The San Jose Sharks embarked on their final season road trip, ending it in Vancouver. The Sharks have been facing some unexpected injuries in numbers. Before last night’s matchup, the Sharks called up Danil Guschin, Jimmy Schult and Luca Cagnoni from the San Jose Barracuda, mixing up the roster and bringing in different kinds of talent.
Compared to the Sharks’ previous matchup with Calgary, the team was off to a steady start in the first period.
The first period was very slow, up until about the two-minute mark when Victor Mancini high-sticked Barclay Goodrow. The Sharks were on the power play, but were unable to capitalize.
The Sharks continued to fight and hold its own until the 9-minute mark when Luca Cagnoni high-sticked Elias Petterson, which was a double minor.
Unlike recent games, the San Jose penalty kill was up to the task, not allowing Vancouver to score on their power play.
Guschin was making some hits and taking some to kick off his return to the NHL; however, the period ended with nobody scoring.
In the second period, another penalty by Mancini, this time an interference call, allowed the Sharks to get on the board.
A minute into the power play, Macklin Celebrini found the back of the net with a wrist shot, with help from Toffoli and Cagnoni. This was his first goal on Vancouver soil (his hometown) as an NHL player.
The Sharks killed off another penalty when Marc-Edouard Vlasic was called for tripping Pius Suter. While San Jose received a power play of its own when Mancini was once again sent to the box, the team was unable to score to extend the lead. The second period ended with a 1-0 score.
Vancouver came out in the third period all over the Sharks, creating scoring chances right off within the first minute. But San Jose weathered the storm and even killed off two early power plays. Timothy Liljegren was called for tripping on former San Jose Sharks draftee Linus Karlsson and shortly after that, Ty Dellandrea was called for delay of game.
Sadly, the Sharks were unable to keep the score at one to nil. Karlsson finally got Vancouver on the board with a backhand shot to tie the game at one apiece.
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— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) April 15, 2025
While the Sharks continued to fight for the rest of the period to try an regain the one goal lead, the team could not muster up that second goal. The good news was, neither could the Canucks so the game headed into a tense overtime.
The last time the Sharks faced the Canucks, it headed into overtime as well. In last night‘s overtime frame, both teams held their own for the majority of the extra five. But it has been a struggle this year for the Sharks to find a win under pressure.
This season, the Sharks have gone into overtime (including shootouts) 18 times. Out of those 18 times, the Sharks were only able to come out with a win 6 times. The Sharks were unable to make it seven last night. Jake DeBrusk scored in the final minute of the overtime to help extend the Sharks’ losing streak to ten games.
Who shined last night
Looking at this chart from Hockey Stat Cards, Carl Grundstrom, Barclay Goodrow and Cagnoni were the best players on the ice for the Sharks.
While it has not been easy for the Sharks to win games this year, they sure have put up some fights. As the road trip concludes, the Sharks will head home for their final game of the season at the SAP Center on Wednesday.
Scoring summary San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks April 14, 2025
First Period
No Scoring
Second Period
4:20 SJS Macklin Celebrini from Tyler Toffoli and Luca Cagnoni on the power play
Third Period
9:03 VAN Linus Karlsson from Teddy Blueger and Drew O’Connor
Overtime
4:42 VAN Jake DeBrusk from Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes
