Late surge not enough as San Jose falls in OT
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Sam Gagner scored at 4:34 of overtime and the Vancouver Canucks snapped a fourgame losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Sharks on Friday night.
Gagner beat goalie Martin Jones with a nice backhand move on a breakaway for his fourth of the season after a feed from Alexander Edler. It was Gagner’s first goal in nine games.
Markus Granlund scored twice and Brock Boeser also had a goal in regulation for Vancouver. Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin each added three assists. Jacob Markstrom made 34 saves.
Brent Burns scored two goals and Marcus Sorenson had one for San Jose. Jones stopped 36 shots for the Sharks, who were playing their second game in two nights.
San Jose had won 11 straight at Rogers Arena dating to Jan. 21, 2012. Vancouver was 0-9-2 during that stretch while getting outscored 41-14.
Leading 3-2 through 40 minutes, the Canucks nearly restored their two-goal lead four minutes into the third, but Jones stretched to make a great pad save on Thomas Vanek.
The Sharks mustered only one shot through the first 13 minutes of the final period, but got the equalizer with 5:49 left in regulation when Burns’ point shot went off the skate of Canucks defenseman Alex Biega in front and beat Markstrom.
The Canucks stormed out of the gate against the Sharks and led 2-1 after the first period before Boeser stretched the lead to two.
The NHL’s rookie scoring leader ripped a shot over Jones’ shoulder on the power play at 11:56 of the second for his 17th, moments after slicing through the Sharks’ defense and ringing a shot off the post.