SAN JOSE -– Too many penalties and not enough penalty killing.
That was the difference in the Sharks’ 4-2 loss to Vancouver at home on Saturday, as they saw a three-game winning streak come to an end.
Vancouver’s first three scores, before a late empty-netter, came with Sharks in the box.
Micheal Haley’s double-minor for high-sticking led to Linden Vey tying the game at 1-1 late in the first, negating Haley’s marker that opened the scoring. Joe Pavelski’s tripping penalty allowed Vancouver to take a 2-1 lead on Daniel Sedin’s deflection score. Finally, Joonas Donskoi’s tripping minor of Ben Hutton resulted in Dan Hamhuis’ game-winner midway through the third.