The San Jose Sharks welcome the Vancouver Canucks into SAP Center.<\/p>\n
Will Smith and William Eklund and Adam Gaudette scored, and the Sharks win it 3-2.<\/p>\n
Period 1<\/p>\n
Looks like the Canucks had too much turkey yesterday, this is a good, engaged start by the Sharks, 4-0 shots through two minutes.<\/p>\n
2 in: Graf vs. Hughes up high, fun match-up, looks like Hughes taught Graf a move or two.<\/p>\n
3 in: Woof pass by Dickinson, misses Klingberg on reverse bounce pass. Leads to Bains Grade-A all alone in slot that maybe he misses or Askarov turns away?<\/p>\n
Boeser goal: Askarov doesn\u2019t seem to pick up the low shot, there was a lot of movement and traffic. Canucks had a little cycle going there that the Sharks couldn\u2019t kill.<\/p>\n
Hughes penalty: Eklund draws the call, Sharks had good cycle. Orlov-Smith-Celebrini-Eklund-Wennberg is PP1.<\/p>\n
Smith goal: Nice work down low on PP by Celebrini and Wennberg, stay patient, Wennberg\u2019s first pass to Smith to open side misses, does it again. Easy for Smith. But aggressive, attack the net approach, even by Wennberg looking for pass, he did it while attacking toward net. Also give Orlov credit on the entry, Canucks PK sold out to prevent the drop pass to Celebrini, so Orlov smartly took what was given and entered himself, establishing possession in OZ for PP.<\/p>\n
10 in: Like that exit, Dickinson to Iorio to Ostapchuk. Couple\u00a0 challenging passes they made to complete a clean breakout, that\u2019s half the job as an NHL defenseman.<\/p>\n
9 left: Klingberg stands up EP40, leads to a couple Toffoli chances. Fans greet Kane with some boos when he touches the puck.<\/p>\n
7 left: Both Klingberg in OZ and Smith in NZ passed up safer passing options to try not even a home run play, but like to hit a double. Leads to turnovers . I mean, it happens, not trying to micro-manage every shift by a skill player. But just noticed it.<\/p>\n
6 left: Like that Gaudette bid right off to side of Tolopilo, good pass by I think Eklund. Not a great angle, but I like testing a young goalie in just his 4th NHL game, second this year, see if he\u2019s leaky anywhere.<\/p>\n
4 left: Smith does good work on Sherwood, loose puck battle, pushes Sherwood toward wall, Klingberg helps out for exit.<\/p>\n
Period 2<\/p>\n
Klingberg-Liljegren-Toffoli-Kurashev-Gaudette PP2.<\/p>\n
EP40 goal: What a goal by Pettersson, he outwaits Askarov. That\u2019s highlight reel, SportsCenter-worthy. Kane keeps the puck alive on the forecheck, good effort by him, and then the rest of it is fortunate bounces and an unbelievable finish from Pettersson.<\/p>\n
6 in: Easy for me to say, wonder what the coaches think? But I think Iorio exiting, he passes up the easier connection to an open Ostapchuk in stride, to miss the more challenging connecting pass to Reaves. Turnover. To be an everyday role d-man in this league though, I think that\u2019s a connection that has to be made 97 of 100 times, unless I\u2019m missing something. Like the more difficult pass is great, you just gotta make it. This isn\u2019t some huge criticism, but I think those are the small things that separate a player from fringe to everyday NHL\u2019er.<\/p>\n
7 in: Dickinson closes on Sasson nicely. He joins rush, and no one covers for him though. Wennberg and Gaudette do track back hard to even up a momentary 3-on-1, and Askarov shrugs off long rush shot.<\/p>\n
