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Cardinal rout the Seawolves 75-59 in exhibition game at Maples Pavilion

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By: Joey Friedman

PALO ALTO–The new 2018-19 season opened Tuesday night at Maples Pavilion for the Stanford Cardinal with an exhibition game against the DII Sonoma State Seawolves. Stanford beat Sonoma State 75-59.

The obvious absence left by the graduate transfer of Reid Travis and the graduations of both Michael Humphrey and Dorian Pickens is leaving much to be desired on the leadership and in-game production fronts. Head coach Jerod Hasse, this exceptionally young Cardinal team, and the fans looked for their first game to help break the ice and find some answers. Senior center Josh Sharma and playmaking sophomores Daejon Davis, KZ Okpala, and Oscar da Silva are expected to be the leaders of this team on and off the court.

Out of the gate, da Silva delivered with a three-pointer on the first play after the tip. Immediately afterward, Josh Sharma showed a spark of energy and leadership when he dove in an all-out effort on the defensive boards which yielded a Stanford possession. Sharma’s was the first floor-burn of the year for the Cardinal which is an official statistic recorded now in the Jerod Hasse era of hustle and heart.

Concerns of inexperience certainly manifested in Stanford’s play early on as sloppy play and turnovers, especially for Okpala, who had 3 in the first half, prevented the Cardinal from pulling away from the Seawolves in the early going. However, glimmers of elite talent emerged from the underclassmen who put together Hasse’s two consecutive highly ranked recruiting classes. Freshman shooting guard Cormac Ryan made a 3-pointer on his first attempt while Okpala and Davis created offense at will by driving to the hoop when they needed to in order to keep Stanford in stride with the Seawolves in the first half. Sonoma State had a 5-point lead with 3 minutes left in the first half, yet Stanford was able to trudge their way to a 36-32 lead by the end of first half regulation which was capped by junior Marcus Sheffield’s first 3-pointer of the game.

Okpala and da Silva shared the team lead in points in the first half; both had 9. da Silva led the team with 5 rebounds. The Seawolves’ sophomore forward Wesley Gilbert led his team with 8 first-half points. Sonoma State lost the turnover game to Stanford in the first half by a 9-6 margin while maintaining an even overall shooting percentage with the Cardinal at 45%. Stanford also outplayed the Seawolves in transition, outscoring them 10-0 in fast-break points.

The second half got off to an energetic start, but the Seawolves kept it within three to five points for the first eight minutes. Defensively, a pair of exciting blocks by Davis and Sharma energized the Cardinal but, again, turnovers and a lack of experience and flow on offensive stunted any serious momentum. Offensively, in the first 10 minutes, a pair beautiful finishes at the rim by Okpala and Davis, a Sharma offensive rebound and slam, and a da Silva three-pointer all combined to inch Stanford up slowly to a lead of 10 points with the score 56-46. Davis hit his first 3-pointer of the season with just over 4 minutes left in the game to push the lead up to 11 points in favor of the Cardinal. Just about 20 seconds later, Okpala did the same with his first 3 of the night to push up the lead to 14 points before the final minutes stretched Stanford’s lead to a 75-59 final.

Okpala and Davis each finished the game with 18 points and 34+ minutes, leading the team in both categories and each collecting a pair of 3s. Oscar da Silva led the team with 9 rebounds and collected 14 points of his own in 29 minutes. Freshman Cormac Ryan debuted with 31 minutes, collected 9 points, and gathered 6 boards.

Stanford outshot Sonoma state by a 53% to 38% and similarly beat Sonoma State in terms of 3-point percentage, going 7/15 while the Seawolves went 7/19. Each team shot near a meager 50% from the free throw line. Sonoma State turned the ball over a total of 14 times compared to Stanford’s 13 turnovers. Stanford out-rebounded Sonoma State 37-28.

Stanford will be in action next when they take on Seattle University next Tuesday, November 6 at 7:00 pm PT inside Maples Pavilion.

Kings fly high with fourth win in a row, 107-99, over the Magic

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By: Jeremiah Salmonson

The Sacramento Kings are flying high for the first time since February 2017. The Kings were looking for a four-game win streak in Tuesday’s game against the Orlando Magic. They would have to do so with a less than 100% De’Aaron Fox. The Kings are calling it a minor back strain. Nonetheless, Fox was in the starting lineup against the Magic.

