San Jose Sharks finally click and come up with a win to trail by one game (Part 1)
San Jose Sharks was quite brilliant in the first and second games of the Western Conference Finals but it was unable to carry the same momentum and lost the games on both occasions.
They scored the first goal in both games but were unable to build on it and carry it all the way. This resulted in them losing the first two games in the series and with the third game that took place this Friday, they had a fear of falling behind by 3-0
in the series.
However, Game 3 proved to be one of the best games for Sharks.
There wasn’t much being said about them as they scored the first through Patrick Marleau in a power-play. This time it was able to continue on the dominating roads and kept on attacking and scoring goals to win the game.
Sharks was hoping that it would come out strong in the first period of the game which is something it hasn’t been able to pull off so far.
They managed to turn the tables and were on the attack right from the start. As a result, they scored goal after goal to build a 3-0 advantage.
The second period also witnessed the team coming out strong even though they weren’t able to score any goals. In the end, with Canucks also scoring some goals in the final period Sharks managed to hold on and win the game by 4-3.
Marleau was on target twice during the first period as he scored the first and the third goals while the second goal was scored by Ryane Clowe, during a power-play.
Sharks showed its dangerous side as they are known to be superb during the power-plays. Sharks came across three power-plays in the first period and scored during two power-plays to put themselves in the driving seat.
"The crowd gives you a bit of a lift but we played with a lot of energy, we skated well, we got some 2-on-1s, some breakaways, we put pucks in places where they couldn't get it back", Clowe said. "We executed. It was really us playing our game and the jump
and energy was different from the last two games".
Sharks mostly dominated the period as it was not only leading 2-0 at the timeout, but they had also demolished their opposition while making 15 shots on goal compared to just one by Vancouver Canucks.
When the game restarted, Sharks came up with the first chance but still couldn’t score while Canucks was also able to come up with strong shots on goal and ended the period making eight shots on goal compared to 16 made by Sharks.
(Continued in part 2). . . . . . . . .
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