This game went down to the wire for most of it, but a late go-ahead goal by the Canucks puts Vancouver on top 3-2, snapping the Sharks three-game win streak.
The first period was scoreless, but it featured an instance where Jake Walman was hit hard by Brock Boeser and Walman had to exit the game for a bit in a near-injury scare, but luckily he returned in the second period. Team Teal struck first early in the second period on Nico Sturm's second goal of the year, while Luke Kunin was credited with the lone assist on the first goal of this contest. Later in the period, the Canucks responded with Pius Suter tallying his first goal of the game to even it up at one through the end of the second period.
Late in the third period, Jake DeBrusk scored to give the Canucks a 2-1 lead, while a few minutes after, Mikael Granlund tied it at two with his sixth goal of the year on a familiar hesitation move he has made in recent games that has led to some incredible clutch goals. Tyler Toffoli and William Eklund assisted on Granlund's equalizer late in the third. However, in the final seconds of regulation, Pius Suter scored his second goal of the game to put the Canucks back ahead 3-2 in what would stand as the game-winner. The Sharks had a prime opportunity to tie this game at three and force overtime, but Fabian Zetterlund whiffed on a shot right in front of the net in the final seconds of the game, ending the Sharks' win streak.
Mackenzie Blackwood finished his night with 24 saves on 27 shots against. Not only Timothy Liljegren make his Sharks debut, another aspect worth noting about this game is that Team Teal hosted its Bay Area Unite Night with the San Francisco Giants, a collaboration between the two sports teams I love the most. They gave out Sharks-Giants mashup shirseys to everyone in attendance, which would have been very cool to own, and legendary relief pitcher Sergio Romo took part in the ceremonial puck drop ahead of the start of this game, which was certainly great to see.
Overall, both teams performed well and it could have gone either way, but it ended up being Vancouver with the difference-maker in the last seconds of regulation to earn the upper hand in this contest. The Sharks' current homestand resumes on Tuesday when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:30 pm PT.
Sources: Sharks Audio Network, NBC Sports Bay Area/California, NHL App
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