The Kings were hoping that Fox and his troublesome back would not be a problem. However, Fox showed a little discomfort a few minutes into the game. He played about half of the first leaving with roughly six minutes left. As for the game, it was a sloppy start for the Kings. Bad passes and miscues would be the story of the first. That led to the Kings trailing 31-26.

The Kings would prove to put things together though in the second quarter. The Kings, who were led by Nemanja Bejelica and Buddy Hield, pushed the Kings back into the lead. After scoring 26 in the 1st the Kings were able to up that to 33 in the second carrying a three-point lead into intermission. The score was 59-56.

In the third quarter, the Kings would continue to push the pace and score points. While both the first and second quarters were relatively stagnant, the third would be decidedly more paced and in the Kings favor. The Kings outscored the Magic 26-16 in the third to begin to pull away. Both teams entered the last quarter with the Kings leading the Magic 85-72.

The Kings could have coasted to victory, but missed opportunities and good shots from the Magic made it close. The Magic had cut the deficit to 91-94 with roughly five minutes to go. From there, the Kings were able to reel it in and push the lead to 107-99 to win the game.

When asked after the game, on how this type of up and down game could be a teachable moment for the young Kings, head coach Dave Joerger said, “We battled the whole game and stayed fast.”

The Kings (5-3) head to Atlanta to face Trey Young and the Atlanta Hawks (2-5) on Thursday at 4:30 PM PST.

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: It’s a toss up, a real you pick em, as Raiders and 49ers set to battle on Thursday Night Football

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On the San Francisco 49ers podcast with David:

The 49ers couldn’t get past the Arizona Cardinals in Sunday’s fourth quarter and couldn’t hold as the Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen found wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald for a touchdown to cut the 49ers’ lead down to 15-10.

With just 34 seconds left in the game Rosen threw a pass to wide receiver Christian Kirk for nine yards and it gave the Cardinals a game-winning comeback for a 18-15 victory.

The 49ers host the Oakland Raiders this Thursday at Levi’s Stadium. Both teams have won only one game this season.

David reviews the 49ers each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Cardinal have to get ready for the Huskies in yet another Pac-12 matchup

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By: Ana Kieu

In case you missed it, the Stanford Cardinal dropped a heartbreaker to the Washington State Cougars 41-38 last Saturday. But the now-unranked Cardinal can’t sulk over that tough loss as they’re set to travel to the Pacific Northwest to take on the No. 10 Washington Huskies, who most recently lost 12-10 to the California Golden Bears last Saturday.

Before we get to the must-have facts on the Saturday matchup, we’d like to wish Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper a happy belated birthday. Hooper turned 23 on Oct. 29. Hooper attended Stanford University and De La Salle High School (Concord, Calif.) before becoming a third-round pick at the 2016 NFL Draft. Hooper is a native of San Ramon, Calif.

Here are facts on the Saturday matchup:

The basics
Stanford Cardinal (5-3, 3-2 Pac-12)
#RV/19 Washington Huskies (6-3, 4-2 Pac-12)
Nov. 3, 2018 at 6 p.m. PT
Husky Stadium (70,183) in Seattle, Wash.

Television
Live national broadcast on Pac-12 Network with Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst) and Lewis Johnson (sideline).

Radio
Live coverage on Stanford’s flagship station–KNBR 1050 AM–with Scott Reiss ’93 (play-by-play), Todd Husak ’00 (analyst) and John Platz ’84 (sideline). The broadcast begins one hour before kickoff with the Cardinal Tailgate Show and concludes with the postgame Cardinal Locker Room Report.

The game can also be heard on Stanford student radio– KZSU 90.1 FM–and online at kzsulive.stanford.edu.

Oh, the internet
GoStanford.com

GoHuskies.com

#GoStanford

What should I know?
1 • Stanford is 5-0 this season when forcing at least one turnover, and 0-3 when not forcing a turnover.

3 • Stanford’s three losses this season have come against the AP’s No. 3, No. 10 and No. 16th-ranked teams in the nation (Notre Dame, Utah and Washington State). Those three teams have a combined record of 21-3 (.875) this season–and one of those losses was head-to-head (Washington State over Utah).

6 • One of the most disciplined teams in the nation, Stanford has the sixth-fewest penalty yards in the nation this year with just 38.13 per game–also the fewest in the Pac-12.

7 • Don’t expect many points immediately after halftime. Stanford has not allowed more than seven points in any third quarter this season. The Cardinal has only allowed 20 third-quarter points in its first eight games—currently ranked eighth in the nation in third quarter points allowed, while Washington ranks sixth.

