VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Tomas Hertl knows the San Jose Sharks might need him now more than ever.
Hertl scored twice in the first period to snap a 16-game goal drought before fellow center Joe Thornton went down with an apparent injury to his left leg, and the Sharks beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 Sunday.
With San Jose already missing Logan Couture after he took a puck to the face last weekend, Thornton crumpled to the ice with about three minutes left in the first when he ran into Vancouver forward Michael Chaput.
The 37-year-old managed to get to the San Jose bench under his own power, but couldn't put any weight on his left leg and had to be helped to the locker room.
"I need to show my best with these guys missing," said Hertl, who sat out 32 games earlier this season with an injury to his right knee that required surgery.
Sharks head coach Pete DeBoer said Thornton will be re-evaluated Monday, but expected his team to rally without its top two centers.
"You can't roll over and just quit," DeBoer said. "It's a great challenge for us ... we're confident as a group. We're a team that's a sum of our parts, not about one or two guys."
Patrick Marleau scored an empty-netter and Martin Jones stopped 29 shots to help the Sharks win their 11 straight regular-season game at Rogers Arena, dating back to Jan. 21, 2012.
San Jose's Jannik Hansen picked up an assist in his return to Vancouver.
"It was a little weird stepping out on the ice, warming up in the wrong end," said Hansen, who played parts of 10 seasons in Vancouver before getting traded to the Sharks on Feb. 28. "Once the game starts it's business."
Sven Baertschi scored for the Canucks and Ryan Miller finished with 22 saves.
"It takes something positive to get our energy up," Miller said. "That's tough."
The Sharks entered play one point up on the Flames for third in Pacific Division after falling 5-2 in Calgary on Friday. San Jose clinched a playoff spot last week, but is just 2-8-0 over its last 10 after a 7-2-0 run. The Sharks remained four points behind first-place Anaheim, which beat Calgary, and moved two behind Edmonton for second in the division.
Vancouver, 2-9-2 over its last 13, is set to miss the postseason for the third time in four years and has not won at home since Feb. 18, going 0-8-3 since. The Canucks' last win in regulation at home came Jan. 20 against Florida.
The Canucks, who last picked up a victory in regulation at home on Jan. 20, have scored just 170 goals this season. Vancouver set a franchise low -- not including lockout-shortened campaigns -- with 186 goals in 2015-16 and look almost certain to dip below that with four games left on the schedule.
"We were really good at home early on. That's what kept us alive," Canucks forward Daniel Sedin said. "We were really bad on the road. Lately we haven't been good enough at home."
Hertl opened the scoring with his first goal in 17 games nine minutes into the opening period on a weird sequence. Vancouver forward Drew Shore was stripped in his own zone, with the puck eventually finding its way to Mikkel Boedker. His initial backhand was stopped by Miller before Hertl popped home the rebound for his ninth of the season.
The Sharks' forward then made it 2-0 just under two minutes later when Marc-Edouard Vlasic's point shot hit Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler in front and bounced right to Hertl, who buried his second.
Jones, who came in just 1-5-0 over his last six decisions with an .856 save-percentage, wasn't overly busy, but had the shutout bid broken with 3:53 left when Baertschi's weak shot leaked under his arm for his 18th.
The Canucks pressed late, but Marleau sealed it into an empty net -- his 27th goal of the year -- with 2.6 seconds left.
"It was a gutsy effort," said DeBoer. "Couture's out, (Thornton) only played five minutes. ... The rest of the guys responded and got a much-needed two points for us."
Game notes
The Canucks paid tribute to Hansen with a video tribute during the game's first television timeout. ... Thornton has 1,391 career points, tied with Brett Hull for 22nd place all-time. ... The Canucks announced before the game that forward Jason Megna had signed a one-year, one-way contract extension worth $675,000.
UP NEXT
Sharks: Host Vancouver on Tuesday night to complete the home-and-home set.
Canucks: At San Jose on Tuesday night to start a two-game trip before returning home for a home-and-home against Edmonton next weekend.





