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Playoffs: Led NHL in goals, T-1st in PP goals (four) and GWG (two), and T-3rd in points (13) when San Jose was
eliminated in the WCSF…Notched an assist on Thornton’s game-winning goal in Game 2 of the WCSF vs.
Edmonton on May 8…Registered at least one goal in five consecutive games (eight) from April 23-May 7…His
seven goals and four power play goals in the WCQF are both franchise records in a single postseason series…
Led all NHL skaters during the CQF in goals (seven) and was T-1st in power play goals (four) and game-winning
goals (two)…Scored the series-clinching goal in Game 5 of the WCQF at Nashville on April 30…Registered his
third career hat trick, including the game-winning goal, in Game 4 of the WCQF vs. Nashville on April 27, making
him the franchise’s all-time postseason scoring leader…2004-05: Selected to play for gold medal-winning Team
Canada at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey (DNP) and the silver medal-winning team at the 2005 World
Championships…Invited to Team Canada’s Development Camp for the 2006 Winter Olympics…2003-04: Led
Sharks in scoring…Also tied then-career highs with 28 goals (shared team lead with Cheechoo) and 29
assists….Recipient of the “Sharks Player of the Year” Award and PlayStation “Three Stars of the Game” Award…
Played 15:11 at All-Star Game…As part of the rotating captaincy plan, was named captain for the remainder of
the season on Jan. 5…Named alternate captain for fourth 10-game segment (Dec. 17-Jan. 3)…Had consecutive
games played streak snapped at 181, missing Jan. 17 at Colorado (ankle)...Surpassed 300 NHL points on Jan.
10 vs. Atlanta with a goal (300) and assist (301)…Posted a career high 9-game point streak (10) Nov. 6-26…
Played in his 500th NHL game on Nov. 26 vs. Chicago…Playoffs: T-14th NHL in scoring and T-3rd in PP goals
(four — led Sharks)…First on team with eight goals, second with 12 points…Posted hat tricks in Game 2 of
WCQF vs. St. Louis on April 10 and Game 1 of WQSF vs. Colorado on April 22…2002-03: Helped Team Canada
win gold medal at the 2003 IIHF Men’s World Championships…First on Canada in plus/minus, third among
tournament players (plus-11)…T-1st on Sharks in goals, third in assists and points and fourth in shots (172)…
Led Sharks in shooting percentage (16 percent)…One of six Sharks to appear in all 82 games…Cracked 20-goal
plateau for fourth time on Jan. 30 vs. Anaheim…Tallied first career shorthanded goal Dec. 6 vs. Columbus…
Named “Sharks Player of the Month” for November after leading the team in goals (nine) and points (14) in 14
games…Scored his 100th NHL goal Nov. 13 at Atlanta…Scored penalty shot goal Nov. 11 vs. Dan Blackburn of
the N.Y. Rangers…Appeared in 400th NHL game Oct. 19 vs. Colorado, becoming the youngest active NHL player
(23 years, 34 days) to achieve the feat and the youngest player since Bob Carpenter played in his 400th on April
6, 1986 (22 years, 268 days old)…2001-02: T-4th on team in goals…T-2nd on team in shooting percentage (17
percent) and in game-winning goals (five)…Tallied first career hat trick, including game-winning goal, April 6 vs.
Detroit…Playoffs: Posted points in nine of 12 games…Led team in shooting percentage (29 percent), goals,
game-winning goals (three) and points…Posted points (10) in first eight playoff games, setting Sharks record for
playoff point streak…Tallied game-winning power play goal in Game 3 of WCSF vs. Colorado on May 6…Assisted
on Adam Graves’ game-winning series-clinching goal in Game 5 of the WCQF vs. Phoenix on April 26…Scored
game-winning goal in Game 1 of WCQF vs. Phoenix on April 17…2000-01: T-2nd on Team Canada in scoring at
the World Championships…Led Sharks in goals, shooting percentage (17.1 percent), GWGs (six) and points…
Played in his 300th NHL game and posted two assists (tying 1999-00 point total in 81 games) March 1 at
Ottawa…Playoffs: Scored Sharks lone goal in Game 1 of WCQF at St. Louis April 12…1999-00: Co-recipient of
the “Sharks Iron Man Award”…Recorded seven multi-point games…Collected his first “Gordie Howe Hat Trick”
Dec. 10 vs. Atlanta…1998-99: Represented Canada at the World Championships…Led Sharks in shooting
percentage (15.67 percent), second in GWG (fourth) and faceoffs won (487), third in points and T-3rd in plus/
minus (plus-10)…Playoffs: Posted first career points in Stanley Cup Playoffs (goal and an assist) in Game 4 of
WCQF on April 30 at Colorado…1997-98: Co-winner of the PlayStation “Sharks Rookie of the Year Award,” along
with Marco Sturm and Andrei Zyuzin…Named runner-up for NHL Rookie of the Month for March after scoring
nine points in 15 games…The youngest player in the NHL, finishing season at 18 years, seven months…T-5th
among NHL rookies in goal scoring, second in shooting percentage (14.4 percent), third in points and fourth in
scoring…Posted first career GWG Feb. 4 at Edmonton…Posted first 2-goal game of career Nov. 24 vs.
Anaheim…Registered first NHL goal Oct. 19 at Phoenix, making him the second youngest player to score a
MARLEAU ALL-TIME ON THE SHARKS LEADER BOARD
GAMES PLAYED
RK PLAYER GP
1 Patrick Marleau 871
2 Mike Rathje 671
3 Owen Nolan 568
4 Marco Sturm 553
(entering the 2009-10 season)
ASSISTS
RK PLayer a
1 Patrick Marleau 334
2 Joe Thornton 292
3 Owen Nolan 245
4 Jeff Friesen 201
POWER PLAY GOALS
RK PLAYER PPG
1 Patrick Marleau 85
2 Owen Nolan 75
3 Jonathan Cheechoo 62
4 Jeff Friesen 43
GOALS
RK PLAYER G
1 Patrick Marleau 276
2 Owen Nolan 206
3 Jonathan Cheechoo 165
4 Jeff Friesen 149
POINTS
RK PLAYER PTS
1 Patrick Marleau 610
2 Owen Nolan 451
3 Joe Thornton 388
4 Jeff Friesen 350
GAME-WINNING GOALS
RK PLAYER GWG
1 Patrick Marleau 53
2 Jonathan Cheechoo 36
3 Marco Sturm 27
4 Milan Michalek 25
Nolan/Friesen 25
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