Sam Gagner scores in overtime, Canucks beat Sharks 4-3 to snap losing skid
VANCOUVER — 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 backhand on a breakaway at 4:34 of the extra period as 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 year 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.”