San Jose 4, Anaheim 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 28, 2018
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees:
Dan O'Halloran, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen:
Derek Nansen, Andrew Smith
Attendance:
17099
By Field Level Media
Timo Meier scored two goals, including the overtime winner, and added an assist as the visiting San Jose Sharks edged the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Sunday night.
Meier jammed in a loose puck at 2:12 of overtime. The Sharks (6-3-2, 14 points) have won four of their last five games, while the struggling Ducks (5-5-2) incurred their fifth straight loss.
Logan Couture posted a goal and an assist for the Sharks, while Thomas Hertl furnished two helpers. Rourke Chartier, with his first NHL career goal, also scored for San Jose.
Pontus Aberg scored his first two goals of the season for the Ducks, while Josh Manson also scored and Ryan Getzlaf had two assists.
Sharks goaltender Martin Jones stopped 27 of 30 shots for the win.
The Ducks rallied from a 3-1 second-period with Aberg's two goals to force overtime. The loss spoiled a 45-save effort from Ducks goaltender John Gibson as Anaheim was outshot 49-30.
The Sharks outshot the Ducks 34-17 in the first 40 minutes but had trouble beating Gibson.
After Couture and Manson exchanged first-period goals, Chartier put the Sharks ahead 2-1 on a wrist shot at 2:13 of the second. Meier made it 3-1 less than two minutes later, before Aberg closed the gap to 3-2 with 3:01 left in the middle frame as he took a pass from Getzlaf and sent a wrister in off Sharks defenseman Brent Burns.
The Ducks drew even at 8:36 of the third period on a solo effort by Aberg. He stole the puck in the neutral zone, weaved around two defenseman and then sidestepped Jones for the unassisted score.
The goals were Aberg's first two with the Ducks. The 25-year-old Stockholm, Sweden, native spent the last season-plus with Nashville before he was traded to Edmonton in February.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
San Jose |
|
Anaheim |
Timo Meier 3 |
Points |
Pontus Aberg 2 |
Timo Meier 2 |
Goals |
Pontus Aberg 2 |
Tomas Hertl 2 |
Assists |
Ryan Getzlaf 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Martin Jones .900 |
Save Percentage |
John Gibson .918 |
Martin Jones 27 |
Saves |
John Gibson 45 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
San Jose
|
49 |
4 |
0-2 |
1-1 |
4 |
29 |
Anaheim
|
30 |
3 |
0-1 |
2-2 |
6 |
35 |
Upcoming Games
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Anaheim will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Ducks have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .167 after a loss.
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San Jose will play their next game at home against NY Rangers. The Sharks have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .667 after a loss.