SAN JOSE – Lower than a minute after scoring the tying purpose, the San Jose Sharks gave up the game-winner to Pius Suter with 25.7 seconds left in a 3-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday evening.
The Sharks had an opportunity to tie the sport as time expired, however Fabian Zetterlund fanned on a shot try after William Eklund fed him within the slot in entrance of the Canucks web.
With the Sharks down 2-1, and with the additional attacker on, Mikael Granlund scored with 1:17 left in regulation time to tie the sport 2-2.
The Sharks killed two penalties within the third interval but in addition missed on two energy play alternatives within the late going in opposition to the Vancouver Canucks at SAP Heart.
Then, simply 36 seconds after an interference penalty to Filip Hronek expired, Jake DeBrusk beat goalie Mackenzie Blackwood to present Vancouver a 2-1 lead.
The Sharks have been outshot 9-3 within the first interval however opened the scoring for the Sharks within the second.
The Sharks had the puck contained in the Canucks zone as Sturm changed Will Smith on a line likelihood. With the puck close to the boards to the suitable of the Vancouver web, Sturm despatched a move to the slot for Luke Kunin, whose shot was stopped by goalie Kevin Lankinen. However Sturm pounced on the juicy rebound and scored his second of the second previous an outstretched Lankinen on the 2:37 mark.
The Sharks had alternatives within the second interval to increase their lead, together with a breakaway likelihood for William Eklund, whose try and go five-hole after a rush up the wing on the 14:25 mark was stopped by Lankinen.
Only a few seconds later, the Sharks turned it over inside their very own zone after a forecheck by Canucks winger Conor Garland. The redirected puck got here proper to the slot, the place Nils Hoglander handed it again to Suter for his third purpose of the season on the 14:41 mark.
Whereas the Sharks have been driving a three-game successful streak, the Canucks have been coming off a 6-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Oct. 30.
The Sharks have been in search of their first four-game successful streak for the reason that begin of the 2021-2022 season, after they beat Winnipeg, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. That was 254 video games earlier than Saturday, the longest energetic stretch within the NHL between win streaks of 4 video games or extra.
The Sharks got here again to beat the Utah Hockey Membership 5-4 in extra time final weekend, then started their homestand with wins over Los Angeles and Chicago.
The Canucks have owned the sequence with the Sharks for the reason that begin of the 2019-2020 season.
Within the final 4 seasons they’ve been in the identical division, San Jose went 2-10-3 vs. Vancouver whereas being outscored 79-39. That included a 10-1 loss to the Canucks on Nov. 2, 2023.
Initially Revealed: November 2, 2024 at 9:37 PM PDT
