Canucks move closer to top spot in West with win over Sharks

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03/19/2010 - Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Kesler and Alexander Edler each had a goal and an assist, as the Vancouver Canucks held off the San Jose Sharks, 3-2, at GM Place.

Ryan Johnson also scored for the Canucks, who improved to 3-1-0 on a five-game homestand and trail Chicago by three points for the second spot in the Western Conference.

Roberto Luongo made 32 saves for the victors.

Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist for the Sharks, who have dropped four straight and now have just a two-point edge over the Blackhawks for the top spot in the West. Ryan Clowe also lit the lamp.

Evgeni Nabokov turned aside 23-of-26 shots in defeat.

Down 3-1 in the third, San Jose got a goal from Pavelski to cut the deficit to one with 3:08 remaining. Kent Huskins' shot from the left point was stopped by the stick of Pavelski, who then collected the puck and fired a wrist shot past Luongo.

The Sharks pulled Nabokov late for the extra attacker, but failed to find an equalizer.

The Canucks scored a pair of power-play goals via slap shots in the first period. Edler and Kesler lit the lamp at the 8:31 and 12:14 marks, respectively.

Clowe scored four minutes into the second to cut the gap to 2-1. Clowe charged down the right-wing side and fought off a defender as he made his way in front for a wrister past Luongo.

Vancouver went back up by two on a backhander from Johnson for his first goal of the season with 3:12 remaining in the middle stanza.

Game Notes

Canucks forward Mikael Samuelsson is expected to miss the next 2-to-3 weeks with an upper-body injury...The season series between San Jose and Vancouver is tied, 1-1...The Canucks improved to 7-2-1 since the Olympic break...Vancouver's homestand comes to an end on Saturday versus the Red Wings...The Sharks fell to 0-3-0 on a six-game road trip.

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