VANCOUVER, British Columbia Colombia - Daniel Sedin scored his second goal of power play of the game, and Chris Higgins and Mason Raymond added goals man-advantage in the third period for the Vancouver Canucks, who developed rout the San Jose Sharks7- 3 on Wednesday night and took a lead of 2-0 in the Western Conference finals.
Aaron Rome Defender scored his first goal of the playoffs in the NHL with 5: 30 left as the Canucks poured it late. The game turned when Kevin Bieksa scored the goal to go on a breakaway with 7: 55 left in the second period.
Logan Couture sharks rookie scored his seventh goal of the playoffs to tie a record for goals by a rookie in the playoffs. It is second to Tampa Bay Sean Bergenheim, for the most goals this postseason.
3 Of the series-of-seven match is Friday night in San Jose.
Bieksa, who scored the equalizer, in the return of the Canucks 3-2 victory in game 1 beat four sharks ice to take a cross ice, blue line-blue line pass to Chris Higgins. He then beat goalkeeper Antti Niemi with a quick shot between the legs.
The game was ugly after crushed Bieksa sharks before Patrick Marleau in a fight unilateral six minutes later. Angry San Jose tough guy Ben Eager, screaming after bench Canucks after the fighting. He then was Daniel Sedin face first advice towards the end of the period. Eager took another penalty in the third, and Higgins was 4-2 on the set to eight minutes.
Raymond adds an another power play goal - a too many men penalty that negated breakaway of Joe Thornton - with 3: 18 left. The Canucks went 4-6 on the power play. Daniel Sedin and Raffi Torres scored 39 seconds apart in the first period, and Roberto Luongo finished with 28 saves.
Eager also scored with 2: 33 left, but it took a penalty and then when he pushed Luongo in net after the puck. Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau scored in the first period power play goals, and Niemi has 31 shots.
After San Jose coach Todd McLellan finger this line after 1 game, Dany Heatley sent Couture in with a nice chip goes to the blue line and sewing lifted his goal seventh team leader past the blocker strained Luongo 2: 28.
Sedin tied it on a power play back-and-forth with brother Henrik term. Torres put Vancouver ahead 39 seconds later by getting Joe Pavelski position at the top of the crease to tap into the goal of Christian Ehrhoff line pass.
San Jose it linked again with his third goal of the game of power series - only three chances - three minutes later. Dan Boyle shot went wide but were the advice of the end to Thornton on a blow. Luongo stopped, but as he dived to cover the puck Marleau struck under him. A short video review confirmed that he is gone, giving Marleau his third goal in three games.
San Jose never had another game of power, however. The sharks are 3 for 3 of the series against the Canucks, who had killed 28 29 chances in the second round against Nashville.
Daniel Sedin, leads the NHL with five goals in playoffs, and it series power play Tampa Bay Sean Bergenheim-related to the overall lead with eight goals. Henrik Sedin had three assists.
Game notes
San Jose F Benn Ferriero was back in the fourth row instead of veteran Jamal Mayers. ... Sharks D Jason Demers missed a second straight game with an injury unidentified and was replaced again by Kent Huskins. ... Speedy Vancouver LW Jeff Tambellini replaced Tanner glass on the fourth line for just his second NHL game. ... Canucks coach Alain Vigneault said LW Mikael Samuelsson (leg), out since the fifth game of the second round, travels to San Jose this series.
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