The San Jose Sharks scored early and often in a 10-0 preseason victory against the Anaheim Ducks at SAP Center at San Jose on Thursday. Ivar Stenberg led the attack with a hat trick and an assist.
San Jose generated five goals in the opening period. Mason Marchment opened the scoring with an unassisted wrist shot at 3:55, followed by Stenberg's tip-in goal at 5:29. Igor Chernyshov scored on a wrist shot at 9:29, Michael Misa added a wrist shot at 11:33, and Chernyshov collected his second of the period at 15:45. In the second period, Stenberg and Marchment each added another goal at even strength to push the margin to 7-0.
The Sharks added three more goals in the third period. Brett Leason deflected in a power-play goal at 7:54, and Stenberg finished his hat trick on the man advantage at 16:57. Filip Bystedt capped the scoring with an even-strength wrist shot 26 seconds later. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped all 20 shots he faced to earn the shutout for San Jose, while Anaheim used Laurent Brossoit, who made six saves on 10 shots, and Ville Husso, who took the loss with 15 saves on 21 shots.
San Jose converted two of five power plays, while Anaheim went scoreless on four opportunities. The Sharks visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, October 19, while the Ducks visit the New York Rangers on the same night.
