San Jose 4, Ducks 1.
Joe Thornton had a jumbo night at HP Pavilion: Two goals and two assists, helping the Sharks break a five-game losing streak at the Ducks' expense.
The final score doesn't reflect a game that Jean-Sebastien Giguere did well to keep close for 53 minutes. It was 2-1 when Thornton scored on a power-play putback at 13:23 of the final period, and Devin Setoguchi made 4-1 at the 16:11 mark following a neutral-zone turnover -- one of 20 in the game by the Ducks.
Giguere sprinkled in some beauties among his 33 saves, getting the start after Jonas Hiller won the night before in Vancouver. Ryan Getzlaf scored 34 seconds into the final period, taking a nice pass to complete a breakaway strike with the Ducks skating 5-on-4.
If you're close to a radio, go catch me on 830-AM for the postgame "Duck Calls" show with Josh Brewster.
About J.P.
J.P. Hoornstra has been covering the Anaheim Ducks since 2007. Eight months after the University of Wisconsin won its third NCAA hockey championship, he was born in a frigid Madison winter. He betrayed his blue-blooded beginnings by graduating from UCLA in 2003, and welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey.
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