Sharks bite Canucks late
SAN JOSE — Kevin Labanc’s goal 1:05 into overtime lifted the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2, come-from-behind win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Tommy Wingels set the stage for Labanc’s winner by scoring the tying goal with 23 seconds left. Barclay Goodrow also scored for the Sharks.
Bo Horvat and Sven Baertschi scored for Vancouver.
The San Jose goaltending tandem of Troy Grosenick and Mantas Armalis did not have to work especially hard during their game action. Grosenick made seven saves in the first two periods, and Armalis stopped six shots in the second, third and overtime.
Vancouver’s Michael Garteig took the loss after allowing three goals on 13 shots in the second, third and overtime periods. Richard Bachman started for the Canucks, and stopped all 20 shots he faced. MONTREAL — Alexander Radulov knows how to make a first impression.
In his much-anticipated Canadiens debut, Radulov scored and added an assist to lead Montreal to a 5-2 victory over the Washington Capitals in NHL pre-season action on Tuesday.
“It’s always fun to score, I’m not going to lie,” said Radulov after seeing his first NHL action since 2012. “Especially with that many fans cheering for you. Even if it’s an exhibition game, it’s still nice to get the confidence going.”
Radulov wasted no time getting his first goal in a Canadiens uniform, scoring on the power play at 4:12 of the first period to put Montreal up 1-0.
The Russian, who signed a one-year contract with Montreal in the off-season, got the blade of his stick on Greg Pateryn’s shot from the point to deflect the puck past Washington goaltender Vitek Vanecek.
“Everybody wants to prove [themselves],” said Radulov, who has 47 goals in 154 NHL regularseason games. “This is the time to show what you can do.”