Final
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 · HP Pavilion at San Jose
Game analysis
Devils beat Sharks 4–3
- T. Zajac scored the game-winner at 5:44 of the third.
- The Devils scored first and led the rest of the way.
- M. Brodeur stopped 17 of 20 shots (.850) for the win.
- Power play: NJD 1/3, SJS 1/1.
- The Sharks dominated the dot, winning 69% of faceoffs.
- D. Setoguchi led all scorers with 2 goals and 0 assists.
Three stars
- 1st starI. Kovalchuk
NJD · 1G 1A
- 2nd starZ. Parise
NJD · 0G 2A
- 3rd starD. Setoguchi
SJS · 2G 0A
Scoring summary
1st
No scoring
2nd
- 11:13NJDD. ZubrusAssists: P. Elias, I. Kovalchuk1–0
- 11:48NJDM. FraserAssists: D. Clarkson, A. Salmela2–0
- 19:42NJDI. KovalchukPPAssists: Z. Parise, T. Zajac3–0
3rd
- 5:44NJDT. ZajacAssists: Z. Parise, J. Langenbrunner4–0
- 8:46SJSD. SetoguchiAssists: J. Thornton, D. Heatley4–1
- 10:35SJSD. SetoguchiPPAssists: R. Blake4–2
- 11:32SJSJ. PavelskiAssists: M. Malhotra4–3
Team stats
| NJD | Stat | SJS |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Shots | 20 |
| 31.3% | Faceoff % | 68.8% |
| 1/3 | Power Play | 1/1 |
| 2 | PIM | 6 |
| 14 | Hits | 29 |
| 13 | Blocked | 16 |
| 6 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 5 |
Devils at Sharks recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.
For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice