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Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves
through regulation and overtime and denied all three San Jose
skaters in the shootout to backstop his team to a victory that
snapped a two-game losing skid.
San Jose's Tomas Hertl scored with 1.3 seconds left in
regulation to force overtime. Brent Burns and Timo Meier also
scored for the Sharks, while the Rangers got a first-period goal
from Mats Zuccarello.
The Sharks are known for their quick starts and were at it again
when Burns opened the scoring at 3:22 of the game, burying a
one-timer from the point that made it past a screen and into the
net.
Burns later added an assist and has now collected three goals
and 12 assists in a nine-game point streak, the longest ever by
a Sharks defenseman.
Zuccarello replied just 59 seconds later to put the Rangers on
the board, a big boost for the team that went into the night
sitting last in the Eastern Conference. After taking a nifty
pass from Shattenkirk to enter the offensive zone, Zuccarello
was staring a three defenders, but he promptly fired a top
corner shot over the glove of Sharks goalie Martin Jones to make
it a 1-1 game.
Kreider notched his first goal of the game at 1:13 of the third
period when he buried a one-timer from the right faceoff dot.
Meier continued his hot streak and evened the score 2-2 at 8:14
of the third. He raced down his off-wing and ripped a shot past
Lundqvist to give him six goals in a five-game streak, and eight
goals and 13 points in a nine-game point spree.
Kreider again put the visitors ahead at 10:05 of the final
frame, taking advantage of some porous Sharks defensive play,
only to see Hertl tie the game in the last seconds.
Jones made 34 saves through regulation and overtime for the
Sharks, who are 4-0-2 in their past six games.
--Field Level Media
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