Elias Pettersson leads Canucks to 4-3 win over Sharks – Hockey Writer – Vancouver Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks host the San Jose Sharks at Rogers Arena on Monday for the two teams' final test before the holidays. Slumped on a three-game losing streak and four-game losing streak respectively, it's a battle between struggling teams looking to head into Christmas on a positive note. When the dust settled, the Canucks took a 4-1 lead entering the third quarter and broke the slide with a 4-3 win. The Sharks tried their best to come back but failed and now enter the break on a five-game losing streak.

Elias Pettersson had two goals for the Canucks, his first points in six games, and Brock Boeser and Kiefer Sherwood Sherwood scored the other two goals. Quinn Hughes also scored multiple points again and dished out two assists, raising his total to 42 points, three points behind leader Cale Makar. Meanwhile, North Vancouver native Macklin Celebrini brought in two assistants on his first visit to Rogers Arena, giving the Sharks more punches. Unfortunately, neither team saw one of their goal scorers finish the game, with Eklund missing the final two periods and Pettersson leaving early in the third period. The good news is that they have a few days to rest and recover from their physical discomfort.

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The Sharks held the advantage for nearly half of the first quarter and were rewarded on a 5-on-3 power play when William Eklund scored at 11:36 Pass by Mikael Granlund past Thatcher Demko. The Canucks responded at 14:10 when Boeser scored his third goal in two games, converting a pass from Quinn Hughes into the crease. The 11th shot knocked out Yaroslav Askarov. Shortly after, Myers and Barkley Goodrow gave up Myers' tying glove to Eklund on the Sharks' first power play. At the end of this quarter, the Sharks led 10-6.

Halftime was uneventful — save for another battle between Denton Henin and Ty Delalandria — until 16:42 and 1:10 after that. First, Sherwood scored his 12th goal after a fine pass from Teddy Brugger got past Askarov's block, then Pettersson stood up after the coach questioned him about goalie interference. got up and scored his 9th goal, and finally Pettersson scored his 10th goal again in a 5-on-3 match via a laser from the top corner of Askarov's glove. Between 16:42 and 17:52, it was a 1-1 draw, and the home team entered the third quarter with a 4-1 lead.

The third period was almost all Sharks trying to chip away at the Canucks' three-goal lead. They ended up beating the Canucks 15-5, scoring two goals, one of which was scored by Cody Ceci after it was blocked by Noah Juulsen and then scored by Dem Demko scored and the other goal was scored by Luke Kunin with less than 5 seconds left. Unfortunately, the Sharks' third goal came too late, giving the Canucks their first win in four games, 4-3.

Demko made 27 saves for his second win since returning from injury, while Askarov made 20 saves at the other end and allowed two goals in overtime earlier this season. Later, he fell down for the first time in the regular season.

What’s next for the Canucks and Sharks?

The Canucks will resume their schedule on Saturday (December 28) against the Seattle Kraken for the final game of their mini-homestand. Meanwhile, the Sharks are back at SAP Center on Friday (December 27) to take on the Vegas Golden Knights.