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San Jose Sharks podcast with Len Shapiro: Sharks go after series win against Avalanche tonight

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The San Jose Sharks Erik Karlsson (foreground) skates past the Sharks bench for a victory lap after scoring a third period goal on Mon Mar 1, 2021 against the Colorado Avalanche during game 1 of their two game series at SAP Center in San Jose (AP News photo)

On the Sharks podcast with Len:

#1 Len for the San Jose Sharks a big win turning it around from Saturday’s loss to the St Louis Blues 7-6 and getting a four goal win on Monday night 6-2 against the Colorado Avalanche.

#2 It was a game for the Sharks against the Avs that they got help from defencemen Radim Simek and Erik Karlsson.

#3 How important is it for Karlsson to get that first goal of the season under his belt?

#4 The lines were dominate on Monday night and it was said that it was the Sharks best game of the year coming back down 2-0 to score six unanswered goals.

#5 The Sharks and Avalanche face off again at SAP Center tonight at 7:30pm given that the Avs lost in a Sharks come backer fashion there is little doubt Colorado will come out firing on all cylinders?

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San Jose Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh: Sharks prepare for Avalanche in game 2 of series Wednesday night

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The San Jose Sharks Rudolf Balcers (92) skates ahead of Brent Burns (88) during Sun Feb 27, 2021 pre game skate at SAP Center. The Sharks host the Colorado Avalanche for game two of the series Wed Mar 3, 2021 in San Jose (photo from @SanJoseSharks)

On the San Jose Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa:

#1 Mary Lisa the four goal 6-2 win for the San Jose Sharks (8-9-2) against the Colorado Avalanche (11-7-1) on Monday night was certainly a well needed win after the Sharks took a tough loss on last Saturday night in a shoot out against the St Louis Blues 7-6.

#2 The Sharks over these last two games have scored 12 goals and win or lose they’re scoring and offensive production has been off the charts.

#3 Even the Sharks defencemen have taken advantage of finding the back of the net Radim Simek and Erik Karlsson both scored a goal a piece.

#4 Sharks Head Coach Bob Boughner coached probably one of his best games this season as the Sharks were down in the second period 2-0 who knew that they would answer back with six consecutive goals for the win.

#5 The Avalanche have won four of their last eight games previous to that they have had five consecutive games postponed. The Sharks have now won three of their last seven games with two postponements intertwined in the schedule how do you see game two coming up with the Avalanche Wednesday night?

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Sharks Score 6 Unanswered goals in 6-2 Statement Win Over Avs

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The scores says it big after the Colorado Avalanche opened up the game with two goals the San Jose Sharks scored six unanswered goals at SAP Center in San Jose for the win on Mon Mar 1, 2021 (photo from @SanJoseSharks)

By Matthew Harrington

The sting from Saturday’s 7-6 shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues seemed like it was still fresh for the San Jose Sharks Monday at the SAP Center. Facing a test of their mettle against Stanley Cup contenders the Colorado Avalanche, the Sharks fell behind 2-0 and looked punchless against a faster, more skilled opponent.

Instead, San Jose (8-9-2) rallied for it’s most impressive win of the season, scoring six unanswered goals in the second and third periods combined to beat the Avs 6-2 Martin Jones made 33 saves against a potent Colorado offense, Timo Meier had his first career three-assist night and a pair of Sharks defensemen not named Brent Burns lit the lamp.

Six different Sharks scored and 11 players picked up a point for San Jose. Samuel Girard and Gabriel Landeskog scored for Colorado (11-7-1) in the defeat.

Girard opened the scoring late in the first, scoring on a wrist shot with 1:28 left in the period for a 1-0 lead, and Landeskog potted his fifth of the year on the power play 4:21 into the second to put Colorado firmly in control for what was shaping up to be a long night for the Sharks. It was a player that coach Bob Boughner called on the carpet specifically after morning skate, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, who helped start the rally.

Vlasic, who generally looked like he’d received his coach’s message with inspired play all around, activated in the offensive end. He found a seam in the slot for another defenseman known more for his defensive work than offensive panache, Radim Simek. Simek slipped a wrist shot through Philipp Grubauer’s five-hole to cut the lead two at 1 6:13 into the period. For the Sharks, it was the first goal scored by a defenseman other than Brent Burns this season. Rudolfs Balcers also assisted on the goal.

