Seattle, WA (AP) - It was the West Coast Express' turn to make the come back.  The Express were down 2-1 going into the third and saw Seattle extend the lead to 3-1 with Jason Smith scoring his first goal of the season.  Taking a timeout, the team regrouped and settled their nerves.  They would wind up scoring the next three goals after the break.

The first of their three goals came from a dandy give-and-go with Datsyuk hitting Ethan Moreau just inside the blueline.  A quick snap-shot and Seattle's lead was reduced to one goal [OS4:GR8].  Late in the third period West Coast would tie the game at three apiece when Ladislav Nagy was called for interference, tripping.  Appearently he stuck his leg out causing a Tony Amonte to trip in a knee-to-knee collision.  On the resulting power play, Seattle tried to keep the puck away from the Express, but their several attempts to do so failed miserably.  On a turnover by rookie Ryan Malone, Thornton would exploit the inexperience and steal the puck away.  Playing in the corner, Captain Joe sucked the defense away, allowing Dick Tarnstrom to gradually skate to the top of the circles where he easily one-timed a tic-tac-toe pass from Thornton and Tanguay [IS9:GR10:SP17:G17].

In the overtime session, Seattle was dominating West Coast, winning faceoffs, applying pressure and getting quality shots.  But as usual, nothing could get past Aebischer when it mattered.  A clearing pass by Jason Smith was blocked.  The resulting play made Joe Thornton the hero of the game as he blasted the puck through two pairs of legs, Brian Leetch's and Roberto Luongo's [IS11:SP4:G11].

Starbuck's Three Stars
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1. Joe Thornton (WCE) - 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 shots, 6/8 FO, 1 TA, GWG
2. Dick Tarnstrom (WCE) - 1 goal, 2 assists, 2 shots, +2, 2 TA, 2 hits
3. Marian Hossa (SEA) - 1 assist, 6 shots, 2/2 FO, 2 TA, 3 hits

                     West Coast Express at Seattle Tsunami                      
DATE : 11/25/2004

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F
West Coast Express             1  0  2  1  4 
Seattle Tsunami                0  2  1  0  3 

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F
West Coast Express             11 5  9  1  26
Seattle Tsunami                10 12 9  3  34

 G O A L  S U M M A R Y 
1. WCE. JOE THORNTON(7)( ALEX TANGUAY, DICK TARNSTROM ): 1st 18:11
2. SEA. BRIAN LEETCH(9)( KEITH TKACHUK, MARK RECCHI ) (PP) : 2nd 1:25
3. SEA. LADISLAV NAGY(3)( CHRIS PHILLIPS, SAKU KOIVU ): 2nd 2:38
4. SEA. JASON SMITH(1)( MARIAN HOSSA, DAYMOND LANGKOW ): 3rd 2:04
5. WCE. ETHAN MOREAU(3)( PAVEL DATSYUK, DICK TARNSTROM ): 3rd 5:29
6. WCE. DICK TARNSTROM(2)( ALEX TANGUAY, JOE THORNTON ) (PP) : 3rd 14:21
7. WCE. JOE THORNTON(8)( BRIAN RAFALSKI, GARY ROBERTS ): OT 3:04

 P E N A L T I E S  S U M M A R Y
1. WCE. ALEX TANGUAY - 2 Minutes: 1st 3:12
2. SEA. MARK RECCHI - 2 Minutes: 1st 3:12
3. WCE. DICK TARNSTROM - 2 Minutes: 1st 11:20
4. WCE. GARY ROBERTS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 0:55
5. WCE. TUOMO RUUTU - 2 Minutes: 2nd 3:19
6. SEA. LADISLAV NAGY - 2 Minutes: 2nd 3:19
7. SEA. STEVE RUCCHIN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 7:58
8. SEA. DALLAS DRAKE - 2 Minutes: 2nd 15:56
9. WCE. ALEX TANGUAY - 2 Minutes: 3rd 2:36
10. WCE. MIKE MODANO - 2 Minutes: 3rd 7:23
11. SEA. LADISLAV NAGY - 2 Minutes: 3rd 14:12