Final
Series (Game 4 of 5)

Sharks 3

(44-28-7, 95 pts)

Canucks 1

(30-39-9, 69 pts)







7:00PM,EDT,April 2,2017
Rogers Arena, Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada

1 2 3 T
SJ 2 0 13
VAN 0 0 11
T. Hertl (Sharks - C): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
J. Hansen (Sharks - RW): Goals: 0, Assists: 1
S. Baertschi (Canucks - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0





Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 1st period
0:00 Vancouver Bo Horvat won faceoff in neutral zone
0:27 Vancouver Troy Stecher credited with hit on Mikkel Boedker in defensive zone
0:53 San Jose Giveaway by Brenden Dillon in neutral zone
1:00 Vancouver Henrik Sedin shot blocked by Brenden Dillon
1:40 Vancouver Giveaway by Reid Boucher in neutral zone
1:44 San Jose Shot on goal by Joonas Donskoi saved by Ryan Miller
1:50 San Jose Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Ryan Miller
2:04
Stoppage - Icing
2:04 San Jose Joel Ward won faceoff in defensive zone
2:33 Vancouver Troy Stecher shot blocked by Justin Braun
2:39 San Jose Marcus Sorensen credited with hit on Michael Chaput in defensive zone
3:03 San Jose Shot on goal by Marc-Edouard Vlasic saved by Ryan Miller
3:17 San Jose Shot on goal by Jannik Hansen saved by Ryan Miller
4:05 Vancouver Bo Horvat credited with hit on Melker Karlsson in defensive zone
4:13 San Jose Brent Burns shot blocked by Ben Hutton
4:31 Vancouver Shot on goal by Jayson Megna saved by Martin Jones
4:44 Vancouver Shot on goal by Nikita Tryamkin saved by Martin Jones
4:44
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:44 Vancouver Henrik Sedin won faceoff in offensive zone
4:52 Vancouver Daniel Sedin shot blocked by Justin Braun
5:57 Vancouver Luca Sbisa shot blocked by Chris Tierney
6:06 Vancouver Shot missed by Luca Sbisa
6:39 San Jose Mikkel Boedker credited with hit on Bo Horvat in defensive zone
6:42 Vancouver Penalty to Nikita Tryamkin 2 minutes for Hooking Jannik Hansen
6:42
Stoppage - TV timeout
6:42 Vancouver Shorthanded - Brandon Sutter won faceoff in defensive zone
6:57 Vancouver Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Alexander Edler saved by Martin Jones
8:14 San Jose Power play - Shot missed by David Schlemko
8:26 San Jose Power play - Shot on goal by Marc-Edouard Vlasic saved by Ryan Miller
8:47 San Jose Joel Ward won faceoff in neutral zone
8:47
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
9:51 San Jose Joe Thornton won faceoff in neutral zone
9:51
Stoppage - Offside
10:34
Stoppage - Icing
10:34 Vancouver Bo Horvat won faceoff in defensive zone
10:57 San Jose Takeaway by Tomas Hertl in offensive zone
11:00 San Jose Shot on goal by Mikkel Boedker saved by Ryan Miller
11:00 San Jose Goal scored by Tomas Hertl assisted by Mikkel Boedker and Jannik Hansen
11:00 San Jose Patrick Marleau won faceoff in neutral zone
11:07 Vancouver Jayson Megna credited with hit on Marc-Edouard Vlasic in neutral zone
11:10 Vancouver Shot on goal by Reid Boucher saved by Martin Jones
11:25 Vancouver Takeaway by Luca Sbisa in defensive zone
12:00 Vancouver Shot on goal by Michael Chaput saved by Martin Jones
12:12 Vancouver Shot on goal by Michael Chaput saved by Martin Jones
12:12
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
12:12 Vancouver Bo Horvat won faceoff in offensive zone
12:17 Vancouver Sven Baertschi shot blocked by Joe Pavelski
12:22
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
12:22 San Jose Mikkel Boedker won faceoff in defensive zone
12:37
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
12:37 San Jose Tomas Hertl won faceoff in neutral zone
12:49 San Jose Marc-Edouard Vlasic shot blocked by Alexander Edler
12:51 San Jose Goal scored by Tomas Hertl assisted by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
12:51 San Jose Joe Thornton won faceoff in neutral zone
13:03 Vancouver Chris Tanev credited with hit on Melker Karlsson in defensive zone
13:33 Vancouver Shot missed by Sven Baertschi
14:18 San Jose Brent Burns shot blocked by Jayson Megna
14:42 Vancouver Drew Shore shot blocked by David Schlemko
14:42
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
14:42 Vancouver Bo Horvat won faceoff in offensive zone
14:51 Vancouver Shot on goal by Alexander Edler saved by Martin Jones
15:23 San Jose Brenden Dillon credited with hit on Brandon Sutter in defensive zone
15:32 Vancouver Jayson Megna credited with hit on David Schlemko in offensive zone
16:15 San Jose Shot missed by Mikkel Boedker
16:30 Vancouver Luca Sbisa credited with hit on Jannik Hansen in defensive zone
16:57 San Jose Brent Burns shot blocked by Luca Sbisa
17:13
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
17:13 San Jose Joel Ward won faceoff in neutral zone
17:46 San Jose Shot missed by Patrick Marleau
17:49 San Jose Takeaway by Joel Ward in offensive zone
18:14
Stoppage - Icing
18:14 Vancouver Drew Shore won faceoff in defensive zone
19:12 San Jose Shot on goal by Jannik Hansen saved by Ryan Miller
19:17 San Jose Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Ryan Miller
19:25 San Jose Shot on goal by Jannik Hansen saved by Ryan Miller
20:00
End of 1st period

2nd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 2nd period
0:00 San Jose Joe Pavelski won faceoff in neutral zone
0:04
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
0:04 Vancouver Bo Horvat won faceoff in neutral zone
1:31 Vancouver Shot on goal by Michael Chaput saved by Martin Jones
1:31
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:31 San Jose Chris Tierney won faceoff in defensive zone
1:36 Vancouver Nikita Tryamkin shot blocked by Joonas Donskoi
1:45 Vancouver Nikita Tryamkin credited with hit on Joel Ward in defensive zone
1:50 Vancouver Shot on goal by Brandon Sutter saved by Martin Jones
1:50
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:50 San Jose Tomas Hertl won faceoff in defensive zone
1:56 Vancouver Luca Sbisa shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
2:23 Vancouver Alex Biega credited with hit on David Schlemko in offensive zone
2:33 Vancouver Alex Biega credited with hit on David Schlemko in offensive zone
2:38 Vancouver Griffen Molino shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
2:44 Vancouver Alex Biega credited with hit on Marcus Sorensen in offensive zone
2:50
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
2:50 Vancouver Bo Horvat won faceoff in neutral zone
3:07 Vancouver Takeaway by Troy Stecher in offensive zone
3:59 Vancouver Shot missed by Daniel Sedin
4:11 San Jose Penalty to Joel Ward 2 minutes for Slashing Michael Chaput
4:11 San Jose Shorthanded - Tomas Hertl won faceoff in defensive zone
4:23 Vancouver Power play - Shot on goal by Ben Hutton saved by Martin Jones
4:43 San Jose Shorthanded - Giveaway by Brent Burns in defensive zone
5:23 San Jose Shorthanded - Takeaway by Mikkel Boedker in defensive zone
5:37 Vancouver Power play - Alexander Edler shot blocked by Mikkel Boedker
5:59 Vancouver Power play - Daniel Sedin shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
6:36 San Jose Shot on goal by Joel Ward saved by Ryan Miller
6:36
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
6:36 San Jose Patrick Marleau won faceoff in offensive zone
6:53 Vancouver Giveaway by Ben Hutton in defensive zone
7:03 San Jose Melker Karlsson shot blocked by Nikita Tryamkin
7:16 San Jose Takeaway by Chris Tierney in neutral zone
7:50
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
7:50 San Jose Shot missed by Chris Tierney
7:50 Vancouver Henrik Sedin won faceoff in defensive zone
8:02 Vancouver Troy Stecher shot blocked by Patrick Marleau
8:02 Vancouver Brandon Sutter won faceoff in offensive zone
8:02
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
8:07 Vancouver Shot on goal by Reid Boucher saved by Martin Jones
8:26
Stoppage - Icing
8:26 Vancouver Brandon Sutter won faceoff in defensive zone
8:38 Vancouver Shot on goal by Reid Boucher saved by Martin Jones
8:53 San Jose Shot on goal by David Schlemko saved by Ryan Miller
8:53
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
8:53 San Jose Chris Tierney won faceoff in offensive zone
9:19 San Jose Shot on goal by Justin Braun saved by Ryan Miller
9:19
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:19 Vancouver Bo Horvat won faceoff in defensive zone
11:03 San Jose Shot on goal by David Schlemko saved by Ryan Miller
11:10 San Jose Shot on goal by Mikkel Boedker saved by Ryan Miller
11:12 San Jose Brenden Dillon credited with hit on Reid Boucher in defensive zone
11:25 Vancouver Shot on goal by Brandon Sutter saved by Martin Jones
11:40 Vancouver Nikita Tryamkin credited with hit on Joel Ward in defensive zone
13:15 Vancouver Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Martin Jones
13:15
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
13:15 San Jose Joel Ward won faceoff in defensive zone
13:27 Vancouver Bo Horvat won faceoff in offensive zone
13:27
Stoppage - Icing
14:19 San Jose Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Ryan Miller
14:39 Vancouver Griffen Molino credited with hit on Tomas Hertl in neutral zone
14:48 Vancouver Luca Sbisa shot blocked by Brent Burns
14:48
Stoppage - TV timeout
14:48
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
14:48 San Jose Joe Pavelski won faceoff in defensive zone
15:33 Vancouver Michael Chaput shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
16:52 Vancouver Nikita Tryamkin credited with hit on Kevin Labanc in defensive zone
17:16 Vancouver Luca Sbisa credited with hit on Joonas Donskoi in defensive zone
17:31
Stoppage - Net Off
17:31 Vancouver Henrik Sedin won faceoff in neutral zone
17:36 Vancouver Shot on goal by Troy Stecher saved by Martin Jones
17:45 Vancouver Takeaway by Troy Stecher in neutral zone
18:33 Vancouver Shot missed by Bo Horvat
19:56 San Jose Brenden Dillon credited with hit on Brandon Sutter in defensive zone
20:00
End of 2nd period