Kevin Labanc tied the game with 3:12 left in the period to stay hot and score the first of two goals for the top line Monday night. Evander Kane and Logan Couture assisted on the goal.

“They’ve got a little bit of everything,” said Boughner about his top line Monday. “(Kevin Labanc) has really worked hard on his two-way game. I think you can see he has a nose for the puck, he’s working hard. He’s never forechecked like he’s forechecking now. (Evander) Kane and (Logan Couture) have chemistry where they don’t throw pucks away. They’re both big, strong guys. It works.”

Balcers picked up his second point on the night, firing a shot that Grubauer saved but Nazem Kadri put into his own net while being pressured by Timo Meier 4:18 into the final period which ultimately became the game-winner.

After looking dangerous and motivated in his first game back from a groin injury Saturday, Erik Karlsson built on his last performance by lighting the lamp for the first time this year on the power play 7:53 into the third. He slipped a wrister under Grubauer, with Kane picking up his second point of the night with an assist with San Jose on the power play.

“It seems like he’s got a good reset,” said Boughner. “He’s doing those little things with the puck that we’re used to seeing him do. You’re seeing him exploding out of traffic. He has that separation speed back in his game. I just thought he’s been a real confident player.”

Meier sprung rookie John Leonard on the breakaway 2:18 later, with Leonard burying the puck past Grubauer for his third goal of the season. It was the third-straight goal Meier assisted on. Kane potted the empty net goal for his third point of the night and eighth goal of the year.

For the Sharks to sweep the series against Colorado, they’ll need a near-identical effort, but Monday proves that despite some early-season struggles the Sharks have the talent to hang with the top teams in the division when at their best. They’ll be challenged to replicate the results from Monday when they host Colorado again Wednesday night in San Jose to continue the long homestand.

Notes: Tomas Hertl missed his second game after going on the Covid-19 protocol list last Wednesday…Without Hertl the Sharks went 22-29 at the face-off dot…Alexander True made his season debut, playing 6:29 with two shots on goal and two penalties…Simek’s goal was his first in almost a year, last scoring March 3rd, 2020 against Toronto…It was Karlsson’s first goal since February 10th of last season…The Avalanche were without last season’s Calder Trophy winner Cale Makar, he missed Monday’s game with an upper body injury…Timo Meier has three games with three points or more this season…Kevin Labanc has six points over his last four games.

Blues Beat Sharks 7-6 in 13 Goal Barn-Burner

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By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks lost 7-6 to the St. Louis Blues Saturday. Blues goals came from Marco Scandella (2), Sammy Blais, Brayden Schenn, Zach Sanford, Mackenzie MacEachern and Ryan O’Reilly. Jordan Binnington made 15 saves in 30:34 of ice time, and Ville Husso made 19 saves for the win. Sharks goals came from Timo Meier (2), Evander Kane (2), Logan Couture, and Kevin Labanc. Devan Dubnyk made 24 saves in the loss.

After the game, Sharks forward Evander Kane said:

“Any time you score six goals you usually feel you should win the hockey game. I think we gave them a lot, I’d say probably four of those seven goals, we literally gave them the puck. So that was disappointing. And when you make that many mistakes through the course of a game, you know, sometimes scoring six isn’t going to get the job done.”

Sharks Head Coach Bob Boughner talked about the four leads the Sharks earned and lost again in the game: “We couldn’t get any momentum going, after we got up, after we got those leads. So.. I mean it’s tough to build momentum when the next shots goes in the net every time.”

Timo Meier scored with the first shot of the game seven seconds in. Meier caught a puck just as it came of the boards and took the shot without hesitation. It deflected off of a defenseman and bounced past Jordan Binnington for Meier’s third of the year. Assists went to Rudolfs Balcers and Dylan Gambrell.

Marco Scandella tied the game at 6:08 with a shot from the middle of the blue line. The puck went past three skaters and into the net on Devan Dubnyk’s glove side.

