Sharks Game 25 Recap: Sharks 3, Ducks 1 (3/13/21)

 The Sharks defeat the Ducks 3-1 to win their third straight game and sweep the weekend miniseries in Anaheim. 

The scoring came in every period for the Sharks, starting in the first by Evander Kane finding a hole on Ryan Miller. This was Kane's third-straight game scoring a goal, and he now leads the team with 23 points. 

Early in the second, Max Jones ties the game for the Ducks, but San Jose answers back shortly after with one from Kevin Labanc to retake the lead. Tomas Hertl made an unbelievable diving wraparound pass to Labanc to make it 2-1. The Sharks added extra insurance to their lead in the third on Dylan Gambrell's first goal of the season. Gambrell had several attempts in front of the net this season and finally got one to find the back of the net. In addition, Mario Ferraro, Ryan Donato, and John Leonard each recorded one assist in this game. 

Martin Jones was excellent in net against the Ducks Saturday night, stopping 26 of 27 shots against. One of his best saves came in the first period, which was a diving stop on a 2-on-0 opportunity for the Ducks. Jones has shown that he is more likely to thrive when starting periodically in net compared to having multiple consecutive starts.

Team Teal had another great all-around effort in their second game of their weekend miniseries in Anaheim and capitalized on a struggling Ducks team all miniseries long. This has been their first miniseries sweep this season, and their record now stands at 11-11-3 and a .500 win percentage. Over the Sharks' past few games, the team has come together and bought into the system, which has led to amazing results. Not to mention Kurtis Gabriel's presence has the Sharks firing on all cylinders. 

Next up, the Sharks travel to Vegas to play the Golden Knights on Monday and Wednesday. Like every other matchup against the Knights, this will be no easy task for the Sharks. Both games on Monday and Wednesday start 7 pm PT, and T-Mobile Arena is expected to allow more fans in attendance than in the past few weeks starting this coming week. 

Sources: NBC Sports Bay Area/California, NHL app