 I N J U R I E S
NONE

Player Stats For West Coast Express
PLAYER                        +/- SOG  G  A PIM PP SH  FO-W AC    IT TA HIT SP AS
JOE THORNTON                    0   3  2  1   0  0  0   8-6 34 20:43  1   0  0  1 
MIKE MODANO                     0   1  0  0   2  0  0   8-5 28 15:53  0   0  0  1 
TUOMO RUUTU                    -1   0  0  0   2  0  0   0-0 24 13:45  0   1  0  0 
ALEX TANGUAY                   -1   0  0  2   4  0  0   1-0 37 20:48  0   0  0  0 
PAVEL DATSYUK                   1   1  0  1   0  0  0   3-2 18 11:11  0   0  1  0 
GARY ROBERTS                    1   1  0  1   2  0  0   1-0 29 18:14  0   0  1  0 
ALEKSEY MOROZOV                 0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 12  7:21  0   0  0  0 
BRAD RICHARDS                   0   4  0  0   0  0  0   9-2 32 17:20  1   1  1  1 
TRENT HUNTER                    0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 29 15:40  0   0  0  1 
TONY AMONTE                     1   1  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 24 14:48  0   0  1  1 
ETHAN MOREAU                    1   2  1  0   0  0  0   3-1 29 17:16  3   2  0  0 
ADAM HALL                       0   4  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 20 11:56  0   0  1  1 
MATTIAS OHLUND                  1   3  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 52 29:36  3   1  0  0 
DICK TARNSTROM                  2   2  1  2   2  1  0   0-0 49 28:02  2   2  1  1 
SCOTT HANNAN                   -2   1  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 31 18:25  1   0  0  0 
SAMI SALO                       1   2  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 21 11:53  2   0  0  0 
BRIAN RAFALSKI                  1   0  0  1   0  0  0   0-0 13  9:32  0   0  0  0 
ED JOVANOVSKI                  -1   1  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 46 29:00  0   1  0  1 
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TOTAL                           4  26  4  8  12  1  0 33-16          13   8  6  8

Player Stats For Seattle Tsunami
PLAYER                        +/- SOG  G  A PIM PP SH  FO-W AC    IT TA HIT SP AS
DAN BOYLE                      -1   2  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 38 22:07  4   1  0  1 
DALLAS DRAKE                    0   1  0  0   2  0  0   0-0 27 14:47  0   1  1  0 
SIMON GAGNE                     0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 20 11:56  1   1  0  1 
MARIAN HOSSA                    0   6  0  1   0  0  0   2-2 42 26:30  2   3  2  2 
SAKU KOIVU                      0   0  0  1   0  0  0   9-5 27 15:53  0   0  0  0 
DAYMOND LANGKOW                 0   1  0  1   0  0  0   6-2 26 14:23  0   2  0  1 
BRIAN LEETCH                   -1   3  1  0   0  1  0   0-0 58 35:01  2   2  0  2 
RYAN MALONE                     0   0  0  0   0  0  0   2-1 29 15:40  0   1  0  0 
LADISLAV NAGY                   0   2  1  0   4  0  0   1-1 25 15:13  0   0  0  1 
CHRIS PHILLIPS                  0   1  0  1   0  0  0   0-0 32 18:43  2   1  0  0 
MARCUS RAGNARSSON               0   2  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 17  9:55  1   1  1  0 
MARK RECCHI                    -1   2  0  1   2  0  0   2-0 29 16:36  0   1  0  1 
STEVE RUCCHIN                   0   3  0  0   2  0  0   9-6 32 17:27  0   1  0  1 
JASON SMITH                     0   1  1  0   0  0  0   0-0 13  9:49  0   1  0  0 
ERIC STAAL                      0   1  0  0   0  0  0   2-0 12  7:21  0   0  0  0 
MARCO STURM                     0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 20 11:56  0   0  0  1 
KEITH TKACHUK                  -1   6  0  1   0  0  0   0-0 33 20:33  0   1  2  2 
MIKE VAN RYN                    0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 51 29:13  0   0  1  0 
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TOTAL                          -4  34  3  6  10  1  0 33-17          12  17  7 13

Goalie Stats For West Coast Express
PLAYER                          MIN  SHOTS GA  ENG GR GRS
DAVID AEBISCHER                  63     34  3    0  8  7   110 
DAN CLOUTIER                     0      0   0    0  0  0   0   

Goalie Stats For Seattle Tsunami
PLAYER                          MIN  SHOTS GA  ENG GR GRS
TY CONKLIN                       0      0   0    0  0  0   0   
ROBERTO LUONGO                   63     26  4    0  9  6   110 

POWER PLAY                    OPP   GOALS
West Coast Express            3         1
Seattle Tsunami               4         1