Evander Kane took the lead back for the Sharks with a power play goal at 10:11. Logan Couture tried to get a shot off from close in but the puck rolled away. Binnington could not corral it and it ended up on Kane’s stick for a tight angle shot. Assists went to Couture and Brent Burns.

At the end of the second, the shots were 12-6 Sharks, with three of those Sharks shots coming on the power play. The face-offs heavily favored the Blues at 63%.

Sammy Blais tied it again 3:34 into the second period. A failed clear by Kevin Labanc ended up on Vince Dunn’s stick for a quick shot from the blue line. Blais collected the puck before it got to the goaltender and swept it around and in with a backhand. Assists went to Dunn and Ryan O’Reilly.

Meier scored again to give the Sharks their third lead of the game at 6:43. With the Sharks on the power play, Meier kept the puck in at the line, carried it down the boards as far as the face-off circle, and shot the puck into the top corner. Kevin Labanc got the assist.

The Blues came right back with another tying goal at 7:28. David Perron had the puck up high in the slot. With a number of skaters to choose from, he found Brayden Schenn coming in late and wide open. Schenn’s shot beat Dubnyk on the glove side.

Kane scored his second of the game at 10:34. Kane got control of the puck in the neutral zone and carried it in with one defenseman to contend with. He took a shot from the top of the face-off circle. the Blues made a goaltending change and put Ville Husso in the game. Binnington made a stop at the Sharks bench and then another to give Dubnyk a shove on his way off the ice.

Zach Sanford tied it up again with 1:44 left in the period. Sanford came up with the puck below the goal line, skated to the net and poked it past Dubnyk. Assists went to Jordan Kyrou and Torey Krug.

The Sharks led in shots again in the second, 20-16, with six shots coming on the power play. They had three power plays in the period and one penalty kill. The Sharks lost ground on already bad numbers in the face-off circle, winning only 21% of them.

The third period saw three goals in the first 3:20. Mackenzie MacEachern gave the Blues their first lead of the game 1:17 into the third period. The Sharks were on the power play when MacEachern and Zach Sanford broke away in a two-on-one for a short handed goal.

Kevin Labanc tied it back up at 2:13. John Leonard made a nice back-hand pass from almost behind the net to set up Labanc for the shot. Assists went to Leonard and Meier.

Ryan O’Reilly scored the eleventh goal of the game at 3:20. Justin Faulk’s hard shot from the top of the circle created a rebound through traffic for O’Reilly to nudge in, reaching through a thicket of bodies.

Logan Couture tied it up again at 6:31. Brent Burns took a shot from the blue line and it deflected off of Couture half way down the slot. It bounced and spun over Husso. Assists went to Burns and Mario Ferraro.

Oskar Sundqvist gathered the puck up behind the net and sent it past two Sharks to Marco Scandella coming in on the other side of the blue paint. Scandella directed it in by the post for the seventh Blues goal at 7:14.

The Sharks pulled their goaltender at the end but could not tie it up again. The Sharks improved somewhat in the face-off circle during the third period, winning 47% which still put the Blues ahead. The Blues had two shots through two power plays and led in shots for the period 9-8.

The Sharks next play on Monday in San Jose, against the Colorado Avalanche at 7:30 PM PT.

Tomas Hertl was out for COVID-19 quarantine, which triggered the rescheduling of Thursday’s game. Erik Karlsson and Radim Simek both returned from injury for Saturday’s game. Karlsson had six shots on goal and Simek had one. The team wore throwback jerseys from the 90s, with the wide grey stripe.

Sharks Hertl tests positive for Coronavirus; Vegas-San Jose match canceled for tonight

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The San Jose Sharks Tom Hertl tested positive for Coronavirus forcing tonight’s game at SAP Center versus the Vegas Golden Knights to be postponed. Hertl in this Wed Jan 20, 2021 photo against the St Louis Blues in St Louis will quarantined. The Blues and Sharks game for Fri Feb 26, 2021 has also been postponed (AP News file photo) 

By Mary Walsh

Wednesday afternoon, the San Jose Sharks and the NHL announced that Thursday’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights would be postponed under the league’s COVID-19 protocol. The NHL also announced the game for Fri Feb 26th between the visiting St Louis Blues and the Sharks also has been postponed. The press release read, in part:

“Despite having only one player (Tomas Hertl) currently impacted, the decision to cancel the team’s practice and training activities on Wednesday, and postpone the game on Thursday was made out of an abundance of caution.”

