A week ago, these Sharks met the Vancouver Canucks on their own ice and came out on the wrong side of an overtime battle. Tonight, they repaid the favor, taking the Canucks to an extra frame, this time beating them 5-4.
The Sharks needed to come out strong. With just two minutes and change gone in the first period, Jake Virtanen drove down past Tim Heed and centered a pass that floated across the crease and onto the waiting stick blade of Brendan Gaunce for an early Canucks goal.