10 • Stanford has won 10 of the last 13 matchups against Washington.

11 • Senior wide receiver J.J. Arcega-Whiteside ranks second nationally–and first among Pac-12 players–with 11 receiving touchdowns. That’s the second-most in a season in Stanford history and the most receiving touchdowns for a Cardinal in 38 years–Ken Margerum had 11 in 1980, while James Lofton set the school record with 14 in 1978.

13 • In addition to his 48 receptions and 743 receiving yards this season, Arcega-Whiteside has drawn 13 penalties this year–11 pass interference and two holding calls for 175 penalty yards (nearly two penalties and 22 yards per game).

15 • Sophomore cornerback Paulson Adebo ranks second nationally with 15 pass breakups and third in the NCAA with 2.0 passes defended/game. Adebo ranks atop the Pac-12 in both categories.

20 • Junior quarterback K.J. Costello ranks among the Top 20 nationally in completion percentage (19th), passing efficiency (20th), passing touchdowns (18th), passing yards (16th), passing yards per game (17th) and yards per attempt (20th). He leads the Pac-12 in efficiency (155.9) and is second in the conference in passing yards (2,165) and yards per attempt (8.52).

34 • Costello’s 34 completions against Washington State were the sixth-most in a game in school history, and most since Steve Stenstrom had 37 at Notre Dame in 1994.

36 • Sure-handed senior wide receiver Trenton Irwin has at least one reception in 36 consecutive games, a streak that ranks eighth nationally.

52 • With an Oct. 18 victory at Arizona State, head coach David Shaw earned his 52nd Pac-12 win, surpassing Washington’s James Phelan (1930-41) for 15th-most conference victories. Shaw needed only 65 games to achieve 50 conference wins, tied for second-fastest in Pac-12 history (USC’s Pete Carroll reached the 50-win mark through 60 league games)

90 • Stanford’s 90 wins this decade rank fifth nationally and the most of any private school, ahead of TCU (78), USC (77) and Notre Dame (76).

253 • Senior inside linebacker Ryan Beecher was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma on Dec. 21, 2017. His final chemotherapy session came on June 4, 2018, and he returned to action in Stanford’s season opener against San Diego State on Aug. 31, 2018, a span of 253 days after his diagnosis.

2011 • Since Shaw’s first season in 2011, Stanford has…

• 78 wins represent the winningest stretch in program history

• 78 wins ranks sixth nationally

• .765 winning pct. ranks sixth nationally

• .860 road winning pct. ranks seventh nationally

• .625 winning pct. vs. AP-ranked opponents ranks fifth nationally

• .776 conference winning pct. is the best of any Pac-12 program

• 52 conference wins are the most of any Pac-12 program

3,546 • Senior running back Bryce Love ranks fourth nationally among active players with 3,546 yards rushing. This also ranks fourth on Stanford’s all-time career list.

.900 • Junior kicker Jet Toner’s .900 field goal percentage (9-of-10) ranks 10th in the nation and first among Pac-12 players.

San Jose State looks to beat Wyoming again

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By: Ana Kieu

The San Jose State Spartans are looking to beat the Wyoming Cowboys again. This time, the Mountain West matchup will be held in Laramie, Wyo. But there will be the same similarity: a Josh Allen-less Wyoming roster, which can be an advantage for San Jose State, who have a great roster as long as they can keep their run game and ground attack in tip-top shape.

In case you missed it, you can watch head coach Brent Brennan’s weekly press conference through the video below.

Anyhow, here are the facts to know before Saturday’s game against Wyoming.

Road game
San Jose State at Wyoming
Saturday, November 3, 2018
War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyo.
11:00 am PT on AT&T SportsNet

San Jose State’s record
1-7, 1-3 Mountain West. Most recently, the Spartans won for the first time this season defeating UNLV, 50-37, on October 27.

Wyoming’s record
3-6, 1-4 Mountain West. The Cowboys won the Border War over Colorado State, 34-21, on October 26 to end a four-game losing streak.

Radio
KLIV (1590 AM, San Jose) originates San Jose State football broadcasts. Justin Allegri calls the play-by-play, while Kevin Richardson provides commentary. The Wyoming broadcast begins at 10:30 am PT with a pregame show.

San Jose State’s network affiliate is KION (1460 AM/101.1 FM, Salinas).

