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Sharks extend win
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Overtime goal by Goc propels
SJ
11/4/05 - by Mike Lee
Don't how
they're doing it, just savor the fact that the Sharks are winning games. Friday
night marked the 10th road game for San Jose and the 6th consecutive win coming
on a late 3rd period or overtime goal or on the shootout. This time a lethargic
Sharks team squeezed out an overtime goal in Anaheim to defeat the Mighty Ducks
1-0. Marcel Goc was credited with the tally after deflecting a Kyle McLaren
shot 51 seconds into the extra period.
The Ducks shot themselves in
the foot with 55 seconds remaining in regulation when Ruslan Salei was whistled
for elbowing Jonathan Cheechoo. Salei argued that Cheechoo should have been
penalized for the same infraction.
Goc was loitering in front of the
net when McLaren uncorked a one-timer from the point during the 4-on-3 chance.
The Sharks winger got a stick on the waist high shot, deflecting it past Mighty
Ducks goaltender John-Sebastien Giguere.
"I'm usually not out there
when it's four-on-three, and all I was looking to do was shoot," McLaren said.
"We would have liked to score the goal a bit earlier, but it was a solid
60-minute effort. I think that was probably our best effort from start to
finish this season."
Giguere contested that Goc's stick was above the
permitted level, but officials ruled that the goal was legal.
San Jose
was lucky to be in a position to win after Anaheim turned up the heat on rookie
goaltender Nolan Schaefer late in the 3rd period. The Mighty Ducks out-shot San
Jose 9-5 in the period and had several late chances to end the Sharks current
winning streak.
"It's a credit to the guys," Schaefer said. "The
defense did a great job and everyone came back strong to help out."
In
addition to Schaefer winning his fifth consecutive game without a defeat, he
recorded his first career NHL shutout. Sharks head coach Ron Wilson must now
decide who he will play in goal Saturday night versus the Minnesota Wild.
Vesa Toskala returned to the lineup on Friday night,
backing up Schaefer, and Evgeni Nabokov is close to returning from a shoulder
injury that he sustained in mid-October. Unwritten hockey edict dictates that
you don't mess with a good thing, especially when that good thing is a hot
goaltender.
Wilson may have bigger things to worry about. His offense
was non-existent on Friday night and the power play continues to struggle. The
Sharks went 1-for 7 on the power play against the 18th ranked penalty kill in
the NHL.
"We should have had the lead at some point, the way we were
playing," Sharks coach Ron Wilson said. "We were confident because we were
working hard. We caught a lucky break and we scored."
The Sharks came
out firing in the 1st period, but failed to get a puck past Giguere. Their 15
shots in the period had Anaheim against the ropes early, but the Ducks
sustained the attack. The Sharks lack of offense energized Anaheim later in the
game.
Notes
Giguere is 3-10 lifetime against San
Jose
Rookie Steve Bernier was recalled from Cleveland because Scott
Thornton and Wayne Primeau are both hurt.
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3 |
OT |
T |
| SJ |
0 |
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1 |
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| ANA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Overtime - 1, San Jose,
Goc 3 (McLaren), 0:51, (pp). |
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| 1st period - Clowe, SJS
(delay of game), 2:35; Smith, SJS (roughing), 5:17; Moen, ANA (roughing), 5:17;
Niedermayer, ANA (hooking), 9:26; Niedermayer, ANA (tripping), 14:36; DiPenta,
ANA (interference), 16:08; Smith, SJS (tripping), 18:28 |
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| 2nd period - Marleau,
SJS (boarding), 4:45; Lupul, ANA (holding), 7:09; Carney, ANA (hooking), 12:51;
Langfeld, SJS (holding), 15:25; Niedermayer, ANA (high-sticking), 15:33;
Michalek, SJS (tripping), 17:04 |
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| 3rd period - McLaren,
SJS (interference), 2:36; Pahlsson, ANA (interference), 5:15; Salei, ANA
(elbowing), 19:05 |
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Shots |
Saves |
| SJ - Schaefer |
21 |
21 |
| ANA - Giguere |
32 |
31 |
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3 |
OT |
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| SJ |
15 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
32 |
| ANA |
5 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
21 |
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| Referees: Tom Kowal, Bill
McCreary. Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Pat Dapuzzo. |
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