Adam Gaudette’s second-period goal stood up as the winner, lifting the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Friday at the SAP Center.
Will Smith and William Eklund also scored for the Sharks (12-10-3), with Yaroslav Askarov making 32 saves for the goaltening win.
Brock Boeser and forward Elias Pettersson replied for the Canucks (10-13-2). Nikita Tolopilo stopped 21 of 24 shots in goal for Vancouver.
Boeser opened the scoring 4:28 into the first period. After some good puck movement, he fired a shot from the middle of the ice atop the faceoff circles and beat Askarov. It was Boeser’s ninth goal of the season.
San Jose tied it at 1-1 five minutes later, with Smith scoring on the power play with Canucks captain Quinn Hughes in the penalty box. Smith took a cross-crease pass from Alexander Wennberg and beat Tolopilo glove-side.
Shots on goal after 20 minutes favoured San Jose, 12-8.
Petterson gave Vancouver a 2-1 lead three minutes into the middle frame on a terrific individual skill play. He knocked the puck out of the air to himself, spun around, then outwaited Askarov and scored his eighth of the year while falling down.
Ladies and gentleman, Elias Pettersson.
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San Jose pulled even at 2-2 on a two-man advantage, with Eklund converting a Celebrini pass, scoring from a sharp angle to the left of Tolopilo.
The Canucks outshot the Sharks 17-7 in the period.
Gaudette, a former Canuck, scored his sixth of the year at 4:43 to give the Sharks a 3-2 lead. He jammed a shot glove-side on Tolopilo which originally wasn’t signalled as a goal, but a replay showed the puck cross the goal-line.
In the final minute and on a power play, the Canucks pulled Tolopilo to create a six-on-four advantage but could not manage the tying goal.
Vancouver visits the L.A. Kings Saturday (7 p.m.).
NOTES: Boeser’s goal gave him 450 points as a Canuck and he passed Todd Bertuzzi for 10th all-time in team history… Celebrini had two assists for the Sharks… Boeser and Jake DeBrusk had five shots apiece for Vancouver, while Gaudettte led the Sharks with five of his own… The Sharks have gone 12-6-1 after starting the season 0-4-2… The Canucks were 0-for-9 on the power play, while the Sharks cashed in on two of their six opportunities.