Overview
- Macklin Celebrini scored his 20th of the season and added an assist, extending his point run to seven games and reaching 57 points.
- Igor Chernyshov netted his first NHL goal and an assist, while Ryan Reaves, John Klingberg, William Eklund and Collin Graf also scored for San Jose as Yaroslav Askarov made 24 saves.
- Vancouver’s goals came from Linus Karlsson on the power play, Marco Rossi with his first as a Canuck, and Drew O’Connor shorthanded, with Conor Garland and Filip Hronek recording two assists each.
- Thatcher Demko stopped 31 shots but took his first career loss to San Jose after 13 prior wins, and the Canucks fell to 4-11-1 at home.
- The victory snapped the Sharks’ three-game slide, was described in local coverage as moving them into the West’s second wild-card spot, and sends them to Anaheim on Monday, with Vancouver visiting Seattle the same day.