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WCQF Game 3: Duck mauling at
the Tank
SJ looks past Anaheim shenanigans for big
win
The Sharks Western Conference Quarter Finals series
with the Anaheim Ducks shifted to San Jose on Monday night, and by the time the
smoke cleared the Sharks are on the verge of ending the series within the next
48 hours. San Jose's offense responded to the Ducks low-brow approach to hockey
by putting a bushel full of pucks into the Anaheim net in a an 8-1 win to grab
a stranglehold on the series.
The Sharks erupted for four goals in the
2nd period that iced the game with three power play tallies in the final frame
to bum-rush the Ducks. Martin Jones made 45 saves to keep Anaheim from
challenging the Sharks lead, but his work seemed almost irrelevant because of
the Sharks ability to score at will.
The win gives San Jose a 3-0 lead
in the series, which may come to a fiery end for Anaheim on Wednesday.
Logan Couture staked the Sharks to the early 1-0 lead when he one-timed a
Mikkel Boedker feed from the slot. Boedker raced around Hampus Lindholm on the
right wing, then skating to the end boards where he made the feed to Couture.
Ducks goaltender John Gibson had to cover the right post as the Boedker threat
was a clear and present danger. He opened up the left side of the net as a
result which opened things up perfectly for Couture.
Timo Meier sent a
40 foot pass to Chris Tierney on the next shift, creating a breakaway chance
for the Sharks. Gibson kept the game to a single goal by denying Tierney.
Meier took a cheap hooking penalty seconds after Ryan Getzlaf was set
free for a holding infraction. The Ducks made the most of their power play
chance when Richard Rakell heeled a shot from the left side that caught the
right post. Rakell's shot was flipping end over end, which may have crossed up
Sharks goaltender Martin Jones. The goal was Rakell's first of the playoffs,
and it tied the game at 1-1.
In a clear sign that the Ducks approach
called for physical play to get the Sharks off their game. Anaheim finished the
first period with 24 hits in the frame. The Sharks recorded only 8 hits by
contrast.
San Jose reclaimed the lead 1:15 into the 2nd period when
Joonas Donskoi grabbed a Ducks turnover at center ice when Brandon Montour fell
while trying to carry the puck up the left wing. Donskoi raced up the right
side then traded passes with Evander Kane before tapping a the return feed past
Gibson for the 2-1 lead.
Marcus Sorensen made it a 3-1 lead just 1:26
later. The young forward carried a Donskoi feed as he cut across the top of the
Ducks crease from left to right, before sliding puck across the goal line for
his 2nd goal of the playoffs.
The Sharks fourth line got in on the scoring at 13:43
when Eric Fehr dangled a puck to his left before pulling it to his forehand and
sliding a shot past Gibson to push the lead to 4-1. Sorensen setup Fehr with a
pass at center ice. Fehr did the rest by crashing the net with the puck as
Andrew Cogliano was hacking at him from behind like a lap dog chasing a Great
Dane.
Things got chippy on the ensuing shift as a whistle in front of
the Sharks net ended with Nick Ritchie bumping Jones. Mayhem ensued as all ten
skaters were locked up in separate altercations. When the smoke cleared, the
Sharks found themselves on a power play.
Francois Beauchemin took a
slashing penalty with 29 seconds left on Ritchie's penalty resulting in a
Sharks 5-on-3 power play. A crazy scrum in front of Gibson resulted in a
scoring chance that had to go to video review after Logan Couture raised his
arms in celebration thinking. Replays countered Couture's optimism and the on
ice call of no goal stood.
That was irrelevant as Tomas Hertl put one
past Gibson seconds later to make it 5-1. The offense went tic-tac-toe with
Couture hitting Joe Pavelski parked on the left post. Pavelski's touch pass to
Hertl in the slot ended with a quick flick of the wrist and Hertl's 2nd goal of
the playoffs.
The Ducks started the 3rd period by removing Gibson and
inserting Ryan Miller in net.
Martin Jones game was overshadowed by
all the goals that were flying into the Ducks goal, but he faced a slew of
pucks in the game. The Sharks netminder made things easier for his teammates by
rejecting Anaheim offense. Sharks fan favorite Corey Perry had a decent look at
the San Jose net 4 minutes into the period, but Jones smothered the shot.