3rd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 3rd period
0:00 San Jose Patrick Marleau won faceoff in neutral zone
0:36
Stoppage - Offside
0:36 Vancouver Henrik Sedin won faceoff in neutral zone
1:22 Vancouver Ben Hutton shot blocked by Justin Braun
1:31 Vancouver Shot on goal by Daniel Sedin saved by Martin Jones
1:31
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:31 San Jose Joel Ward won faceoff in defensive zone
1:52 Vancouver Shot missed by Brandon Sutter
2:47 Vancouver Shot on goal by Troy Stecher saved by Martin Jones
3:07 Vancouver Shot on goal by Griffen Molino saved by Martin Jones
3:20 Vancouver Shot on goal by Sven Baertschi saved by Martin Jones
3:36 Vancouver Sven Baertschi credited with hit on Tomas Hertl in offensive zone
3:59 San Jose Shot on goal by Joel Ward saved by Ryan Miller
4:01 Vancouver Giveaway by Nikita Tryamkin in defensive zone
4:49 Vancouver Shot on goal by Daniel Sedin saved by Martin Jones
5:33 Vancouver Giveaway by Alexander Edler in defensive zone
5:42 San Jose Shot missed by Mikkel Boedker
6:25
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
6:25 Vancouver Drew Shore won faceoff in neutral zone
7:22 Vancouver Shot missed by Bo Horvat
7:30 Vancouver Alexander Edler shot blocked by Marcus Sorensen
8:02 San Jose Shot on goal by Patrick Marleau saved by Ryan Miller
8:41 San Jose Shot on goal by Marc-Edouard Vlasic saved by Ryan Miller
8:47
Stoppage - Icing
8:47 Vancouver Henrik Sedin won faceoff in defensive zone
8:56
Stoppage - Hand Pass
8:56 Vancouver Brandon Sutter won faceoff in neutral zone
9:12 San Jose Mikkel Boedker credited with hit on Alexander Edler in offensive zone
9:19
Stoppage - Offside
9:19 Vancouver Bo Horvat won faceoff in neutral zone
9:56
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
9:56 Vancouver Drew Shore won faceoff in neutral zone
11:28 San Jose Shot on goal by Joel Ward saved by Ryan Miller
11:51 Vancouver Bo Horvat shot blocked by Brenden Dillon
12:04
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
12:04 San Jose Tomas Hertl won faceoff in neutral zone
12:32 San Jose Giveaway by Marcus Sorensen in defensive zone
12:36 Vancouver Shot missed by Reid Boucher
12:43 Vancouver Shot on goal by Ben Hutton saved by Martin Jones
12:47 Vancouver Brandon Sutter credited with hit on Tomas Hertl in offensive zone
13:18 Vancouver Michael Chaput credited with hit on Melker Karlsson in offensive zone
13:34 San Jose Shot on goal by Justin Braun saved by Ryan Miller
14:06
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
14:06 Vancouver Bo Horvat won faceoff in neutral zone
14:18 Vancouver Sven Baertschi shot blocked by David Schlemko
14:33 San Jose Chris Tierney shot blocked by Luca Sbisa
14:48 San Jose Takeaway by Chris Tierney in neutral zone
14:53 San Jose Shot on goal by Mikkel Boedker saved by Ryan Miller
14:59 San Jose Shot on goal by Mikkel Boedker saved by Ryan Miller
15:06 Vancouver Shot on goal by Brandon Sutter saved by Martin Jones
15:07 Vancouver Jayson Megna credited with hit on Jannik Hansen in offensive zone
16:03
Stoppage - Icing
16:03 Vancouver Bo Horvat won faceoff in offensive zone
16:07 Vancouver Goal scored by Sven Baertschi assisted by Bo Horvat
16:07 Vancouver Bo Horvat won faceoff in neutral zone
16:20 Vancouver Brock Boeser shot blocked by David Schlemko
16:43 San Jose Giveaway by David Schlemko in defensive zone
17:01 San Jose Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Nikita Tryamkin
17:06 Vancouver Shot on goal by Jayson Megna saved by Martin Jones
17:28 Vancouver Shot on goal by Luca Sbisa saved by Martin Jones
17:38 Vancouver Shot on goal by Reid Boucher saved by Martin Jones
19:09 Vancouver Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Martin Jones
19:29 Vancouver Shot on goal by Daniel Sedin saved by Martin Jones
19:41 Vancouver Takeaway by Troy Stecher in offensive zone
19:54 Vancouver Shot on goal by Henrik Sedin saved by Martin Jones
19:56 Vancouver Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Martin Jones
19:57 San Jose Goal scored by Patrick Marleau
19:57 San Jose Marcus Sorensen won faceoff in neutral zone
20:00
End of 3rd period
20:00
End of Game






