San Jose Sharks held off Vancouver Canucks 3-2 to move to 7-7

The San Jose Sharks held off the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 at home Thursday at SAP Center at San Jose.

The margin of victory was 1 goal, and the two teams combined for 5 goals. The win moves the Sharks to 7-7 on the season.

The Canucks fall to 3-12. They are 1-4 over their last 5 games.

In the standings, the Sharks sit 4th in the Pacific Division, while the Canucks are 8th in the same group. Because both clubs play in the same division, the result carries extra weight for tiebreakers later in the season.

Across the season so far, the Sharks are scoring 2.9 goals per game and allowing 3.4, while the Canucks are scoring 3 and allowing 4.5. That gives the Sharks the better point differential, -7 to -23.

Up next, the Sharks host the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, October 31. The Canucks host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, October 31.

The 5 combined goals were below the 6.9 goals these two teams’ games have averaged this season.

By the numbers

• Final: San Jose Sharks 3, Vancouver Canucks 2
• Margin: 1 goals · Combined: 5 goals
• Sharks: 7-7 overall · 3-3 at home · 4-4 on the road · last 5: W-W-L-L-W
• Canucks: 3-12 overall · 1-5 at home · 2-7 on the road · last 5: L-L-L-W-L
• Venue: SAP Center at San Jose

Because the NHL awards a point for overtime and shootout losses, the standings are ordered by points rather than wins. The top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference qualify for the 16-team playoff bracket.

After this result, the top of the Pacific Division reads: Edmonton Oilers (9-2-2), Vegas Golden Knights (9-4-1), Seattle Kraken (8-4-1), San Jose Sharks (7-6-1), Anaheim Ducks (5-7-1).

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