Joe Pavelski scored the only shootout goal and Antti Niemi stopped all three attempts to help the Sharks beat the Ducks 4-3 on Saturday night.
Logan Couture scored his first goal in eight games. Patrick Marleau and Martin Havlat also scored for the Sharks. They finished their five-game home stand unbeaten and won their eighth game in nine overall. Joe Thornton had caught a puck over his eye, but was back on the ice after getting stitched up.
Corey Perry, rookie Alex Grant and Ben Lovejoy scored for the Ducks, who have won three of the past four games. Jonas Hiller saved 32 shots in taking the loss.
I gotta admit, being a Ducks fan, I was scared of this game. The Sharks were a tough team to play against, no matter whether they're having a good streak or a bad streak. When you have Antti Niemi in net at the other end, it's really hard to get pucks past him. I think it was really lucky that the Ducks got out of there with a point and not with no points. As far as I know, the Sharks are one of the best teams in the league, if not the best team in the league. They have offense, they have defense, and they have goaltending. They basically have it all. But they are going on the road against some tough teams, like the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins. I'm interested to see how well this defense does against guys like Sidney Crosby and Phil Kessel. As for the Ducks, they've got some tough teams coming up too, like the Los Angeles Kings and the Chicago Blackhawks. Can they rebound after a tough shootout loss to the Sharks? We'll see what happens, but right now, the Sharks are on the right track and the Ducks will have to regroup quickly by Tuesday night.
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