Cheecho ends longest shootout in Sharks' history, beats Kings

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03/15/2009 - San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jonathan Cheechoo scored in the seventh round of the shootout, and Evgeni Nabokov made it stand up following a 23-save effort in regulation, as San Jose got by the Kings, 2-1, in what was the longest shootout in HP Pavilion history.

The Sharks received a lift with the return of Nabokov following a nearly 2 1/2-week absence. Brian Boucher was called upon for seven straight starts with the No. 1 goaltender nursing a lower-body injury.

San Jose had led the Western Conference for most of the season but currently find themselves a point back of front-running Detroit in the standings thanks to losses in five of their previous six games. Milan Michalek got the regulation tally.

Wayne Simmonds scored in regulation and Erik Ersberg was fantastic in a losing effort, turning back 38-of-39 shots for the Kings, who lost their second game in a row and for the sixth straight time on the road. LA has been held to two goals or fewer in five of those road defeats.

San Jose's Joe Pavelski and Jack Johnson got back-to-back scores in the second round to open the scoring for their respective squads in the shootout. The goaltenders took over from there until Cheechoo faked down Ersberg with a forehand flinch before lifting a shot over his left shoulder.

Teddy Purcell had a chance to extend the game for LA, but Nabokov turned aside a forehand shot to seal the win.

San Jose got on the board 5:28 into the contest, as Dan Boyle and Pavelski traded passes out at the point before the latter flipped it on net, where Michalek tipped it home.

Simmonds tied it up just 41 seconds into the second on a slap shot but the Kings wasted a great shorthanded opportunity early in the third period, when Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar couldn't figure out what to do on a 2-on-0. Kopitar eventually wound up with the puck after Brown dished it right before the goal-mouth, and Kopitar slid on by behind the net before shooting at the widest possible angle.

Ersberg allowed things to stay even way with some stellar goaltending play. His 10 saves in the second were followed by a 13-save third frame, which included a point-blank robbing of Rob Blake in the waning moments of regulation.

Ersberg stoned Blake again in the overtime session on a booming slap shot from the right circle to force a shootout. While not as busy, Nabokov made the necessary saves down the stretch to keep the contest knotted at one.

Game Notes

San Jose is 27-3-4 at home this year and will play its next two on the road...Los Angeles is 13-17-1 on the road this year...The Sharks have won all five meetings with the Kings this season and eight of the last nine meetings as well. That includes four straight wins as the host...Blake also returned and against his old team after missing the last two games due to a foot injury. Blake played with the Kings from 1989 through part of the 2000-01 season and then again in the last two seasons before joining the Sharks this offseason.

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