SportsNovember 7, 2001
Sharks prey on Blues 4-1
ST. LOUIS -- Evgeni Nabokov made 31 saves as the San Jose Sharks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 for their fifth straight victory Tuesday night. Mike Ricci, Mark Smith, Vincent Damphousse and Scott Thornton got a goal apiece for the Sharks, who have outscored opponents 20-7 during the streak. The first four games were against lower-rung competition, but the Blues made it to the Western Conference finals last spring, knocking off the Sharks in the first round of the playoffs...
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ST. LOUIS -- Evgeni Nabokov made 31 saves as the San Jose Sharks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 for their fifth straight victory Tuesday night.
Mike Ricci, Mark Smith, Vincent Damphousse and Scott Thornton got a goal apiece for the Sharks, who have outscored opponents 20-7 during the streak. The first four games were against lower-rung competition, but the Blues made it to the Western Conference finals last spring, knocking off the Sharks in the first round of the playoffs.
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Ricci scored his first goal in the final minute of the first period and Damphousse got his eighth with 1.9 seconds to go in the second, putting the Sharks ahead 3-0.
St. Louis scored with a man advantage on Scott Young's goal at 10:58 of the third.
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