National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Jose 5, Los Angeles 3
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, March 18, 2004
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Referees: Rob Shick, Craig Spada
Linesmen: Andy McElman, Vaughan Rody
Attendance: 18118
Final Scoring Summary
 
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San Jose 2215
Los Angeles 2103
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
San Jose 36-19-6-0 20-6-2-0 16-13-4-0 W1
Los Angeles 28-22-7-0 15-12-1-0 13-10-6-0 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Los Angeles Kings have a 15-12-1-0 record at home this season. The San Jose Sharks have a 16-13-4-0 record on the road.
  • Los Angeles has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Kings have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • San Jose has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Sharks have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Lubomir Visnovsky played for 22:55 during 23 shifts and scored 2 points. Lubomir Visnovsky had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Curtis Brown played for 21:31 during 28 shifts and scored 2 points. Curtis Brown had 2 goals and 0 assists.
  • Los Angeles had 7 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.
  • San Jose had 6 powerplay opportunities and converted 3 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
San Jose   Los Angeles
Curtis Brown 2 Points Lubomir Visnovsky 2
Curtis Brown 2 Goals Lubomir Visnovsky 1
Alyn McCauley 2 Assists Lubomir Visnovsky 1
Jonathan Cheechoo 2 Power Play Goals Lubomir Visnovsky 1
N/A Short Handed Goals Esa Pirnes 1
Evgeni Nabokov .903 Save Percentage Cristobal Huet 1.000
Evgeni Nabokov 28 Saves Roman Cechmanek 11
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
San Jose 23 5 3-6 5-7 16 36
Los Angeles 31 3 2-7 3-6 14 37
Upcoming Games
  • Los Angeles will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Kings have a W/L % of .409 after a win and .652 after a loss.
  • San Jose will play their next game on the road against Anaheim. The Sharks have a W/L % of .581 after a win and .579 after a loss.