11/03/2024 – Page 3 – CanucksBanter

By Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter

November 03, 2024

The Canucks (5-2-3, t-3rd Pacific Division) entered the game, looking to bounce back after two consecutive losses at home, the Sharks (3-8-2, 8th Pacific Division) were going for their 4rth consecutive win.

Final Minutes Heroics

Jake DeBrusk gave the Canucks their first lead of the game at 15:38 of the 3rd period with his first goal of the season for a 2-1 advantage, assisted by Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek.

Seconds before the goal, Brock Boeser hit the goal post behind Sharks starting goalie Mackenzie Blackwood.

The Sharks pulled their goalie and were able to even the game at 2-2 on a shot by Mikael Garland at 18:43.

The rest of the game would be frantic for that winning goal and as good fortune would have it, the Canucks would retake the lead on a clutch goal by Pius Suter at 19:34, his second goal of the game, on a slap shot, to make it 3-2.

The Sharks would pile in front of Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen with the man advantage one last time in the final seconds, but to no avail.

Game Recap

Suter with 2 goals and DeBrusk with his first of the season was all the scoring Vancouver needed. Single assists went to Nils Höglander, Quinn Hughes, Filip Hronek, Conor Garland, and Carson Soucy.

There was no scoring in the opening period with Vancouver outshooting San Jose 9-3.

In the second period, the Sharks got on board first to make it 1-0, when Nico Strum scored at 2:37. Pius Suter would knot the game at 2-2, with less than five minutes left in the period at 14:42.

Vancouver goalie Kevin Lankinen stopped 21 of 23 shots for a .913 SV%.

Mikael Granlund and Nico Strum had Sharks goals. Tyler Toffoli, Luke Kunin, William Ekland had helpers.

Sharks goalie MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 25 of 28 shots.