Television
AT&T SportsNet will provide play-by-play coverage of the San Jose State-Wyoming game. Drew Goodman calls the play-by-play, while Sed Bonner provides analysis. Brad Thompson is the sideline reporter. The live telecast is scheduled for 12:00 pm MT.

AT&T SportsNet is available on: DirecTV Channel 684, DISH Network Channel 414, UVerse Channel 757

This game can be seen on the Mountain West Network.

Series history
Wyoming leads the series, 6-4. The Spartans were winners in the last three meetings between these teams including a 20-17 decision to conclude San Jose State’s 2017 season. San Jose State won its last time in Laramie posting a 27-20 overtime victory on October 18, 2014.

The Spartans are 2-2 at War Memorial Stadium. San Jose State’s first win in Laramie, Wyo. was a 26-24 triumph on October 3, 1992. Kicker Joe Nedney, who would have a 15-season NFL career, converted a 60-yard field on the final play of the game for the Spartans. Even after 26 years, the ball never hit the ground.

Winning streak, maybe?
San Jose State seeks its first two-game winning streak since the 2014 season when the Spartans defeated the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels at home, 33-10, and topped Wyoming, 27-20, in overtime two weeks later.

Time for a conference win on the road
San Jose State is 0-1 in Mountain West road games this season prior to the Wyoming game and winless in its last five conference road contests. The Spartans’ last road win in conference play was the 2016 victory at Fresno State, 16-14, on November 26. The Fresno State game in 2016 also was San Jose State’s last road victory against a conference or non-conference opponent in 10 outings.

Lots of points
San Jose State’s 50 points versus UNLV are its most points in a game against a FBS opponent since its 62-52 win over #16 Fresno State in 2013. The Spartans did have a 66-35 triumph over FCS member Portland State on September 10, 2016.

Rushing effort for real
San Jose State produced a season-high 157 net rushing yards in its win over UNLV. It was the second time this season the Spartans rushed for more than 100 yards in a game.

The last time San Jose State rushed for more than 157 yards in a game was a 173-yard effort at Nevada on November 11, 2017.

Four passing touchdowns
For the first time since the 2013 win over Fresno State, San Jose State passed for four touchdowns in a game in the UNLV triumph. The Spartans passed for six touchdowns in the Fresno State game. to end the 2013 season.

Big-play potential
For the first time this season, San Jose State had six offensive plays in a game of 20 or more yards against UNLV.

Previously, the Spartans’ best big-play production in a game was five plays of 20 or more yards against UC Davis and Hawaii.

Three interceptions again
The UNLV game marked the second time this season San Jose State intercepted three passes in a game. The Spartans did it the first time this season at Washington State.

San Jose State has 12 interceptions for the season and is tied for eighth nationally. The last time the Spartans more than 12 interceptions in a season was in 2012 with 15 in a 13-game season.

Crawford is the real deal
For the second time this season, senior Bryce Crawford is the only FBS kicker nationally-ranked in the top-25 in field goals per game (19th) and punting average (23rd). There is no other combination kicker ranked in the top-50 in both categories.

Spartan nation, don’t forget you can watch the San Jose State at Wyoming game with your fellow Spartans at Stanley’s Sports Bars at Solar4America Ice on 1500 10th Street, San Jose, CA 95112.

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary podcast: Sox were unstoppable; Kershaw, Dodgers couldn’t do anything with Sox lineup; plus more

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On That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary podcast:

#1 The Boston Red Sox did what so many clubs couldn’t do–win an amazing 108 games.

#2 They cut through the playoffs and World Series like butter.

#3 With the World Series now over and the 2018 season, will the A’s add to what was a successful season to their roster?

#4 In football, the Oakland Raiders lose another tough one Sunday to the Indianapolis Colts 42-28. Another tough home loss at the Coliseum.

#5 The San Jose Sharks continue their success with a win Sunday in overtime past the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center 4-3. The Sharks are showing why they’re a first place club.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the vice president of the Major League Baseball Hispanic Heritage Museum and does News and Commentary each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose State football: Dakari Monroe named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week

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By: Ana Kieu

San Jose State cornerback Dakari Monroe was named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week. This nomination occurred just days after Monroe intercepted two passes and returned one for a touchdown to lead the Spartans to a 50-37 victory over the Rebels last Saturday.