The Ducks decided it was time to shelve decorum and sportsmanship, so
they turned into a professional band of 3-year-olds. The second half of the
period was a disgrace to the game, fueled by cheap shot after cheap shot by the
Ducks.
Ryan Getzlaf lost his cool with 12 minutes and change to play,
taking a slashing and roughing penalty to put the Sharks on a 4-minute power
play.
Joe Pavelski made Getzlaf pay for his misdeeds with a power play
goal at 10:04. The Sharks captain punched a rebound through Miller's pads for
the 6-1 lead.
Perry decided to get his money's worth by cross checking
Kevin Lebanc to draw yet another Ducks penalty. Getzlaf aired his grievances
with the officials earning a 10 minute misconduct and an early trip to the
showers.
Ryan Kesler took yet another slashing penalty at 16:38, and
San Jose responded when Evender Kane punched home a puck from the doorstep for
another power play goal.
Montour decided to get in on the act as the
Ducks were looking to hack at every Shark they could reach. The defenseman was
sent off for the fifth slashing infraction of the night. The Sharks just used
it as an opportunity to pump up their personal statistics. Tierney got in on
the act by scoring his 1st goal of the playoffs to cap the goal-fest.
Game Notes:
* The Ducks lost defenseman Josh Manson early in the
2nd period to an undisclosed injury. The Sharks big period was aided by
Manson's absence and the injury to Cam Fowler who has missed the entire series
thus far.
* Brent Burns last shift came before the midway point of the
3rd period. He was not present on the Sharks bench the final 10 minutes of the
game.
* Not that is should be surprising in a game where the offense
produces 8 goals, but 13 Shark skaters recorded points in Game 3 and 8
different players scored goals.
* Stastically speaking, Anaheim
out-hit the Sharks 44-24 and they out-shot the Sharks 46-36.
* Anaheim
racked up 28 total penalty minutes. Ryan Getzlaf accounted for 16 minutes
himself, via 3 minor penalties and the 10 minute misconduct. Anaheim took 6
stick related penalties and a pair of roughing infractions.
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3 |
T |
| ANA |
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0 |
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| SJ |
1 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
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| 1st period - 1, SJ,
Couture 2 (Boedker), 3:44. 2, ANA, Rakell 1 (Montour, Getzlaf), 13:40, (pp).
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| 2nd period - 3, SJ,
Donskoi 1 (Kane), 1:15. 4, SJ, Sorensen 2 (Donskoi), 3:41. 5, SJ, Fehr 1
(Sorensen, Karlsson), 13:43. 6, SJ, Hertl 2 (Pavelski, Couture), 16:49, (pp).
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| 3rd period - 7, SJ,
Pavelski 1 (Meier, Donskoi), 10:04, (pp). 8, SJ, Kane 3 (Vlasic), 17:16, (pp).
9, SJ, Tierney 1 (Meier, Labanc), 19:36, (pp). |
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| 1st period - Getzlaf,
ANA (holding), 10:22; Meier, SJ (hooking), 12:59. |
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| 2nd period - Ritchie,
ANA (slashing), 14:28; Ritchie, ANA (roughing), 14:28; DeMelo, SJ (roughing),
14:28; Beauchemin, ANA (slashing), 15:59. |
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| 3rd period - Sorensen,
SJ (holding), 5:09; Getzlaf, ANA (slashing), 7:22; Getzlaf, ANA (roughing),
7:22; Perry, ANA (cross checking), 11:12; Getzlaf, ANA (10 min misconduct),
11:12; Fehr, SJ (tripping), 14:49; Kesler, ANA (slashing), 16:38; Montour, ANA
(slashing), 19:24. |
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Shots |
Saves |
| ANA - Gibson |
24 |
19 |
| ANA - Miller |
12 |
9 |
| SJ - Jones |
46 |
45 |
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2 |
3 |
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| ANA |
11 |
19 |
16 |
46 |
| SJ |
8 |
16 |
12 |
36 |
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| Referees: Pollock,
St Laurent. Linesmen: Murchison, Cherrey. |
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