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 There was no panic from the Sharks, who eventually posted a
season-high goal total in a 7-4 win.
"It didn't feel bad, it really didn't," forward Joe Pavelski, one of
three San Jose players who scored two goals apiece, said of the
two-goal deficit. "We won a few draws, we had some chances."
Forward Tyler Kennedy scored the game-winner, his second of the
night, early in the third period on a redirect. Pavelski added his
second goal of the game a few minutes later to put San Jose on top
6-4. Forward Tomas Hertl's late goal sealed it.
Forward Tommy Wingels added two second-period goals, helping San
Jose bounce back after the Bruins' early surge. The Sharks (13-10-4)
have a three-game winning streak following a four-game losing
streak.
Boston (14-12-1) scored more than two goals for the second time in
11 games after doing so eight times in its previous 12.
"We scored some goals, but the rest of our game wasn't very good,"
Bruins coach Claude Julien said. "After we took that 2-0 lead, we
kind of got loose and sloppy, and that gave them a chance to get
back in the game."
 Kennedy tipped in a shot from defenseman Matt Irwin at 3:03 of the
third period, breaking a 4-4 tie.
"That's what happens when you put pucks on net," Kennedy said. "One
of our focuses is getting to the net. Get goals around the blue
there, and just keep working away."
The Sharks scored three times in the second period to take a 3-2
edge, though the lead lasted less than a minute before Boston right
winger Reilly Smith scored his second goal of the game.
Wingels put San Jose on the board when he redirected a shot from
defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic 27 seconds into the second period.
Kennedy tied the game at 2 when his shot from the left side skipped
off defenseman Dougie Hamilton's stick and over goalie Tuukka Rask's
shoulder.
Wingels redirected Irwin's shot with 12:30 remaining in the second
to give the Sharks a brief 3-2 lead. Left winger Matt Nieto,
standing in front of the net, made a nice move to avoid the puck.
Smith squeezed a shot between Sharks goalie Antti Niemi and Bruins
forward Milan Lucic 43 seconds later to knot the game at 3.
Bruins defenseman Torey Krug scored his first goal in seven games
with 7:27 left in the second period, after taking a pass from left
winger Brad Marchand and putting Boston back on top.
Pavelski's persistence on a power play paid off for the Sharks, who
tied the game with 5:39 left in the second. He one-timed a pass from
center Patrick Marleau that Rask blocked but could not control.
Pavelski kept punching at it until it went into the net.
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"At the end of the period, our power play got a little momentum
going," Pavelski said.
Smith recorded one of his easiest goals less than 30 seconds after
the opening drop thanks to some hard work from Bergeron along the
boards.
Bruins center Patrice Bergeron, who had no points in his previous
five games, got the puck along the right boards at skated to the
left of the net, attracting a trio of Sharks. He tapped the puck to
Smith, who was wide open at the right post and tapped it in.
"It was good getting a lead and we're happy about that," Bergeron
said. "But after the first 10 minutes, it was a poor effort."
Center Gregory Campbell put Boston on top 2-0 at 2:45, set up by a
nice takeaway along the boards by Daniel Paille. The Bruins left
winger skated across the front of the net before backhanding a pass
for Campbell, who tipped the puck past Niemi.
Niemi finished with 20 saves, while Rask stopped 37 shots.
NOTES: David Krejci, out with an undisclosed injury, is skating with
the Bruins, but coach Claude Julien does not know when the center he
might be available. Krejci has missed 13 of the team's last 15
games, and he missed his seventh straight Thursday. ... The Sharks
received good news on C Logan Couture, who passed concussion
protocol tests and was in the starting lineup against the Bruins.
... Boston G Tuukka Rask, who has six stitches in his head after
getting hit by a puck while on the bench Tuesday night, began the
night 3-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average against the Sharks. ...
San Jose G Antti Niemi started the evening with a career 1.99 GAA
against the Bruins. ... The Sharks activated RW Tyler Kennedy off
injured reserve. ... LW Tye McGinn, D Mirco Mueller and LW Barclay
Goodrow were healthy scratches for the Sharks. The Bruins scratched
D Joe Morrow and RW Seth Griffith.
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