Monroe’s two interceptions led to 10 Spartan points in their victory over UNLV. Monroe’s first interception led to a 50-yard field goal by kicker Bryce Crawford, who gave the Spartans a 17-7 lead over the Rebels. Moreover, Monroe is one of the most productive defensive backs in college football this season.

Monroe’s second interception happened near the start of the fourth quarter. Monroe’s 50-yard return was capped by a dive at the end zone pylon and increased San Jose State’s lead to 47-28 and was also the first time this season a Spartan returned an interception for a touchdown.

Monroe, a senior cornerback from San Jose, Calif., added two pass break-ups and six tackles in the home field win at CEFCU Stadium Saturday.

For the season, Monroe has four interceptions and 12 pass break-ups. Monroe ranks tied for third nationally in passes defended with two per game and tied for fifth nationally in interceptions per game with four in eight games.

San Jose State looks to make it two wins in a row on Saturday, November 3 at Wyoming. AT&T SportsNet has the television coverage beginning at noon MT. KLIV (1590 AM, San Jose) has local radio coverage beginning at 10:30 am PT.

San Jose State head coach Brent Brennan breaks down the latest on the Spartans

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose State was no longer winless after defeating UNLV 50-37 inside CEFCU Stadium on Saturday night.

So what’s next for the Spartans? Spartans head coach Brent Brennan went over last Saturday’s win vs. UNLV, previewed this Saturday’s road game against Wyoming, and much more in his weekly press conference at Simpkins Stadium Center on Monday afternoon.

Here’s my Q&A with Brennan:

1. Tyler Nevens led all rushers with a season-best 103 yards rushing and a touchdown. How great was it to see Nevens return to his original form?
I’m really excited for Tyler. I think coming back from the injury at the Davis game. I think it just took him some time to get his legs underneath him and get comfortable and his reads have been clearer and his pass protection was cleaner. I thought he just did a great job–running hard, breaking tackles.

I also think Tyler and Malik are becoming a nice combination because they’re both kind of different backs and bring us something else so I think having both those guys doing the things they did…Malik averaged over 10 yards per carry so there’s a lot of good stuff from our run game and I was really excited. I thought coach Bernardi did a great job with getting the o-line ready and they came together to provide some good running for Tyler and for Malik.

2. The Rebels looked to stage a comeback in the third quarter, but the Spartan defense prevented the Rebel offense from doing damage. Would you say that was a team effort or just the efforts of a few players?
It’s absolutely a team effort. It’s always a team effort in football. That’s what makes it the greatest game ever in my opinion.

There were some spectacular individual plays there, but there were also a lot of loss of yardage plays or we were getting pressure on the quarterback–you gotta get the ball out of his hands quickly.

I thought our defense came up huge. We had really big moments in that third quarter. We kind of stopped that momentum, and obviously, Dakari’s interception for a touchdown was game-changing and in the right terms of when it happened during the sequence.

3. The Spartans head to Laramie, Wyo. to take on the Cowboys. Last year, San Jose State beat Wyoming at home, so what are three things they need to do to get a win against the same team on the road?
I think first and foremost we need to win the turnover battle. That’s been a very, very important part of our process in terms of playing good football.

We need to do a good job with the quarterback that they’re playing. He’s a big, strong kid. We watched him play in high school. He was a good player and it looks like he has been playing good football for them so we need to get ready for a real physical kind of run attack and rush attack that includes a really good tailback, a really good offensive line and also a quarterback who’s a big, strong kid who can throw.

The other part is that we gotta handle their defensive front. They’re really physical. They have a great presence. They got a rushers who are off the edge. It’s really one of the best defenses we’ve played this year so we got our work cut out for us.

Spartan nation, don’t forget you can call/text (408) 924-7589 for tickets to the Spartans’ final home game of the season versus the Wolf Pack on November 17th at 2:00 pm PT.

Cal Bears football podcast with Morris Phillips: Bears’ defense puts stop to Washington’s offense in 12-10 nail-biter last Saturday

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On the Cal Bears football podcast with Morris:

#1 What happened? How did Cal stop Washington’s offense in a 12-10 win at Memorial Stadium on Saturday?

#2 Washington quarterback Jake Browning got benched and was the reason because he wasn’t converting?

#3 At halftime, UW had the edge 7-6 and Cal’s kicker Greg Thomas wasn’t able to kick a field goal through the uprights missing a 41-yard field goal and Washington head coach Chris Peterson benched Browning, who couldn’t produce.

#4 The Cal offense was able to get 245 yards, but it was Cal’s defense that held back Browning and the UW offense.

