Sharks came in and quickly put three behind rookie Markstrom on four shots in his season debut, and resulting in his evening ending. Lack came in relief, gave up one.
Even though Henrik Sedin put two past Niemi (his 900th and 901st career points), the Canucks could not match the Sharks, who added two empty net goals in the third, even with an extended 5-on-3 power play, and Dorsett dropping the gloves against Scott (their second career fight against each other).
Sharks win 6-2.
Sharks now can enjoy the day off Wednesday, and have two days of practice before hosting the Canucks on Saturday.
Canucks head to the desert to play the Coyotes Thursday before heading to SJ on Saturday.
Sharks Centric News
Sharks team news
- Pregame vids
- Braun
- Smith (hockey history)
- McLellan
- Sharks on SportsCenter (Smith’s TDL day)
- Burns on ESPN top plays
- SharksStats 9:50pm via Twitter Web Client Joe Thornton’s assist on Nieto’s 2nd goal was the 894th of his career, tying him for 19th on the all-time assists list with Phil Housley
- Postgame vids
San Jose Mercury News
- Sharks will have Niemi back in goal tonight against Vancouver Canucks
- San Jose Sharks march on, rout Vancouver Canucks
- WTC: Strong start and resiliency? All in the same game? Sharks seem to be regaining the winning traits that went missing in February
CSN Bay Area/California
- Sharks sticking with same lineup vs. Canucks
- Instant Replay: Younger players ignite Sharks past Canucks
- Shot of the Game: Nieto whizzes wrist shot past Lack
- Rewind: Nieto, Sharks youngsters break out of scoring slumps
Neutral Centric News
NHL
NBC/PHT
Puck Daddy
Hockey Fights
Opponent Centric News
Vancouver Canucks
- VanCanucks 9:59pm via Hootsuite #Canucks fall behind, can’t recover despite outstanding game from H. Sedin. Game at a Glance – ow.ly/JU8yk
- VanCanucks 10:41pm via TweetDeck Coach: “We got off to the wrong start and it’s just a game you’ve got to forget about.” → youtu.be/zCv_69risG4
Vancouver Province
- The Provies: Look at you, Hollywood!
- Canucks Post-Game: Markstrom’s ‘nightmare,’ sweet Sedinery, sour 5-on-3 power play
Vancouver Sun
SBN: Canucks Misconduct
- nucksmisconduct 9:56pm via SB Nation Canucks surrender three goals on first four shots in 6-2 loss to Sharks sbnation.com/e/7910196
CBC
Sportsnet