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Burns shines in his 1000th
game
Sharks beat Anaheim to end home
stand
Brent Burns is no kid. His 1000th NHL game is
proof. The Sharks defenseman skated in his milestone game on Thursday night on
home ice and capped it with the game winning goal to help San Jose snap a
three-game losing streak. Burns helped the Sharks overcome a lost 3rd period
lead with a go-ahead shot with 9:39 to play. The Sharks would score an empty
netter late to take a 4-2 decision over the Anaheim Ducks.
The game
wasn't a must win situation for San Jose, but the Ducks trailed the Sharks by a
mere 2 points entering play. The win provided a little buffer as the season
heads to the dog days following the holidays. San Jose had misfired on three
straight chances on home ice in the last week, but they gathered themselves
against another Pacific Division opponent.
Burns was the man of the
hour, but a pair of Swedes played big roles in this one. Melker Karlsson turned
in what was probably his best game of the season, recording a goal, and a big
hit to go along with 3 shots on goal. Marcus Sorensen also was a factor. The
youngster also chipped in a goal and was a nuisance to the Ducks all night.
Sorensen's night started off precariously when he was sent off after
retaliating to a fore arm shiver that he took the back of the head by cross
checking Brandon Montour at 9:30 of the opening period. Anaheim was rewarded
for their thuggery when Jakob Silfverberg deposited a power play goal for his
10th tally of the season. Nick Ritchie threw the puck on net from the left
point, bouncing the puck off Martin Jones. Silfverberg grabbed the loose puck
and tucked it around the left post as Jones tried reaching back to get his
paddle on the puck.
Karlsson tied the game at 1-1 with 1:55 left in
the period, pushing a Joonas Donskoi feed across the goal line for his 4th goal
of the season. Donskoi was relegated to the 4th line prior to the game for his
lack of offense, but the young Finnish forward did all the work on the goal,
fighting off Jake Dotchin as he circled from behind the Ducks net with the puck
and sliding a backhand feed out to the front of the net where Karlsson was
there to cash in on goaltender John Gibson.
Gibson failed to make the
opening bell in the 2nd period, and was replaced by Chad Johnson.
Sorensen staked the Sharks to the 2-1 lead 5:44 into the period with his 7th
goal of the season. Joe Pavelski carried the puck in tight and tried to jam a
shot past Johnson with both feet in the crease. Sorensen swooped in from the
right side and swept the puck home.
Jones made the save of the game
with 2 minutes left in the period, stoning Andrew Cogliano with a wave of the
glove after the Ducks centerman pumped a shot from the right side. Jones
followed that up with a gaff that almost cost the Sharks a goal. Playing the
puck from the right corner, Jones tried to fire the puck around the end boards,
but ended up bouncing off the side of this net with a Ducks skater right in
from of the goal mouth.
Luckily for San Jose, Jones' pass skittered away from
danger, allowing the Sharks to take their slim one-goal lead into the 2nd
break.
That lead would evaporate 3:53 into the 3rd period when Kiefer
Sherwood bounced a shot off Jones and into the Sharks goal. The Ducks winger
found himself with a deflection while situated on the left side of the slot.
Jones got a piece of Sherwood's shot, but it carried enough energy to push
across the goal line.
Burns helped San Jose reclaim the lead 6 minutes
later when he ripped a shot form the right point that evaded Johnson. Karlsson
and Josh Manson jostled for position at the top of the crease, screening the
shot from Johnson's view. The blast caught twine just inside the left post for
Burn's 5th goal of the season.
The Ducks thought the puck had clipped
the netting above the glass earlier in the possession, and Silfverberg earned a
trip to the penalty box for unsportsmanlike conduct after voicing his
displeasure for the lack of attention by referees Graham Skilliter and Brad
Meier.
Andrej Kase just missed re-tying the game with 1:45 left in
regulation when his shot clanked off the left post. The Ducks pulled Johnson
with 70 seconds left in regulation. Tomas Hertl obliged with an empty-net goal
cap the win.
Game Notes:
* Barclay Goodrow earned the
game's 3rd star with a 3 assist night. The Sharks forward played big time
minutes when the Sharks needed them.
* Erik Karlsson served the back
end of his two game suspension and will be eligible to return to the lineup on
Saturday when the Sharks travel to Edmonton to take on the Oilers.
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Evander Kane had another disappointing night. The big off season signing did
little to contribute to the Sharks win and muffed a breakaway chance in the 2nd
period. Kane has done little over the last two weeks other than his performance
against the Winnipeg Jets.
* Logan Couture was another big money
forward who continues to wallow in obscurity. The centerman had 1 shot on goal
and did little to generate much pressure on Gibson or Johnson.
* Jacob
Larsson was the only Duck to finish with a plus rating.
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| 1st period - 1, ANA,
Silfverberg 10 (Ritchie, Mahura), 10:33, (pp). 2, SJ, M. Karlsson 4 (Donskoi,
Goodrow), 18:05. |
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| 2nd period - 3, SJ,
Sorensen 7 (Pavelski, Ryan), 5:44. |
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| 3rd period - 4, ANA,
Sherwood 5 (Manson), 3:53. 5, SJ, Burns 5 (Dillon, Goodrow), 10:21. 6, SJ,
Hertl 13 (Goodrow, Vlasic), 19:37, (en). |
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| 1st period - Vlasic. SJ
(delay of game - puck over glass), 4:23; Silfverberg, ANA (tripping), 5:59;
Sorensen, SJ (cross checking), 9:30. |
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| 2nd period - Larsson,
ANA (cross checking), 6:10; M. Karlsson, SJ (slashing), 9:03; Sprong. ANA
(roughing), 16:10; Simek, SJ (roughing), 16:10; Goodrow, SJ (slashing), 18:23.
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| 3rd period -
Silfverberg, ANA (unsporstmanlike conduct), 10:21. |
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Shots |
Saves |
| ANA - Gibson |
16 |
15 |
| ANA - Johnson |
22 |
20 |
| ANA - empty net |
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0 |
| SJ - Jones |
27 |
25 |
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12 |
8 |
7 |
27 |
| SJ |
16 |
11 |
12 |
39 |
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| Referees:
Skilliter, Meier. Linesmen: Gawryletz, Galloway. |
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