Drew O’Connor’s goal gives Vancouver the edge as San Jose leads the hit count but trails in shots.
Vancouver takes a 1-0 lead into the first intermission, with Drew O’Connor scoring the period’s only goal. Elias Pettersson assisted on the strike and has one point, one shot on goal and a plus-one rating; O’Connor has one goal, two shots and a plus-one. The Canucks lead 10-8 in shots, while San Jose has landed 13 hits to Vancouver’s six; Filip Hronek has two shots and one hit, and Sharks forward Kiefer Sherwood also has two shots and one hit. Leevi Meriläinen stopped all eight shots he faced for a 1.000 save percentage, while Yaroslav Askarov made nine saves on 10 shots for a .900 mark.
Key Performers
Drew O’Connor, Vancouver: 1 G, 2 SOG, +1 Elias Pettersson, Vancouver: 1 A, 1 point, 1 SOG, +1 Leevi Meriläinen, Vancouver: 8 saves on 8 shots, 1.000 SV%