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Sharks second straight win is
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San Jose leans on puck possession to knock off
Hurricanes
San Jose built on their win in Columbus on Friday
night, by dispatching the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 at PNC Arena on Sunday
morning in a pre-Super Bowl matinee. The Sharks grabbed a lead late in the 1st
period and held the Hurricanes in check for the last 40 minutes. San Jose
looked spry against the young and fast Carolina roster that has several up and
coming offensive threats. The win put San Jose into a position to finish their
current-5-game road trip with more wins than losses.
Aaron Dell got
the start in net for San Jose and his 29 save performance helped lead the
Sharks to their 28th victory of the season. Dell has given the Sharks a nice
safety valve in net this season. He out-dueled Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward,
who allowed three goals on 26 San Jose shots.
Timo Meier staked the
Sharks to an early 1-0 lead when he one timed a Joonas Donskoi feed past
Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward. Donskoi held the puck near the left corner, and
caught Meier slicing down the slot. He put a pass on the button and Meier did
the rest, converting for his 12th goal of the season.
Ward kept the
Sharks within a goal after making a diving paddle save on the Sharks Joel Ward,
who tried jamming home shot from the doorstep with under 8 minutes remaining in
the opening frame. The Sharks Ward put a backhand chance as he was falling
toward the left post, but Carolina's netminder extended his stick out to deny
the goal.
Sebastian Aho tied the game with 2:02 left in the period
after rookie centerman Danny O'Regan sent a lazy pass to the slot as he skated
out of the right corner. Eric Staal easily picked off O'Regan's gaff and fed
the puck to Aho who put it past Aaron Dell for his 19th goal of the season.
San Jose reacted in the best way possible, scoring a go-ahead goal
with 36 seconds left in the period. Christ Tierney was left unattended in front
of the Carolina net, and when Melker Karlsson found him with a pass from the
right corner, the rest was academic. Tierney gathered Karlsson's pass and
lifted a shot into the Hurricanes goal, much to Ward's disgust.
Brent Burns added some cushion to the Sharks lead with
a goal 2:03 into the 2nd period. The defenseman gathered a puck near the right
point, then pivoted to face the net and sweeping a long shot that eluded Ward.
The Hurricanes goaltender had a face full of Barclay Goodrow, who was being
tied up by his teammate Brett Pesce at the top of the crease.
Brenden
Dillon and Brock McGinn dropped the gloves 7:32 into the period after Dillon
took exception to a hit earlier in the shift. Dillon earned an extra two
minutes for cross checking McGinn in retaliation for the hit. The NHL's 2nd
ranked penalty kill diffused the Carolina man-advantage to help the Sharks
preserve their 2-goal lead.
San Jose had no problem killing clock in
the 3rd period. They took a big chunk out of the period with an impressive
forecheck sequence that had the puck stuck in the Carolina zone for almost a
full two minutes.
Carolina pulled Ward with 2:09 to play.
Game Notes:
* The game marked the last time San Jose will play
in the Eastern time zone this season. San Jose will finish this current 5-game
road trip with a stop in Denver on Tuesday night.
* Brent Burns and
rookie defender Joakim Ryan were both a +3 for the game. Ryan skated 22 shifts,
logging 18:32 of ice time. He was credited with 2 hits and blocked shot.
* Joonas Donskoi put on a puck possession clinic throughout the game,
but did not put a single shot on goal. Donskoi value wasn't measured in shots
in this one though. He did earn the primary assist on Timo Meier's goal and was
a pivotal cog in the puck possession game that led to San Jose's success in the
win.
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| 1st period - 1, SJ,
Meier 12 (Donskoi, Burns), 4:06. 2, CAR, Aho 19 (Staal), 17:58. 3, SJ, Tierney
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| 2nd period - 4, SJ,
Burns 9 (Ward, Ryan), 2:03. |
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| 2nd period - Dillon, SJ
(cross checking), 7:32; Dillon, SJ (fighting major), 7:32; McGinn, CAR
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| CAR - Ward |
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| Referees:
Skilliter, McCauley. Linesmen: Gawryletz, Murray. |
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