Sharks edge Ducks in shootout
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Joonas Donskoi scored in the sixth round of the shootout as the Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 at SAP Center on Saturday night.
Donskoi beat Ducks goalie Ryan Miller with a backhand-to-forehand move to extend San Jose's winning streak to four straight. Anaheim lost for the third straight game.
Sharks goalie Martin Jones stopped five of six Anaheim shooters in the shootout.
The Sharks held a 40-26 edge in shots through regulation and managed the only five shots of sudden death.
San Jose's Joel Ward tied the score 1-1 at 11:57 of the third period when he capped a two-on-one break at the end of Anaheim's first power play. Ward scored his second of the season on a rebound left by Ducks goalie Ryan Miller on Barclay Goodrow's in-close shot from the left circle.
Corey Perry's third goal of the season at 6:23 of the opening period stood as the only score of the first 40 minutes for either team.
The Sharks got a little comfortable with a forecheck and cycle in the Anaheim end that they were slow to react when the puck popped free near the Ducks' blue line. That's where Anaheim's Derek Grant spotted a breaking Perry and hit him with a pass through center.
Perry broke in behind the San Jose defense and drove the right boards before cutting into the middle and beating Jones in tight with a low shot between the pads. Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon was caught flat-footed on the play.
NOTES: Three Ducks reached career milestones. LW Andrew Cogliano appeared in his 800th straight game. He has yet to miss a game since he started his career in October 2007. RW Corey Perry played in his 900th game and Randy Carlyle coached his 800th game. ... San Jose D Marc-Edouard Vlasic missed his first game due to a head injury sustained on Thursday. He took a brief skate after the team's morning skate on Saturday. Fellow D Paul Martin missed his 11th straight with an ankle injury, but he is expected to return next week. ... C Ryan Carpenter and LW Jannik Hansen were healthy scratches as D Dylan DeMelo went into the lineup for Vlasic but paired with D Tim Heed. Brenden Dillon moved into Vlasic's spot alongside D Justin Braun. ... Anaheim's C Ryan Getzlaf (face), Ryan Kesler (hip), D Cam Fowler (knee) and Patrick Eaves (illness) remain out. … D Korbinian Holzer, D Francois Beauchemin and RW Jared Boll did not dress for the Ducks, who next host Los Angeles on Tuesday.