Elias Pettersson in offensive zone	0	1
13:07	Shot missed by Nick Bonino	0	1
13:24	Luke Schenn shot blocked by Nico Sturm	0	1
13:28	Riley Stillman shot blocked by Nick Bonino	0	1
13:41	Giveaway by Riley Stillman in defensive zone	0	1
13:57	Steven Lorentz shot blocked by Quinn Hughes	0	1
14:03	Scott Harrington shot blocked by Jack Studnicka	0	1
14:07	Shot on goal by Jack Studnicka saved by James Reimer	0	1
14:09	Dakota Joshua credited with hit on Mario Ferraro in offensive zone	0	1
14:13	Stoppage - Net Dislodged Offensive Skater	0	1
14:13	Steven Lorentz credited with hit on Nils Aman in defensive zone	0	1
14:13	J.T. Miller won faceoff against Logan Couture in offensive zone	0	1
14:23	Curtis Lazar credited with hit on Timo Meier in offensive zone	0	1
15:03	Giveaway by Quinn Hughes in defensive zone	0	1
15:22	Stoppage - Offside	0	1
15:22	Elias Pettersson won faceoff against Nico Sturm in neutral zone	0	1
15:48	Takeaway by Elias Pettersson in offensive zone	0	1
16:01	Shot on goal by Lane Pederson saved by James Reimer	0	1
16:02	Shot on goal by Lane Pederson saved by James Reimer	0	1
16:03	Goal scored by Elias Pettersson assisted by Lane Pederson and Luke Schenn	0	2
16:03	Jack Studnicka won faceoff against Steven Lorentz in neutral zone	0	2
17:04	Matt Benning shot blocked by Curtis Lazar	0	2
17:08	Shot on goal by Timo Meier saved by Spencer Martin	0	2
17:09	Stoppage - Puck in Benches	0	2
17:09	Logan Couture won faceoff against J.T. Miller in offensive zone	0	2
17:47	Timo Meier shot blocked by Tyler Myers	0	2
18:44	Andrei Kuzmenko shot blocked by Erik Karlsson	0	2
18:59	Penalty to Lane Pederson 2 minutes for Slashing Noah Gregor	0	2
18:59	Logan Couture won faceoff against Bo Horvat in offensive zone	0	2
19:09	Goal scored by Timo Meier assisted by Logan Couture and Erik Karlsson (PPG)	1	2
19:09	Bo Horvat won faceoff against Nico Sturm in neutral zone	1	2
19:32	Stoppage - Puck in Netting	1	2
19:32	Nico Sturm won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone	1	2
19:53	Shot on goal by Kevin Labanc saved by Spencer Martin	1	2
20:00	End of 1st period	1	2

Regular Season Series

VAN leads 3-0

Canucks
4
Sharks
3

Game 1

28/11

Canucks
6
Sharks
5

Game 2

8/12

Sharks
2
Canucks
6

Game 3

28/12

Sharks
2
Canucks
7

Game 4

24/3

Rogers Arena

3:00 AM, 28 December 2022

Vancouver, BC

Attendance: 18,875

Referees:
Graham Skilliter
Reid Anderson

Linesmen:
Kiel Murchison
Julien Fournier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vancouver	50	23	9	109
Edmonton	49	27	6	104
Los Angeles	44	27	11	99
Vegas	45	29	8	98
Calgary	38	39	5	81
Seattle	34	35	13	81
Anaheim	27	50	5	59
San Jose	19	54	9	47

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