Player Summary

San Jose SharksTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
M. Boedker LW012421002102014:040:520:5912:1310100.0
J. Braun D 000203000002720:010:001:1218:490000.0
B. Burns D 000301000012424:071:240:4821:550000.0
B. Dillon D 002002003012420:180:000:0020:180000.0
J. Donskoi RW000101000002215:000:420:0014:180000.0
J. Hansen RW012300000002215:490:000:5514:540100.0
T. Hertl C 202202000102818:230:500:2117:124736.4
M. Karlsson RW00-1000000002415:370:000:1915:180000.0
K. Labanc RW000000000001511:171:100:0010:070000.0
P. Marleau C 100211000002418:571:080:0017:493442.9
P. Martin D 000000000002518:280:000:4817:400000.0
J. Pavelski C 000001000002519:201:210:0017:592340.0
D. Schlemko D 001213000012417:230:360:0016:470000.0
M. Sorensen RW000001001011610:500:000:4610:0410100.0
J. Thornton C 0000000000075:171:180:003:592166.7
C. Tierney C 001011000202418:360:000:4017:562528.6
M. Vlasic D 011302000002618:220:391:1216:310000.0
J. Ward RW000300120102316:110:000:0016:115362.5
San Jose Sharks Scratches
PlayerDetail
D. DemeloScratched
L. CoutureFace
M. HaleyScratched
T. MeierScratched
Vancouver CanucksTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
S. Baertschi LW100210001002521:111:000:4719:240000.0
A. Biega D 00-100000300127:360:000:367:000000.0
B. Boeser RW001000000002117:091:070:0016:020000.0
R. Boucher C 000410000011512:291:000:0011:290000.0
M. Chaput C 00-1300001002215:040:000:3714:270000.0
A. Edler D 00-3201000012823:130:561:0821:090000.0
B. Horvat C 010320001002519:400:470:1918:3412763.2
B. Hutton D 001201000012421:431:060:5219:450000.0
J. Megna RW000201003002015:090:000:0015:090000.0
G. Molino C 00-110000100159:230:000:009:230000.0
L. Sbisa D 000112002102218:260:000:5217:340000.0
D. Sedin LW00-2310000002317:531:000:0016:530000.0
H. Sedin C 00-2100000002318:391:000:0017:395645.5
D. Shore C 00-1000000001511:160:000:5210:243350.0
T. Stecher D 00-3200001302520:081:040:0019:040000.0
B. Sutter C 000310001001915:130:540:4913:304450.0
C. Tanev D 000000001002620:340:001:0819:260000.0
N. Tryamkin D 001102123012215:130:060:0015:070000.0
Vancouver Canucks Scratches
PlayerDetail
B. GaunceUpper Body
N. GoldobinScratched
L. ErikssonLeg Injury
P. LarsenScratched
J. SkilleAnkle Injury
J. CramarossaFoot Injury

Goaltending Summary

San Jose Sharks Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
M. Jones30129.96760:000
Vancouver Canucks Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
R. Miller24222.91758:010

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.