Canucks 4-3 Sharks (December 23, 2024) Game Recap

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – – Elias Pettersson scored two goals 44 seconds apart in the second half, ending a seven-game losing streak. The Vancouver Canucks defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Monday evening.

Kiefer Sherwood and Brock Boeser also scored for the Canucks, who ended a three-game winless streak. Quinn Hughes had two assists. Thatcher Demko stopped 26 shots.

Pettersson left the game at the start of the third period and did not return.

William Eklund with a two-man power play and Cody Ceci scored for San Jose, which is winless in five games (0-4-1). Luke Kunin also scored with 4.7 seconds left.

Yaroslav Askarov made 20 saves.

Takeaways

Canucks: Vancouver conceded the lead for the 18th time in 34 games. The Canucks have a record of 10-6-2 in those games. Boeser, who scored two goals in Saturday’s 5-4 overtime loss to Ottawa, scored for the first time since 17-19. A goal in two consecutive games in October.

Sharks: North Vancouver native Macklin Celebrini, who San Jose selected first overall in June’s NHL draft, marked his first game in his hometown with two assists. Eklund’s goal was San Jose’s first power play goal in two games.

Key moment

The Canucks opened up a close game in the second period with three goals in 70 seconds. Sherwood and Pettersson scored just 26 seconds apart to give Vancouver a 3-1 lead. The Sharks argued for goalkeeper interference in Pettersson’s goal, but the referees did not agree. Petterson scored a penalty 44 seconds into the resulting delay of game.

Key statistics

Hughes has nine assists in Vancouver’s last seven games.

Next

Sharks: Host the Calgary Flames on Saturday.

Canucks: Host the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.

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