8 in: Poor San Jose Sharks\u2019 shift, this isn\u2019t a great Canucks team, but just OK effort keeping Vancouver ahead. Dellandrea misses a clear out, it\u2019s intercepted, then Kampf pickpockets Orlov trying to exit, and Boeser lights up a shot from slot, big Askarov save. Cheers of \u201cAsky!\u201d afterwards, reminiscent of \u201cNabby!\u201d Feel like Sharks aren\u2019t putting away a game that they could though.<\/p>\n
9 in: Everyone knows I\u2019m not a huge Kane fan, but in fairness, I\u2019m not sure why the fans are booing him so hard here? By and large, on the ice in San Jose, he was good. It\u2019s more than that, I guess? Just wondering, more than anything.<\/p>\n
7 left: Love that from Celebrini, takes advantage of Canucks change of PK. goes through three Canucks in middle, tripped, Sharks now have a long 5-on-3. That\u2019s recognizing moment and putting your foot on an opponent\u2019s throat. Now to score.<\/p>\n
Notably, Klingberg replaces Orlov 5-on-3. Celebrini post followed by strange bounce on Canucks\u2019 clear that leads to EP40 all alone. Big Askarov save, that would\u2019ve been devastating.<\/p>\n
Gaudette goal: Just missed being a power play goal, but overall, coaching staff has to be happy with a more aggressive shot mentality on the PP from both units.<\/p>\n
Period 3<\/p>\n
1 in: San Jose Sharks with three-straight penalties, no bueno. Iorio pins Garland, but doesn\u2019t contain his stick, which zips a slot pass to DeBrusk, huge Askarov save. Then tagged with interference.<\/p>\n
3 in: Nice pin by Dickinson on Kane, then Graf grabs it for the easy PK clear, another big kill.<\/p>\n
4 in: Beaut Orlov stretch pass to Smith for a partial breakaway, big Tolopilo save. That could\u2019ve basically sealed the game for the Sharks.<\/p>\n
6 in: Askarov nice stretch pass to Wennberg on PP.<\/p>\n
7 in: Dickinson loses it behind the net. Trying to pass to himself or Kane forecheck? If it was a pass to self, that\u2019s creating your own problems, something he\u2019ll have to learn from.<\/p>\n
8 left: Messy puck movement by Sharks on exit, they need to be more precise, but Dellandrea does nice job to evade I think Boeser on forecheck in DZ, get it to Graf.<\/p>\n
7 left: Smith area lob to Celebrini, centering pass to Toffoli, that also could\u2019ve been the game.<\/p>\n
Celebrini knee Sasson? No call, but Sasson thought there should\u2019ve been something.<\/p>\n
6 left: Wonderful end of shift by Graf, patience with puck in DZ, doesn\u2019t rush play, and Dellandrea gets it out. Then almost got under Garland in NZ to turn it over, then bothered Hughes in DZ on forecheck, puck goes to Tolopilo. That\u2019s hard to play against.<\/p>\n
4 left: Another San Jose Sharks penalty, Wennberg alert steal on PK though, leads to OZ faceoff for Sharks on PK. Askarov follows with another big save on DeBrusk.<\/p>\n
3 left: Goodrow takes it from Garland on PK, great work, Kane slashes stick on Goodrow breakaway, that should do it.<\/p>\n
2 left: I like Celebrini staying in good defensive position when Canucks PK turned it over.<\/p>\n
Celebrini penalty: Would pay money to hear expletives that Mack must have hurled at official. Whoa, they gave him the extra unsportsmanlike too. That\u2019ll matter if there\u2019s OT. And on Youth Hockey Appreciation Day lol.<\/p>\n
1 left: Ep40 looks up, his bid in Askarov\u2019s glove. Askarov has done a great job with rebounds today, to my eye. As in, there\u2019s been none.<\/p>\n
Goodrow buried EP40 in the numbers in corner, understand both sides. Ep40 wasn\u2019t that close to boards, go all out for Goodrow with 1.9 on the clock, don\u2019t allow a centering pass. But of course, Canucks have to stand up for their guy.<\/p>\n
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