But that doesn’t mean their formula for success has to change.
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But the Sharks broke through and put away the matinee at SAP Center with three goals in the first 9:05 of the third period, from Ward, Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski, and Lundqvist, mercifully, was pulled in favor of Antti Raanta.
I think you consider everything, DeBoer said. “I thought if we stuck with it, kept pushing and kept pushing that eventually we would find a crack”.
Just 91 seconds after Ward put the Sharks ahead 3-1 at 7:34 of the third, Pavelski scored his team’s third goal on four shots by knocking in a 2-on-1 pass from Hertl off Lindqvist’s glove and helmet. Joe Pavelski, working a two-on-zero with Tomas Hertl, finished the barrage by scoring with 10:55 left.
The win began a six-game homestand for San Jose, which moved within a point of Anaheim for second place in the Pacific Division.
“We all know how valuable [Vlasic] is”, head coach Peter DeBoer said. Arizona started Louis Domingue on Saturday and could turn back to Mike Smith, who had 27 saves beating the Sharks on Thursday.
Dylan DeMelo took Vlasic’s spot in the Sharks’ lineup Saturday and was paired with Justin Braun. “They filled in nicely. It’s great to see guys come out and establish that body position”. Boyle made a decision to remind Sharks fan of how good he once was by scoring a vintage Boyle goal off one of his patented dekes to tie the game at one. The Rangers blue liner has eight goals and 13 assists for 21 points this season in 65 games with 10 of those points coming on the power play. Donskoi also had a power play off an assist from Ward in Tuesday’s win over Boston.
San Jose outshot NY 52-26 for the game. We’re just trying to make plays that aren’t there. We have to be better. Nieto blocked a shot from Arizona’s Michael Stone early in the second period and did not return. Vlasic was injured with roughly 8:30 left in the third period when he was hit by Shane Doan, and his right leg got tangled up with Doan as the two players separated.
ABOUT THE COYOTES (31-33-7): Leading scorer Oliver Ekman-Larsson (shoulder) is scheduled to travel with the team after missing the last five games and the 24-year-old defenseman likely will be a game-time decision.
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Sharks center Patrick Marleau played his 1,400th National Hockey League game, becoming the 36th player in National Hockey League history to do so. “That’s a good ingredient to a winning team”. The structure that we played with and the plays that the (defensemen) made allowed us to play quick and really not spend a whole lot of time in our end. That’s a capable way of playing. “Anytime you get that many shots, we were fine”.