#5 It’s off to Pullman to face Wahzoo and those Washington State University Cougars and Morris tells us how this game will shape for next Saturday.

Join Morris on the Cal Bears podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Meier gets his second goal after all; Sharks pull off OT win 4-3 over Ducks

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By: Pearl Lo

ANAHEIM, Calif. — After an overturned goal, Timo Meier scored the game-winner in a 4-3 victory Sunday over the Ducks.

It was Meier’s second career multi-point game and fourth straight game with at least one goal. Meier scored his second of the night at 13:06, but it was ruled offsides after a Coach’s Challenge.

In overtime, Meier passed behind to Joonas Donskoi before falling after he was hit by Ryan Getzlaf. Meier then received the pass after getting back and shot at goalie John Gibson. The three Anaheim players on the ice plus Donskoi also got involved in the battle of the puck before Meier won at 2:12.

Joking occurred in the locker room after, as Evander Kane interjected, “You’re welcome for dinner last night,” and Meier echoed that was the “…success. That’s what helped…”

It was a bit of familiar territory with San Jose’s second straight game beyond regulation after losing a two-goal lead.

Head coach Peter DeBoer commented, “I don’t know about a comeback. I thought we deserved to win. There was a big swing in the second period when our goal was disallowed and then they got the ‘seeing eye’ one. I thought we had an opportunity there to probably put them away and we wouldn’t have come down to what it did, but that’s hockey. You gotta give them credit for hanging around. Gibson gave them the chance to do that. I liked our 60 minutes. Unlike Carolina, where we started to panic a little with the puck and feed into what they were doing, I thought we did a much better job tonight.”

The Sharks got back to their shooting ways, sending 49 pucks Gibson’s way after putting up 23 shots on net versus the Hurricanes.

It was a game that pitted two teams at both ends of the shot spectrum.

The Ducks went back to three years ago, having now lost five in a row like that stretch as they fell beyond .500. During their current stretch in a game, Sunday’s three goals are the most they have scored, but they are also still giving up at least three. San Jose now have points and have scored at least three goals in their last five games. It was Martin Jones’ fourth straight win in net, as he made 27 saves on 30 shots.

Meier also had an assist, Logan Couture had a goal and assist and rookie Rourke Chartier scored his first career NHL goal. For Anaheim, Pontus Aberg scored two goals to bring Anaheim back into the game, Josh Manson scored and Ryan Getzlaf had two assists for the second time this season. The last time was versus the Sharks.

The first two periods had goals in the second and fourth minutes.

San Jose outshot the Ducks 19-8 in the first and had 11 of their shots blocked as both sides had early goals.

Couture led off at 2:34, scoring as the puck went off Gibson’s back. Tomas Hertl passed along the left boards to Brent Burns near the point, who bounced the puck to Couture off the boards. Hertl made his return from injury after missing the third period of the previous game.

Less than two minutes later, Manson potted his first goal of the year from the slot as it went through traffic on Jones’ stick side.

The Sharks started the second with another second minute goal to retake the lead. It started as Chartier won the race to the puck and passed to Hertl at the end boards. Hertl tried a wraparound goal and from Hertl’s rebound off Gibson, Chartier spun around in front of the net to score at 2:13.

San Jose then extended their advantage, unlike the first period. Meier shot from the slot through traffic, as the puck glanced Gibson’s upper left arm.

Aberg made it 3-2 when he took a pass from Getzlaf and shot, touching Burns and poked the top left corner of the net. It was Aberg’s first goal for Anaheim as a former Edmonton Oiler.

Aberg relayed, “I got a lucky bounce on the first goal. It was a confidence builder. It’s been a while since I’ve scored in this league. I’ve shown I can [score] in the American [Hockey] League.”

The Sharks fought off their first penalty that resulted in a power play starting at 4:02 of the third.

A scary moment happened when a puck hit Ryan Kesler up high with 13:33 left. Luckily, he was able to get up on his own power, but headed to the dressing room.

Aberg re-tied the game with his second goal of the night at 8:36, putting the puck behind Jones who was in front of the crease.

Less than a minute later, San Jose had opportunity as Brandon Montour took a hooking penalty. Kesler returned during the penalty kill with 9:56 left.

The Sharks outshot the Ducks 5-0 in overtime.

Up Next: San Jose returns home for four games, kicking things off against the New York Rangers Tuesday at 7:30 pm PT.