It is the first time a postponement has been triggered by the Sharks.

The San Jose Barracuda, the Sharks’ AHL affiliate, have also postponed their Thursday game in Bakersfield against the Condors.

Join Mary Lisa for the San Jose Sharks podcasts each Wednesday morning at http://www.sportsradioservice.com  

 

SJ Barracuda report: San Jose-Bakersfield postponed for Thursday night due to Covid-19

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San Jose Barracuda left winger Jayden Halbgewachs battles for the puck in front of the Bakersfield Condors net in a previous meeting with Bakersfield. The game between the two teams on Thu Feb 25, 2021 has been postponed due to the San Jose Sharks Tomas Hertl testing positive for Coronavirus. (sjbarracuda.com file photo)

By Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE-Due to the San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights NHL game that was scheduled at SAP Center in San Jose on Thu Feb 25th that was postponed due the San Jose Sharks Tomas Hertl having tested positive for Covid 19  been the game between the Bakersfield Condors and San Jose Barracuda has been also postponed for Thursday night as the Condors and Barracuda were scheduled to play at Solar 4America Ice in San Jose.

Despite both teams playing and doing morning skates in separate facilities the AHL and the San Jose Barracuda were on the side of caution and decided to postpone Thursday night’s game.

This will be the Barracuda’s fifth game postponement in a row. The Barracuda had one game in Texas postponed due to freezing weather conditions in the Cedar Park area on Sun Feb 14th. They then flew to Tucson and had their games  and for Fri 19th, Sat 20, and Sun 21st postponed due to Covid 19 issues from the Tucson Roadrunners side. Thu Feb 25th’s cancelation is due to a San Jose Sharks player testing positive for the virus. That player is unnmamed.

The Barracuda are scheduled to host the Ontario Reign on Sat Feb 27th the first of a two game series concluding Sun 28th in San Jose. If they play it it will be the Barracudas first taste of action since Sat Feb 13th when they played the Texas Stars in the second of a intended three game series.

Marko Ukalovic does the San Jose Barracuda podcasts each Saturday night at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Sharks podcast with Len Shapiro: Will Sharks need to change their defensive strategy after getting shelled on Monday night

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The biggest fight all night for the San Jose Sharks it seemed was when the Sharks rookie Nikolai Knyzhov (71) fought the Minnesota Wild’s Marcus Foligno (17) on Mon Feb 22, 2021 in the first period at SAP Center in San Jose (photo from Bay Area News Group)

On the Sharks podcast with Len Shapiro:

#1 Len, Monday night’s game in San Jose with the Sharks and Minnesota Wild a four game win streak for the Wild. Sharks coach Bob Boughner can only make so many plays and diagrams but it’s up to the defense and goaltender Martin Jones to stops shot from becoming goals.

#2 Len, describe those first two periods the Wild were able to control the puck and the offense. Basically had their way on offense with two goals in the first period and adding three more in the third period the Sharks had to get a sense after the second period this game had got away from them.

#3 The Wild’s Marcus Foligno notched a Gordie Howe hattrick, Mats Zuccarello had three points in just his fourth game this season.

#4  The Wilds’ rookie Kaapo Kahkonen made 31 saves for the Minnesota (9-6-0) win.

#5 The Sharks have won five out of their last nine games and host the Vegas Golden Knights (6-3-3) Thursday night. The Knights had three game postponements prior to losing two of their last three games. How do you see this match up on Thursday night.

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San Jose Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh: Jones and Sharks defense let down big in 6-2 loss to Minnesota

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The San Jose Sharks Marc Eduard Vlasic defenceman (44) on defense against the Minnesota Wild’s center Mike Bonino (13) on Mon Feb 22, 2022 at SAP Center in San Jose (AP News photo)

Mary Lisa on the SJ Sharks podcast:

#1 How much do you fault the Sharks (7-7-2) defense or goaltender Martin Jones for allowing the amount of goals against in the Minnesota Wild’s (8-6-0) 6-2 win at SAP Center last night.

