Anaheim 6, San Jose 4
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, February 29, 2024
Where: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Referees:
Steve Kozari, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen:
Ryan Gibbons, Kiel Murchison
Attendance:
10537
By Field Level Media
Adam Henrique had a goal and two assists for the visiting Anaheim Ducks in a 6-4 win against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.
Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist and John Gibson made 24 saves for the Ducks, who had lost three in a row.
Anthony Duclair had two goals and an assist, Mike Hoffman had a goal and an assist, Mikael Granlund had three assists and Kaapo Kahkonen made 24 saves for the Sharks, who have lost five in a row.
San Jose took a 1-0 lead at 2:47 of the first period when Duclair scored on a one-timer from the left circle off a feed from Fabian Zetterlund.
Leo Carlsson redirected a centering pass from Killorn off the rush 20 seconds later to tie it 1-1.
Brett Leason went through all three zones with the puck and scored shorthanded to move Anaheim ahead 2-1 at 4:37 of the first.
Killorn extended the lead to 3-1 at 5:18 of the second when he kept the puck at the end of a 2-on-1 rush and scored his eighth goal of the season.
Hoffman got the goal back while on a power play at 10:26 of the second and William Eklund tied it 3-3 with another power-play goal at 15:40, but the Ducks scored two power-play goals in the final 2 1/2 minutes of the period to regain the lead.
Frank Vatrano gave Anaheim a 4-3 lead when he scored with a one-timer from the top of the right circle at 17:35, and Henrique scored with a deflection from the slot at 18:41 to make it 5-3.
Duclair scored San Jose's third power-play goal of the game at 9:30 of the third to cut the deficit to 5-4.
Isac Lundestrom scored into an empty net with 24 seconds left for the 6-4 final.
Ducks leading point scorer Troy Terry missed his second straight game with an upper-body injury and defenseman Cam Fowler was hit in the face with the puck 21 seconds into the game and did not return.
Anaheim traded defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin to the Toronto Maple Leafs during the game in a three-team trade with the Carolina Hurricanes. The Ducks received a third-round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft from the Maple Leafs.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Anaheim |
|
San Jose |
Adam Henrique 3 |
Points |
Anthony Duclair 3 |
Adam Henrique 1 |
Goals |
Anthony Duclair 2 |
Adam Henrique 2 |
Assists |
Mikael Granlund 3 |
Adam Henrique 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Anthony Duclair 1 |
Brett Leason 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
John Gibson .857 |
Save Percentage |
Kaapo Kahkonen .828 |
John Gibson 24 |
Saves |
Kaapo Kahkonen 24 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Anaheim
|
30 |
6 |
2-5 |
3-6 |
14 |
33 |
San Jose
|
28 |
4 |
3-6 |
3-5 |
12 |
38 |
Upcoming Games
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San Jose will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Sharks have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .233 after a loss.
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Anaheim will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Ducks have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .333 after a loss.