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Sharks win one in
regulation San Jose knocks off Ducks 3-2 on home
ice
Regulation wins have been as rare as fans this
season for San Jose, but the Sharks put together a feisty 2nd period that
potted a pair of goals en route to a 3-2 win over the visiting Anaheim Ducks at
SAP Center on Monday night. Martin Jones played well enough to earn a shutout,
but a pair of own goals by the Sharks defense was the only blemishes on an
otherwise productive game for the Sharks.
San Jose is chasing everyone
in the Western Division, so securing points in the standing without allowing
the opposition to book points via a win, overtime loss or shootout loss helped
the Sharks to gain some ground in the division.
The Sharks staked the
Ducks to an early 1-0 lead just 50 seconds into the contest when a puck
deflected off Mario Ferraro's skate and slid through Martin Jones' pads. Sam
Steel raced up the right wing and was the last Duck to touch the puck before
Ferraro scored on his own goal.
Anaheim had the Sharks on their heels
in the first 5 minutes of the contest, but San Jose was able to hold off the
Ducks. They would benefit from a botched call midway through the period.
Ducks forward Max Comtois was sent off for what the officials believed
was a puck over the glass, but replays showed that Anaheim should not have been
penalized. The Sharks cashed in on the subsequent power play when John Leonard
deposited his first career NHL goal. Leonard snapped a shot from the top of the
right circle as Ryan Donato impeded Ducks goaltender John Gibson's vision by
parking himself at the top of the crease.
Kevin Labanc made an
appearance on the score sheet after a long absence, when he banked a shot off
Gibson from behind the end line4:48 into the 2nd period. The Sharks forward
gathered a rebound off his own shot that bounced off the end boards before he
threw the puck at Gibson as he sailed past the right post. The puck hit Gibson
in the right arm, deflecting into the Ducks goal for Labanc's 2nd goal of the
season.
Logan Couture scored his team leading 7th goal of the season
11:15 into the period, when he stepped in front of a Ryan Getzlaf pass out of
the left corner then snapped a shot from the bottom of the left circle. The
puck beat Gibson through the 5-hole, and gave the Sharks an unfamiliar 2nd
period lead.
Ferraro's night got worse early in the 3rd period when
he deflected yet another puck past his own goaltender to cut the Sharks lead to
3-2. Max Comtois sent a puck to the front of the net where Ferraro stabbed at,
lifting it over Jones at the 2:00 minute mark of the frame. The goal was
Comtois' 7th of the season.
The Ducks pulled Gibson with 2 minutes
left in regulation, but an icing call forced them to reinsert him in net with
1:25 remaining. Anaheim couldn't establish any offensive push, even though the
Sharks iced the puck three times themselves in that final 85 seconds.
Game Notes:
* The Sharks were without the services of defensemen
Erik Karlsson and Radim Simek. Karlsson suffered a lower body injury in the 3rd
period on Saturday. Simek is also on the mend after getting bounced off the
glass on Saturday, followed by a cross check by Jonathan Marchessault. Frederik
Claeson and Nicolas Meloche made their Sharks debuts in their place.
*
Claeson logged 9:01 of ice time on 12 shifts and recorded a single shot,
blocked shot and hit. Meloche logged 10:39 of ice time, logging 2 shots and a
hit.
* Evander Kane appeared to suffer an injury to his left wrist or
arm after he extended it and was hit up high midway through the 3rd period.
Kane left the game but returned with 4 minutes left in regulation. Kane played
a solid game, going +2 on the night.
* With Karlsson and Simek out,
Brent Burns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic were called on to log big minutes. Burns
skated 26:46 and Vlasic added 24:45. Nikolai Knyzhov skated 21:41, which was
significant given his rookie status.
* San Jose hop-scotched the LA
Kings and Minnesota Wild in the standings, into the 6 spot in the Western
Division. That will change tomorrow night as LA plays the Wild.
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ANA |
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1st period - 1, ANA,
Steel 1 (Heinen, Silfverberg), 0:50. 2, SJ, Leonard 1 (Ferraro, Meier), 9:43,
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2nd period - 3, SJ,
Labanc 2 (Kane), 4:48. 4, SJ, Couture 7 (unassisted), 11:15. |
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3rd period - 5, ANA,
Comtois 7 (Rakell, Fowler), 2:00. |
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1st period - Comtois,
ANA (delay of game - puck over glass), 8:02. |
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3rd period - Couture, SJ
(hooking), 4:57; Shattenkirk, ANA (holding), 7:35. |
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Shots |
Saves |
ANA - Gibson |
29 |
26 |
SJ - Jones |
28 |
26 |
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2 |
3 |
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ANA |
15 |
4 |
9 |
28 |
SJ |
10 |
13 |
6 |
29 |
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SAP Center - no attendees |
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Referees: South,
Charron. Linesmen: Racisot, Gawryletz. |
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