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Sam Gagner had shootout moves dancing through his head as he took the ice for his final shift Friday night.

The Vancouver Canucks' forward ended up needing one of those dekes in overtime.

Gagner beat Martin Jones with a nifty backhand on a breakaway at 4:34 of the extra period, and Vancouver snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks.

"I just wanted to settle it down and get him moving," Gagner said after scoring his fourth goal of the season off a feed from Alexander Edler. "I was actually preparing a little bit for the shootout and what I was going to do if I had a chance."

The injury-riddled Canucks responded with a spirited effort following a 7-1 home loss to Nashville on Wednesday, when their system completely fell apart in what was undoubtedly the season's low point.

" said Gagner,"There was a lot of talk in here after last game, who scored his first goal in nine games. "Guys did a really good job."

Gagner signed a $9.45 million, three-year contract with Vancouver in the offseason. But he's failed to provide much in the way of offense 33 games into his Canucks career after putting up 18 goals and 32 assists with Columbus in 2016-17.

"I'm here to create," Gagner said. "You've got to find a way to break through.

"Hopefully, that one gets me going."

Markus Granlund scored twice and Brock Boeser also had a goal in regulation for Vancouver (15-14-4). Henrik Sedin and brother Daniel Sedin each added three assists. Jacob Markstrom made 34 saves.

giving him six goals this season,Granlund scored twice in the first period,adidas Kris Letang jersey, following a pointed chat with coach Travis Green after Friday's morning skate.

" said Granlund,"He needs more from me, who had 19 goals last season. "I know I can play better."

After seeing his team get outscored 20-5 during its four-game slide, Green shuffled his lines Friday with four new combinations in hopes of finding some cohesion.

"We want to be aggressive,adidas Jake Guentzel jersey, though," he said. "We talked to our group about committing to defend, committing to team defense."

Brent Burns scored two goals and Marcus Sorenson had one for San Jose (17-10-4). Jones stopped 36 shots for the Sharks, who were playing their second road game in two nights after Thursday's 3-2 victory over Calgary.

San Jose had won 11 straight at Rogers Arena dating back to the Canucks' last victory on home ice over their Pacific Division rivals on Jan. 21,adidas Matt Murray jersey, 2012. Vancouver was 0-9-2 over that stretch while getting outscored 41-14.

"They've lost a bunch in a row, they got whacked last game, they're sitting here rested," Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. "All the things set up for them to have an 'A' game,adidas Joe Pavelski jersey, and they did."

but got the equalizer with 5:49 left when Burns' point shot went off the skate of Canucks defenseman Alex Biega and beat Markstrom for his second of the night,San Jose mustered only one shot through the first 13 minutes of the final period while trailing 3-2, sixth of the season and fifth in five games.

"We found a way to get an important point on a night where we probably didn't deserve one," DeBoer said.

The Canucks stormed out of the gate and led 2-1 after the first before Boeser stretched the lead to two.

Carpenter assumed that meant he cleared waivers and was headed to the American Hockey League.

“I actually had my bags packed to go to Tucson,adidas Patrick Marleau jersey, Arizona. In case I cleared waivers, I was going to go play for the (San Jose) Barracuda,” Carpenter said Thursday. “It was a happy surprise. I was happy to hear the news.”

a day after he was claimed by the team on waivers.,Carpenter practiced for the first time with the Golden Knights on Thursday at City National Arena

The 26-year-old forward was scratched for the Knights’ game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena.

the result of a head injury suffered against the Vancouver Canucks Friday night.,adidas Joe Thornton jersey, Logan Couture will miss the Sharks game against the Edmonton Oilers Monday

Head coach Pete DeBoer confirmed Sunday that Couture suffered a concussion when he took a shoulder to the jaw area from Canucks forward Alexander Burmistrov at 5:12 of the third period Friday. DeBoer labeled Couture’s concussion as a “day-to-day” injury.

The Sharks coach said that his team’s leading goal scorer hasn’t attempted any form of physical exertion since he suffered the head injury in Vancouver.

“We’ll see how he feels every day and go through that (concussion) protocol, and see where that takes us,” the Sharks coach said.

Burmistrov isn’t receiving any supplementary discipline from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for the hit.

With Couture on the sidelines, Tomas Hertl moved back to the center position at practice in Edmonton Sunday, skating in the middle of the Sharks second line with Kevin Labanc and Mikkel Boedker, who’s missed seven-consecutive games with a lower-body injury.

Over the summer, Couture hosted a charity event in his hometown of London,Authentic Kris Letang jersey, Ontario to raise funds for concussion research and awareness.

he told the Mercury News that concussions are an injury that he wouldn’t attempt to play through.,In training camp

“I know the consequences down the line,” Couture said on Sept. 29. “It’s up to the player, as well,Authentic Jake Guentzel jersey, to realize that you’ve only got one brain and that injury is very, very serious.”

DeBoer insisted that Couture won’t be returning to the ice until he’s cleared of symptoms.

the Sharks will try to make due without their top scorer against the Oilers in Edmonton.,Authentic Matt Murray jersey,In the meantime

producing a goose egg on the scoresheet and just one shot on goal., The NHL’s reigning scoring champion got snuffed out by the Sharks team defense

Despite holding Connor McDavid in check, the Sharks surrendered five goals with Logan Couture sidelined by a concussion, allowing the Oilers second and third lines to rack up a combined 10 points.

Here’s what we learned Monday as the Oilers (15-17-2) closed the gap with the Sharks (17-11-4) in the Pacific Division to six points with a 5-3 win in Edmonton.

1. The Sharks lineup is as ‘thin’ as expected without Couture.

Head coach Pete DeBoer used the perfect word to describe the Sharks lineup without Couture: “thin”.

Couture’s absence produced a ripple effect throughout the Sharks lineup. It forced Tomas Hertl to move back to center and skate with a pair of wingers,Authentic Joe Pavelski jersey, Kevin Labanc and Mikkel Boedker, who are struggling to produce offense.

two fewer than Couture’s team-leading 15.,The line entered the game with a combined 13 goals

Hertl, whose delay of game penalty led to the Oilers first goal,Authentic Patrick Marleau jersey, acknowledged that he struggled in his return to center.

” he said. “I have to be better right away from the start.”,“Tough start. It was my mistake. I threw it away

The 24-year-old Czech produced a 43.48 percent possession rating and his line was also on the ice for the Oilers second goal with 1:09 left in the first.

DeBoer eventually demoted Boedker, who returned to the lineup after missing seven games with a lower-body injury, to the fourth line in the second.

The fourth line of Boedker,Authentic Joe Thornton jersey, Danny O’Regan and Joel Ward magnified the impact of Couture’s absence, producing possession ratings of 25 percent, 26.67 percent and 33.33 percent.

But after stringing together six-quality games in a row, and earning back-to-back wins for just the third time Monday, the Oil Can is suddenly six points behind the Sharks for third place in the Pacific Division with two games remaining before the Christmas break.

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