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National Hockey League
Vancouver 4, San Jose 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 9, 2022
Where: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referees: Jake Brenk, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Trent Knorr
Attendance: 18607

Alex Chiasson scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the host Vancouver Canucks won their third game in a row, beating the struggling San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Saturday night.

Chiasson, who scored twice in Vancouver's 5-1 road victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday, went short side to beat San Jose netminder Kaapo Kahkonen (35 saves) and put the home team ahead 3-2 at 2:07 of the third period.

Jason Dickinson and Conor Garland also scored, Luke Schenn added a late empty-netter and Thatcher Demko made 35 saves for the Canucks (35-28-10, 80 points), who snapped an 0-3-2 home skid. Chiasson had a two-point game for Vancouver, which moved within four points of the final Western Conference wild-card spot.

Tomas Hertl and Nick Bonino each had a goal for San Jose (29-33-9, 67 points), which is mired in an 0-5-1 slide. The Canucks finished off a sweep of the three-game season series against the Sharks.

Vancouver wasted no time opening the scoring just 2:03 into the contest. Following a San Jose turnover, when Sharks defenseman Ryan Merkley was leveled hard to the head, Dickinson got the puck, broke in, then put a nifty move on Kahkonen for his fourth goal of the season.

Though the Sharks looked discombobulated through the early portion of the game, they managed to tie it through a five-on-three situation at the 7:33 mark of the first. Positioned perfectly in front of the net, Hertl flipped home a rebound of Timo Meier's one-timer.

Vancouver regained the lead 4:49 into the second period when Garland kept the puck via a two-on-one for his 15th goal of the season.

The Sharks answered again when Bonino, playing the 750th game of his career, redirected Brent Burns' shot past Demko to make it 2-2 with 1:23 left in the middle frame.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
San Jose   Vancouver
Nick Bonino 1 Points Alex Chiasson 2
Nick Bonino 1 Goals Alex Chiasson 1
Brent Burns 1 Assists Alex Chiasson 1
Tomas Hertl 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals Luke Schenn 1
Kaapo Kahkonen .921 Save Percentage Thatcher Demko .946
Kaapo Kahkonen 35 Saves Thatcher Demko 35
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
San Jose 37 2 1-5 7-7 19 36
Vancouver 39 4 0-7 4-5 15 30
Upcoming Games
  • Vancouver will play their next game at home against Vegas. The Canucks have a W/L % of .485 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • San Jose will play their next game on the road against Nashville. The Sharks have a W/L % of .433 after a win and .385 after a loss.