Waived Off Last-Second Goal Denies San Jose Sharks of OT

The San Jose Sharks fell to the Vancouver Canucks by the final score of 3-2 at the SAP Center on Thursday.

A last second goal byJoe Thornton, which was originally called a goal, was waived off after review. That goal prevented this game from going into overtime.

Antti Niemialso started his fifth consecutive game, and by this point he has all but solidified himself as the starter moving forward. How long that lasts is anyone’s guess, but for now he is the main guy in net.

This evening we got to seeTyler Kennedyfor the first time this season. He would finish with an assist on the first goal of the game

Kenndy’s assist ultimately set upJames Sheppardwho scored his second goal of the season on a tip in. Kennedy kept the puck on the blue line and found an openTomas Hertlin the slot. Hertl then cruised wide of the net and fired a hard pass onto the stick of Sheppard who redirected the puck pastRyan Miller.

Later in the period the Vancouver Canucks tied it whenRadim Vrbatascored unassisted on a two-on-one. He picked the corner against Niemi while using his teammate as a decoy and afterwards it was a 1-1 game.

In the second periodLogan Couturescored on the power play to regain the lead for the San Jose Sharks. The top power play unit worked hard to gain possession of the puck after losing the draw and eventuallyPatrick Marleaugrabbed it on the wall near the blue line. He fed a wide openJoe Pavelskiin the high slot who quickly fired a hard pass off the stick of Logan Couture in front of the net for the second goal of the game.

Once again though the Canucks showed some resolve and tied the game up with a power play goal of their own byAlexander Edler. Vancouver followed that up with a third goal byNick Boninowith less than three minutes left in the period to take the lead.

Overall the San Jose Sharks outshot Vancouver 36-19 including a 14-7 difference in the third period. That third period also showcased a power play opportunity that the Sharks failed to take advantage of.

After the four day layoff the Sharks will have to get this loss past them as they now head out to Dallas to face the Stars to start a seven game road trip along the central and southern U.S. It will be another good early test for the team.

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