Sharks Top Canucks 3-2 with Power-Play Goals

San Jose, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks secured a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night at SAP Center, relying on two power-play goals and a video-reviewed tally to extend their strong November run.

Will Smith and William Eklund scored on the power play, while Adam Gaudette added the game-winner, as the Sharks improved to 4-1-1 over their last six games. Goaltender Yaroslav Askarov made 32 saves for his ninth win of the month, helping San Jose hold off a late Vancouver push. The Canucks, playing the second game of a four-game road trip, fell to 1-1-0 on the journey after snapping a three-game skid with a 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.

Vancouver struck first at 4:28 of the opening period when Brock Boeser converted his ninth goal of the season on the team's second shot, beating Askarov with a wrist shot from the slot. The Sharks answered on the power play at 9:25, capitalizing on a Quinn Hughes interference penalty. Macklin Celebrini dumped the puck to Alexander Wennberg behind the net, and Wennberg fed Smith across the crease for an easy tap-in, his eighth goal and ending a seven-game drought. Celebrini and Smith have now connected on 37 goals...