Sharks stay hot at home with win over Oilers
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San Jose, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Matt Tennyson and Barclay Goodrow scored in the third period to give the San Jose Sharks a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.
James Sheppard and Logan Couture also lit the lamp for the Sharks, who have won seven in a row at home. Antti Niemi stopped 25-of-28 shots.
Boyd Gordon, Steven Pinizzotto and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored for the Oilers, who have lost six straight and 17 of their last 18. Ben Scrivens made 26 saves.
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"We've struggled to win games all season and tonight is a prime example of that," said Gordon. "We have to find a way to hold on."
Tennyson's first NHL goal tied the game 3-3 at the 8:29 mark of the third period. He flicked a wrist shot from the right circle past Scrivens.
"Always good to get that out of the way," Tennyson said of his first career goal. "And it was a goal that tied it up, so that makes it even better."
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Goodrow then put the Sharks ahead 4-3 just 34 seconds later. He took a long pass from Brent Burns, fended off defenseman Justin Schultz and backhanded a shot past Scrivens on a breakaway.
The Oilers scored the lone goal of the first period. Gordon picked up a loose puck in the slot and backhanded it past Niemi at 14:43.
Sheppard scored off Goodrow's pass from behind at the net at 5:51 of the middle stanza.
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The Sharks took a 2-1 lead on Couture's shot form the right circle at 7:36. Less than a minute later, Pinizzotto jammed home a loose puck in front to tie things up.
Edmonton went back in front at 9:59 when Nugent-Hopkins put home a rebound.
Game Notes
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Gordon had missed the previous five games because of a back injury ... Edmonton lost its second straight game under interim coach Todd Nelson.