SAN JOSE — Erik Karlsson had an assist in his return for the San Jose Sharks in a 3-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks at SAP Center on Saturday.
Karlsson had missed the previous nine games with a groin injury.
Timo Meier, Logan Couture and Joe Pavelski each had a goal and an assist, and Martin Jones made 32 saves for San Jose (35-17-7), which is 7-1-0 in its past eight games and has won seven in a row at home against Vancouver.
The Sharks are tied with the Calgary Flames for first place in the Western Conference.
Antoine Roussel and Brock Boeser scored, and Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves for Vancouver (26-27-7), which has lost three of its past four games and is one point behind the Minnesota Wild for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the West.
Pavelski gave the Sharks a 3-2 lead at 13:06 of the third period on a rebound in the slot after Meier’s initial shot.
Meier gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead at 3:45 of the first period, taking a pass from Karlsson from below the goal line and scoring a power-play goal from the slot.
Roussel tied it 1-1 at 4:42, taking a stretch pass in the neutral zone from Alex Biega and beating Jones glove side on a breakaway.
Couture gave San Jose a 2-1 lead at 11:08 of the second period on a 3-on-2, deking Markstrom before skating in the low left circle and scoring short side.
Boeser tied it 2-2 at 4:31 of the third period on a wrist shot short side from the left circle. The goal was his 100th point in the NHL.
Canucks forward Loui Eriksson played in his 900th NHL game.
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