Two goals in the third period of Game 7 from Big Joe led the ’07-’08 Sharks to a 4-3 win to clinch the upset. (via windsorstar.com)
The 8th-seeded ’07-’08 San Jose Sharks looked to be heading towards the upset early on. They took Game 1, 3-0, with goaltender Evgeni Nabokov posting a 36-save shutout. Defenseman Brian Campbell was the only player to post more than one point as he tallied two assists in the win. The top-seeded ’03-’04 San Jose Sharks responded by taking Game 2, 4-1. Vincent Damphousse posted a goal and an assist for the top seed in the win. The ’07-’08 Sharks then won Game’s 3 and 4 on “home ice,” to take a 3-1 series lead. Joe Thornton scored two goals in Game 3 to lead them to a 4-3 win and then a late goal from Jonathan Cheechoo in Game 4 gave them a 2-1 win.
The ’03-’04 Sharks held a 3-1 lead after the first period of Game 5 with Patrick Marleau scoring all three goals. The ’07-’08 Sharks chipped away at the lead in the second and then Thornton scored with the extra attacker to force an overtime, tied 4-4. Scoring chances with rare in the first overtime period, but almost four minutes into the second overtime, defenseman Scott Hannan won it for the ’03-’04 Sharks to force Game 6. In Game 6, Thornton scored late in the second period to tie the game up 2-2. Cheechoo scored about seven and a half minutes into the third to give the ’03-’04 Sharks a 3-2 lead, and then Nisse Ekman potted an empty-netter to seal a Game 7. Much like in Game 6, the two teams were tied 2-2 after two periods. Todd Harvey scored five plus minutes into the third to give the ’03-’04 Sharks a 3-2 lead. However, just two minutes later, Thornton scored to tie the game and then two minutes after that, on the PP, Thornton scored to give the ’07-’08 Sharks their first lead of Game 7. That second goal from Big Joe would seal a 4-3 win and complete the upset for the 8th seed.
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’07-’08 Sharks | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 |
| ’03-’04 Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’07-’08 SJS – 3 ’03-’04 SJS – 0 (1-0 ’07-’08 SJS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Evgeni Nabokov (’07-’08 SJS) – W 0.00 GAA 1.000 SV% (36 SV’s)
2nd Star: D – Brian Campbell (’03-’04 SJS) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +2 1 S
3rd Star: LW – Milan Michalek (’07-’08 SJS) – 1 G 0 A 1 P +2 7 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’07-’08 Sharks | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 |
| ’03-’04 Sharks | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’03-’04 SJS – 4 ’07-’08 SJS – 1 (1-1)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Vincent Damphousse (’03-’04 SJS) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 3 S
2nd Star: G – Evgeni Nabokov (’07-’08 SJS) – L 4.00 GAA .925 SV% (49 SV’s)
3rd Star: G – Evgeni Nabokov (’03-’04 SJS) – W 1.00 GAA .963 SV% (26 SV’s)
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’03-’04 Sharks | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 3 |
| ’07-’08 Sharks | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’07-’08 SJS – 4 ’03-’04 SJS – 3 (2-1 ’07-’08 SJS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Joe Thornton (’07-’08 SJS) – 2 G 0 A 2 P Even 7 S
2nd Star: D – Brad Stuart (’03-’04 SJS) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +1 2 S
3rd Star: D – Brian Campbell (’03-’04 SJS) – 0 G 2 A 2 P Even 2 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’03-’04 Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| ’07-’08 Sharks | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’07-’08 SJS – 2 ’03-’04 SJS – 1 (3-1 ’07-’08 SJS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Evgeni Nabokov (’07-’08 SJS) – W 1.00 GAA .978 SV% (44 SV’s)
2nd Star: G – Evgeni Nabokov (’03-’04 SJS) – L 2.00 GAA .947 SV% (36 SV’s)
3rd Star: D – Craig Rivet (’07-’08 SJS) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +1 1 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | 2nd Overtime | Total | |
| ’07-’08 Sharks | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| ’03-’04 Sharks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’03-’04 SJS – 5 ’07-’08 SJS – 4 (2OT) (3-2 ’03-’04 SJS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Patrick Marleau (’03-’04 SJS) – 4 G 0 A 4 P +2 14 S
2nd Star: C – Joe Thornton (’07-’08 SJS) – 2 G 1 A 3 P -1 5 S
3rd Star: D – Scott Hannan (’03-’04 SJS) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +3 3 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’03-’04 Sharks | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
| ’07-’08 Sharks | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’03-’04 SJS – 4 ’07-’08 SJS – 2 (3-3)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Jonathan Cheechoo (’03-’04 SJS) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +2 3 S
2nd Star: LW – Nisse Ekman (’03-’04 SJS) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 4 S
3rd Star: D – Brad Stuart (’03-’04 SJS) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 2 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | 2nd Overtime | Total | |
| ’07-’08 Sharks | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
| ’03-’04 Sharks | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’07-’08 SJS – 4 ’03-’04 SJS – 3 (4-3 ’07-’08 SJS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Joe Thornton (’07-’08 SJS) – 2 G 0 A 2 P -1 6 S
2nd Star: D – Brad Stuart (’03-’04 SJS) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 4 S
3rd Star: G – Evgeni Nabokov (’07-’08 SJS) – W 3.00 GAA .930 SV% (40 SV’s)
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