Will Smith and William Eklund each scored a power-play goal, helping the San Jose Sharks top the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Friday.<\/p>\n
Adam Gaudette also scored as San Jose won for the fourth time in six games. Macklin Celebrini had two assists, and Yaroslav Askarov stopped 32 shots.<\/p>\n
Vancouver dropped to 1-1-0 on a challenging four-game trip. Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson scored for the Canucks, and Nikita Tolopilo made 21 saves in his second start this season and fourth of his career.<\/p>\n
Vancouver had a late 6-on-4 opportunity after pulling Tolopilo with Celebrini in the penalty box. But San Jose held on.<\/p>\n
The Canucks grabbed an early lead when Boeser scored his ninth goal of the season on the team’s second shot 4:28 into the first.<\/p>\n
The Sharks responded with Smith’s power-play goal at 9:25. Celebrini dumped the puck to Alexander Wennberg on the right side of the net, and Wennberg dished it to Smith on the other side.<\/p>\n
Elias Petterson put Vancouver ahead 2-1 in the second with his eighth goal. Petterson’s shot appeared to deflect off Askarov’s right skate before going in.<\/p>\n
The Sharks had a 5-on-3 advantage later in the period and tied it on Eklund’s sixth goal.<\/p>\n
San Jose made it 3-2 moments later when Philipp Kurashev passed to Gaudette behind the net, and Gaudette quickly slipped it past Tolopilo. The officials didn’t initially signal a score, but the replay confirmed the goal.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Canucks: Face the Kings in Los Angeles on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Sharks: At Vegas on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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