#2 The Wild didn’t have too much trouble figuring out Jones with two goals in the first period and three in the second.

#3 On the Sharks offensive side of things a struggle the Wild keep them screened and frustrated the Sharks could only score one goal in each of the first and second periods from Logan Couture and Brent Burns and that was all for the evening.

#4 The Wild goaltender Kappo Kahkonen stopped saw 33 shots and stopped 31 Kahkonen performed nice work between the pipes with defense that helped in the four goal win for the Wild.

#5 The Sharks welcome the Vegas Golden Knights (11-4-1) on Thursday night the Knights have lost two of their last three before that they had three games postponed. The Sharks have been playing around .500 hockey winning five of their last nine games.  Mary Lisa how do you see this game on Thursday.

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Wild Hand Sharks 6-2 Loss to Open Long Homestand

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Minnesota Wild left wing Jordan Greenway (18) puts the puck on net only to be blocked by the San Jose Sharks goalie Martin Jones (31) during Mon Feb 22, 2021 NHL game at SAP Center in San Jose (AP News photo)

By Matthew Harrington

The Minnesota Wild rode a three-goal second period to a 6-2 win over the Sharks at SAP Center Monday night. Marcus Foligno notched a Gordie Howe hattrick, Mats Zuccarello had three points in just his fourth game this season and the rookie Kaapo Kahkonen made 31 saves for the Minnesota (9-6-0) win.

Brent Burns scored (another) highlight reel goal against the team that drafted him and Logan Couture netted his team-leading tenth goal. The Sharks (7-8-2) scored first and early, but saw the lead evaporate after two Wild goals just 11 seconds apart.

Burns opened the scoring 45 seconds into play with nifty self-chip before a silky smooth finish on the backhand. Timo Meier and Ruldolfs Balcers each assisted on the goal.

Minnesota answered back when a Sharks rush up the ice was broken up at the Wild blue line. Calder Trophy favorite Kirill Kaprizov fed the puck to Victor Rask going the other way. Rask outwaited Mario Ferraro’s sliding block attempt to feed Zuccarello for the easy one-timer and a 1-1 tie 7:49 into the period.

Coach Dean Evason stuck with that line on the ensuing faceoff and they rewarded their coach’s faith 11 seconds later. Kaprizov, waiting on the back post, took the shot-pass from Zuccarello for the easy tic-tac-goal and a 2-1 lead.

“You never want to do that,” said Burns. “You want to keep up momentum. Those next couple shifts are big ones right after that goal. Any goal. You don’t want to give up one. You definitely don’t want to give up two.”

The flood gates opened in the second period for the Wild after Ian Cole, a mid-season trade acquisition, used a Nikolai Knyzhov slip screen on to beat Martin Jones for his first goal of the season 3:36 into the middle frame.

Foligno chased Jones on a shot that knuckled off Nicolas Meloche’s stick and fluttered into the net behind the frustrated Sharks netminder. Devan Dubnyk relieve Jones after allowing four goals on 20 shots.

The Sharks captain Logan Couture brought Team Teal within a pair of goals after some solid work by Evander Kane behind the Wild net. Kane dropped as pass to Couture, who pulled the puck from behind the Minnesota net to quickly put one past Kahkonen to make it 4-2 with 8:03 left in the period.

Jonas Brodin would score in the final five seconds of a Knyzhov double-minor for high sticking to give the Wild the three-goal lead with 2:45 left in the second period. Victor Rask added an empty netter in the third for the final margin of victory.

“They have some good depth,” said Sharks coach Bob Boughner. “Their D are very active. Their guy in net played a good game tonight. I don’t think we were at our best but we definitely had spots in the first couple periods where I thought one bounce either way it could have been a different game.”

The Sharks continue their eight game homestand with a meeting with the Golden Knights Thursday evening. Vegas picked up a shutout over Anaheim Monday night courtesy of Marc-Andre Fleury.

