Gomez, Pavelski help Sharks skate past Canucks 3-2 in shootout
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Scott Gomez and Adam Burish ended long goal droughts and Joe Pavelski scored the shootout winner as the San Jose Sharks defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Brad Stuart added two assists and Antti Niemi made 36 saves for San Jose, which won its second straight game after a stretch in which it went 2-6-4.
Gomez's goal was his first of the season and just his 10th in his last 133 NHL games, while Burish scored his first goal in 45 games.
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Henrik Sedin and Jannik Hansen scored for Vancouver, which dropped to 3-5-2 in its past 10 games after starting the season 8-2-2.