In a back and forth game where the Sharks power play dominated and Brian
Boucher bit the big one,
Setoguchi came up big late in the third period to put the Sharks on top for the win.
Just :42 seconds into the game and San Jose led the young and talented
Blackhawks team behind a
Michalek snap shot off the draw. During the game, there was five lead changes.
Turnovers, giveaways and misplays by Brian
Boucher kept the 'Hawks in this game where they should have been
beaten handily. The Sharks power play rolled with four power play goals, one of which was Devin
Setoguchi's game winner. Former Shark,
Brian Campbell came up big for Chicago with one goal and two assists, but to quote Drew
Remenda, "Brian Campbell is no Dan Boyle." Dan Boyle had two power play goals for Team Teal.
The Sharks blew a two goal lead in the 2
nd period only to roar back in the 3rd behind Devin
Setoguchi who snapped a shot from the point which split players and past the screened Cristobal
Huet for the game-winner.
Setoguchi was named the number one star of the night for his heroics.
The fathers of the Sharks were in attendance at the United Center in Chicago which made this victory extra special for the Sharks. Brad
Lukowich played in his 600
th career game and Jeremy
Roenick came off his
schnide getting his first goal of the season.
On the night,
Setoguchi had 1 goal and 1 assist. He also had 3 shots and ended up with a -1 rating with 18:30 of ice time.
On the season, the
Gooch has 10 goals and 10 assists with a +5 rating. He's averaging 16:06 of ice time.
In comparison, Marian
Hossa, who leads Western Conference players in votes, has 10 goals and 13 assists on the season. He's also a +8 rating with an average ice time of 18:19. If that's the guy leading the Western Conference, then The
Gooch belongs up there too.
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The Sharks return to action tomorrow in Nashville looking for revenge for the B.S. that went down at HP Pavilion last week. It starts at 5:00 PST and will be on 98.5 KFOX and CSN-BA.