Vlasic’s overtime goal leads Sharks over Ducks

San Jose defenseman Brent Burns missed in his block attempt of Anaheim defenseman Clayton Stoner’s wrist shot from the blue line as Jones appeared to be screened.

[...] San Jose center Logan Couture was denied at even strength just past mid-period by Gibson, who replaced injured starter Jonathan Bernier at the start of the period.

Bernier sustained an upper-body injury sometime in a first period in which he stopped 10 of 11 shots.

The Sharks escaped a fast-paced first period, dominated by special teams’ play, with a 1-0 lead on the strength of a Joe Pavelski power-play goal.

Sharks’ forwards Joonas Donskoi and Patrick Marleau connected on a series of short passes in close to open Anaheim’s penalty-killing box, and Pavelski emerged with his third goal of the season during a scramble in front after Patrick Marleau put a shot on goal.

[...] despite putting a combined six shots on goal during its man-advantage time, Anaheim couldn’t penetrate Jones, who had a big blocker stop on Ducks defenseman Sami Vatanen.

San Jose’s physical Micheal Haley earned 17 penalty minutes by instigating a fight with Stoner, who threw a high hit on Marleau to draw the ire of Haley.