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Sharks pluck Ducks
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SJ wins three in a row for the first time this
season
The wins have been far and few between for the San
Jose Sharks this season, so any chance to string together three wins in a row
is big news. Granted, two of those three came against a depleted Anaheim Ducks
hockey team, but the Sharks aren't going to get picky. The Sharks followed up
their big 6-0 win over Anaheim 24 hours earlier, with a 3-1 victory at Honda
Center to take all four points in their quick stop in Southern California.
San Jose spread out their scoring, bagging goals in each of the three
periods, and leaned on goaltender Martin Jones, who turned in a 26 save
performance to earn his 8th win of the season. Jones got the call after Devyn
Dubnyk's shutout performance one night earlier.
Jones was steady Eddie
in net, playing a more controlled game that resulted in stops that should have
been made, and saves that leaned on Jones skill.
Evander Kane gave the
Sharks another 1st period lead, when he scooped up an errant Rickard Rakell
pass that Ben Hutton couldn't handle, and raced up ice before whipping a shot
past goaltender Ryan Miller. Kane unleashed his shot just as he crossed into
the left circle, beating Miller to the low glove side.
Jones bailed
out his teammates with 7 minutes left in the period, when the Ducks jumped a
pass in their own zone while trying to kill an Isac Lundestrom hooking penalty.
Anaheim raced up ice 2-on-1 before Danton Heinen snapped a shot from the slot
that Jones snatched with a waving glove.
Jones got some help from his
right post later in the period when Max Comtois rifled a shot from the slot
that caught iron.
Max Jones tied the game 5:38 into the 2nd period
after a puck lifted over Radim Simek as the Sharks were pressing in the Ducks
zone. Jones raced past Simek up the right wing then snapped a shot from the
side boards, beating Martin Jones with a snipe to the upper left corner of the
net.
The Sharks had three power play chances in the opening frame, but
unlike Friday night's game, they couldn't convert on the man advantage. San
Jose surrendered a pair of power play chances themselves, but neither team
could make use of the advantage.
San Jose responded immediately when
Kevin Labanc scored his second goal in as many nights. The Sharks forward
one-timed a Tomas Hertl feed from the bottom of the left dot. Hertl carried the
puck around the right post from the end boards and sent a blind pass to the
Labanc for the quick about face shot that helped San Jose reclaim the lead.
Dylan Gambrell gave the Sharks a little breathing room
with his first goal in over a year 2:07 into the 3rd period. The Sharks pursued
the puck deep in the Anaheim zone, using a strong forecheck to retain
possession. Gambrell punched home a shot from in tight after the puck worked
its way to the low slot.
Anaheim couldn't generate the pressure to
challenge Jones. Evidence of their struggles culminated with a 4-on-1 break in
the 3rd period that was squashed with the Ducks went offside on the advantage.
Game Notes:
* Logan Couture sustained a pair of hits in
the 2nd period that took their toll. The Sharks captain missed a few shifts as
he tried to gather himself. He played the entire 3rd period.
* Evander
Kane and Kevin Labanc may never want to leave Anaheim. Both scored goals in
both games of the 24 hour stop in Southern California.
* Evander Kane
led the Sharks with 7 shots on goal. Matt Nieto added 6 shots on goal,
including a shorthanded chance in the 3rd period that clanked off the crossbar.
* Mario Ferraro was a +2 and had an assist on Labanc's goal. Evander
Kane and Tomas Hertl were also +2
* Kurtis Gabriel led San Jose with 7
hits in the game. The Sledghammer has been putting his money where his mouth
is, with solid play since cracking the lineup.
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| 1st period - 1, SJ, Kane
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| 2nd period - 2, ANA,
Jones 4 (Shattenkirk), 5:38. 3, SJ, Labanc 7 (Hertl, Ferraro), 6:33. |
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| 3rd period - 4, SJ,
Gambrell 1 (Donato, Leonard), 2:07. |
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| 1st period - Hakanpaa,
ANA (tripping), 2:44; Marleau, SJ (tripping), 4:14; Mahura, ANA (slashing),
6:51; Lundestrom, ANA (hooking), 11:11; Gabriel, SJ (slashing), 16:55. |
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| 2nd period - Fowler, ANA
(holding), 16:15. |
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| 3rd period - Knyzhov, SJ
(holding), 10:07. |
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Shots |
Saves |
| SJ - Jones |
27 |
26 |
| ANA - Miller |
33 |
30 |
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14 |
11 |
33 |
| ANA |
7 |
9 |
11 |
27 |
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| Referees: Rehman,
Walsh. Linesmen: Gawryletz, Knorr. |
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