SHARKS BITE BACK
| HAWKS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| San Jose | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
SAN JOSE-- Patrick Marleau scored two power-play goals in the second period of the San Jose Sharks' third straight victory, 4-3 over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.
Marco Sturm had a goal and an assist, and Jonathan Cheechoo also scored as the Sharks avenged a 6-3 loss at Chicago last week with more of the up-tempo hockey they love.
Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves and Brad Stuart had two assists for the Sharks, who held on through a scoreless third period to remain unbeaten at home this season.
Marleau, the Sharks' captain, scored midway through the second period to snap San Jose's 0-for-12 drought on the power play -- the only aspect of San Jose's attack that hasn't worked well this season. The Sharks launched 44 shots against the Blackhawks -- but they were 3-for-29 with the man-advantage before that goal.
Marleau added another 2:46 later, flipping an exceptional shot past goalie Craig Anderson's short side moments after a 5-on-3 advantage ended.
Matt Ellison scored his first NHL goal and Jason Morgan got the second of his career for the Blackhawks, who lost for the third time in four games. Anderson stopped 40 shots in his first start of the season, but Chicago fell to 1-4-3-1 in its last nine trips to the Shark Tank.
San Jose went up 2-0 on first-period goals by Sturm and Cheechoo, who batted the puck out of the air on a rebound.
Matthew Barnaby was awarded a tying goal in the second period -- nearly 2 minutes after he scored it. His quick wraparound shot slid straight through the goal and out the back because the net was raised, but the officials didn't immediately realize what happened.
Play continued for at least 90 seconds -- but after video review at the next stoppage, officials awarded the goal to Barnaby and reset the clock.
More weirdness was in store: Chicago pulled within 4-3 on Ellison's goal during a 6-on-5 delayed penalty -- and moments after Nabokov broke his own stick while slashing a Chicago forward. Ellison, a fourth-round pick in 2002 with 15 previous games of NHL experience, slipped the puck past the stickless goalie.