The Sharks improved to 6-6-1 in their past 13
since starting the season with 11 straight losses. San Jose
never trailed and also ended a 13-game road losing streak that
dated to a 7-2 win at Arizona on April 1.
Mikael Granlund scored and added two assists for his first
three-point game since Feb. 23. MacDonald scored San Jose's
first two goals after entering the game with four career goals.
William Eklund added an empty-net goal as the Sharks survived
getting outshot 47-18.
Kaapo Kahkonen made 44 saves and was aided by a defense that
blocked 31 shots in front of him.
Dawson Mercer, Jack Hughes and Ondrej Palat scored for the
Devils, who had their second three-game winning streak of the
season stopped.
New Jersey goalie Akira Schmid allowed five goals on 17 shots.
San Jose opened the scoring at the 2:10 mark of the first period
after former Shark Timo Meier lost the puck along the right
boards to Ty Emberson. Mario Ferraro gained possession, cut down
the left side and slid the puck to MacDonald, who scored into
the vacated right side of the net.
New Jersey tied it thanks to a fluky bounce with 6:39 left in
the first. Simon Nemec took a shot from the point that caromed
off the end boards and popped into the crease for Mercer, who
converted the easy tap-in.
San Jose regained the lead 2:51 into the second when MacDonald
crashed the left side of the crease and tipped Matt Benning's
point shot by Schmid. Nearly seven minutes after MacDonald's
second goal, Duclair ripped a one-timer from the high slot into
the net after Hughes lost the puck in the neutral zone to
Granlund.
New Jersey cut it to 3-2 2:56 into the third when Hughes
finished a breakaway after stealing the puck from Calen Addison.
Duclair answered with his own breakaway at 5:07 of the third,
scoring on a backhander after New Jersey defenseman John Marino
lost the puck in the neutral zone.
Palat's goal made it a one-goal game with 7:02 left, but
Granlund scored 40 seconds later.
--Field Level Media
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