Again, the Sharks had a slow start, spotting the Rangers 2 goals in the first. Then, they took Stephen Valiquette to school. Brad Staubitz gets things going with a goal from Jody Shelley. It was a 2 on 1 where Staubitz just beat him on the long side. Dany Heatley got his name on the score sheet with a little soccer action. He had to kick the puck up to his stick before evening the score.
Just over a minute in the second period, Jed Ortmeyer got his first as a Shark to take the lead. Devin Setoguchi scored the next two, the first on the power play, with Patrick Marleau assisting on both. The second ended with the Sharks up 5-2, and that was all for Valiquette.
Henrik Lundqvist came in to start the third. The Sharks kept up their play with Ryan Vesce getting his second career goal against his favorite team as he grew up. Vesce tipped in Heatley's shot for Heatley's second assist of the night. New York was finally able to answer with just under 3 minutes to go to cut the lead to 6-3. Patrick Marleau then put the game out of reach with the Sharks 7th goal of the game.
The game's three stars all went to the Sharks, with Setoguchi's 2 goals and assist earning him the first star. Heatley's 2 assists and dangerous play got him second star, while Marleau's 2 assists and capping goal got him the third star. In all honesty, they might have been picked before the last goal, so it might have been based on the 2 assists.
The concern to take away from this game is the slow start. While it is nice to put up the 2 points for the win, they need to work on starting better. At some point, they won't be able to rally from an early deficit.
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