Sharks storm back to beat 'Canes in OT
SAN JOSE -- Brent Burns scored his second goal of the season 22 seconds into overtime as the San Jose Sharks beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 Thursday night at SAP Center.
Joe Thornton picked up the second assist to move into No. 19 on the all-time scoring list with 1,410 points. He scored a goal earlier in the game.
After falling behind 3-0 after the first period, San Jose tied the game in the final period with its third and fourth goals on special teams.
Logan Couture scored his 14th of the season with a power-play strike at 8:31 of the third to bring the Sharks within 4-3 after defenseman Dylan DeMelo drew an interference penalty.
Then, Barclay Goodrow scored his second of the season with a short-handed tally -- San Jose's second of the game -- with a breakaway goal at 11:56.
Melker Karlsson got the Sharks on the board at 10:21 of the second period by completing a 2-on-1 short-handed break to make the score 3-1.
The Hurricanes went back up by three when San Jose defensemen Paul Martin and Burns found themselves on the weak side, allowing Justin Williams to walk in from the left circle to assist Jeff Skinner on his 11th goal in front at 14:44.
San Jose converted on the power play as Thornton scored his fifth at 17:51 of the second with a wrist shot from the left circle. Tomas Hertl screened Carolina goalie Cam Ward, helping the Sharks pull within 4-2 after two periods.
The Hurricanes struck for three goals in the span of four shots to lead 3-0 at the first intermission.
Sebastian Aho scored at the side of the net at 9:01 as Sharks goalie Martin Jones skated out from his crease to challenge a possible point shot that turned into a pass.
Victor Rask scored his fifth of the season at 11:37 to cap a faceoff win by the Hurricanes in the Sharks' zone. And Aho scored his second of the period and seventh of the season by picking the top corner over Jones' left glove at 14:14.
NOTES: D Paul Martin returned from a 24-game absence (lower-body injury) and paired with D Brent Burns on San Jose's back end. LW Melker Karlsson returned after missing two games with a laceration. ... Sharks LW Joonas Donskoi (ribs) went on injured reserve to open a roster spot for Martin. ... San Jose also was without F Mikkel Boedker (lower body) and D Tim Heed (upper body). ... Carolina D Klas Dahlbeck and D Phillip Di Giuseppe replaced D Josh Jooris and D Haydn Fleury, who were both healthy scratches. ... The Hurricanes make their third stop of a six-game road trip on Saturday in Los Angeles. ... San Jose continues its stretch of playing three times in four nights with a home game Saturday against Ottawa.