CHICAGO — Kevin Labanc made sure that the party didn’t end in Chicago.
Labanc extended the Sharks longest winning streak in seven years to eight games by clinching a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in a shootout Monday night.
The 22-year old recorded the decisive goal in the fourth round of the shootout, scoring with a backhander after he fooled goalie Anton Forsberg with a nifty-deke move.
With the win, the Sharks stretched their lead over the Anaheim Ducks for second place in the Pacific Division to six points.
Tomas Hertl put the Sharks ahead 3-2 with 4:19 left in regulation, slipping behind the Blackhawks defense and beating goalie Anton Forsberg with a shot to his glove side.