Jake DeBrusk scored with 18 seconds remaining in extra time because the Vancouver Canucks defeated the San Jose Sharks 2-1 for his or her third win in 4 video games. Canucks goalie Nikita Tolopilo, making his NHL debut, made 15 saves to earn his first profession win.
Sport Recap
Though the Canucks acquired the vast majority of the first-period scoring possibilities and outshot the Sharks 12-3, neither group scored within the opening 20 minutes. Every group obtained one energy play within the interval. The Vancouver penalty kill shut down the Sharks’ alternative, whereas San Jose goalie Alexandar Georgiev saved all eight photographs he confronted to stop the Canucks from scoring on a double minor penalty dedicated by British Columbia native Luca Cagnoni.
The Sharks lastly opened the scoring early within the second interval, on one other energy play. Macklin Celebrini, who grew up a Canucks fan, discovered open house in the appropriate circle to stroll the puck into place and rip residence a top-shelf wrist shot for his twenty fifth aim of the season, probably the most amongst rookies to date in 2024-25.
After a back-and-forth stretch during which neither group acquired any main appears on the web, each groups acquired another power-play alternative however did not capitalize. The Canucks’ greatest possibilities really got here on the penalty kill, getting a number of high quality shorthanded possibilities, however Georgiev used aggressive goaltending to maintain the Sharks within the lead because the interval got here to an finish.
Unsurprisingly, the Canucks turned up the stress within the third, thanks partly to 2 extra energy performs. Though they didn’t rating on both of them, they maintained management of the motion after the second ended, and tied the sport lower than a minute later when a slow-rolling puck confused Georgiev, permitting Linus Karlsson to crash the web and faucet within the aim with simply over 9 minutes remaining.
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Each groups acquired some attractiveness the remainder of the interval, notably Vancouver. Nonetheless, Georgiev recovered from permitting the aim to make extra good saves, most notably stopping a breakaway probability for Teddy Blueger. Regardless of the Canucks’ sustained zone stress and their six photographs on aim throughout that point, they couldn’t rating a go-ahead aim and the sport went to extra time.
The additional interval noticed extra of the identical, with Vancouver dominating the body and outshooting the Sharks 8-1. San Jose managed the primary shot of extra time, however the Canucks possessed the puck for nearly everything of the subsequent 4 minutes. They put forth a barrage of photographs, and after a number of saves by Georgiev, they broke via within the remaining seconds. A shot by Brock Boeser narrowly missed, bouncing off the again boards and touchdown along with the web, the place DeBrusk beat out William Eklund for management of the puck and beat Georgiev via the five-hole for the win, spoiling his 35-save evening. With the secondary help, Quinn Hughes acquired to 409 profession factors, tying Alex Edler on the prime of the Canucks’ all-time leaderboard amongst defencemen.
The Canucks, who have been eradicated from playoff competition final Wednesday (April 9), enhance to 90 factors, whereas the Sharks now have 52. Each groups shut out their seasons at residence this coming Wednesday (April 16). The Sharks face the Edmonton Oilers whereas the Canucks tackle the Vegas Golden Knights.