Notes: Nikolai Knyzhov dropped the gloves with Marcus Foligno in the end of the first period, the Sharks first fighting major this season…Rudolfs Balcers had four shots on goal in the game after having just four shots on goal in his six previous games of 2021….Logan Couture leads the Honda West Division in Goals with ten…

Foligno’s Gordie Howe hattrick was the first one in nearly eight years against the Sharks with the last player to do so being Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars…Brent Burns has four goals on the season, no other Sharks defenseman has a single goal….Sharks Coach Bob Boughner pulled Dubnyk with over five minutes left in regulation for the extra attacker.

Sharks Beat Blues 5-4

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By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks beat the Blues 5-4 in St.Louis on Saturday. Sharks goals came from Evander Kane, Logan Couture (2), Rudolfs Balcers, and Patrick Marleau. Sharks goaltender Devan Dubnyk made 28 saves for the win. The Blues goals were scored by Brayden Schenn, Zach Sanford, Ryan O’Reilly and Jordan Kyrou. Jordan Binnington made 22 saves in the loss.

Despite allowing another four-goal second period to the Blues, the Sharks persisted for the win. After the game, Sharks Head Coach Bob Boughner talked about coping with penalties and questionable calls: “We stuck with it and we had some great kills, character kills, and we found a way to get three points out of these two games. It could have easily been four.”

Evander Kane ended a four-game goal drought at 7:24 of the first, giving the Sharks the first lead of the game. Logan Couture tried to move the puck from the boards to Kane but it went to Zach Sanford instead. Sanford turned it right over to Kane, with some help from Kevin Labanc. Kane was ready to spin, settle the puck and shoot before Binnington could get set.

Couture doubled the lead at 10:10. Kane chased the puck down behind the net and sent it up ice to Kevin Labanc, who found Couture in front of the net with a quick pass. Couture tapped it right in.

The first period ended with the Sharks leading in shots 10-9, and in the face-off circle at 54%. The Sharks took one penalty in the first, and the Blues had one shot on that power-play.

The second period was much busier than the first. The Sharks added to their tally at 3:48. Rudolfs Balcers scored his first as a Shark by stopping above the blue paint and waiting for a pass from Tomas Hertl, who was below the goal line. Despite the Blues defense around him, Hertl got the pass cleanly to Balcers for a one-timer past Binnington.

The Blues scored at 4:45. Jordan Kyrou, with Marc-Edouard Vlasic blocking his path, bounced the puck off of the post from below the goal line. It went right to Brayden Schenn for a shot past Devan Dubnyk on the blocker side. Assists went to Jordan Kyrou and Mike Hoffman.

Patrick Marleau gave the Sharks a three-goal lead at 8:18. Evander Kane sent the puck under a leaping Matt Nieto to Marleau on the far side of the net. Marleau tapped it in behind Binnington.

The Blues came right back with their second goal at 8:37. Torey Krug took a shot from the Blue line that went off of Zach Sanford. The goal was reviewed for a high stick but was allowed. Assists went to Krug and Schenn.

Ryan O’Reilly’s one-timer from just above the goal line cut the Sharks lead to one at 15:30. The Sharks were short-handed as Mario Ferraro left the ice abruptly after losing his helmet. Assists went to Hoffman and Kyrou.

Kyrou tied it up ith just 1:19 left in the second. Kyrou skated in, two-on-one with David Perron. Perron drew the defensive attention so Kyrou took the shot and beat Dubnyk on the glove side. Assists went to Perron and O’Reilly.

The Blues led on the second-period shot clock, 15-10, and in the face-off circle, at 54%. As in the first, the Sharks took one penalty but the Blues didn’t get any shots out of it.

Couture, just on the ice after a line change, gave the Sharks a new lead at 11:51 of the third. His shot from the face-off circle slipped through traffic at the net before Binnington could find it.

The Blues pulled their goaltender with just over a minute left but the Sharks held on. The Blues took their first penalty in the third period, but it was offset by a penalty to the Sharks as well, for some four-on-four play. The Sharks took a second penalty in the third, but their penalty kill did not allow any shots. The final shot count was 32-27 Blues, and the face-offs went to the Blues 52% of the time.

The Sharks next play on Monday, back in San Jose, against the Minnesota Wild at 7:30 PM PT.