Rookie Kevin Lebanc scores shootout winner for Sharks

OTTAWA -- Rookie Kevin Labanc scored the only goal in the shootout to give the San Jose Sharks a 4-3 win against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Wednesday.
Labanc scored on Mike Condon with a shot between the pads in the fourth round to give the Sharks their third straight win and first win against Ottawa in the past six games.
"It was nice to go last, I guess, kind of feel out the goalie and see what he gave," said Labanc, who led the Ontario Hockey League in scoring (127 points) with Barrie last season.

Joe Pavelski, Brent Burns and Chris Tierney scored for the Sharks (18-11-1). Martin Jones made 28 saves for San Jose, which was playing the second of back-to-back games and won in the shootout for the second game in a row; San Jose defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Tuesday.
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Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said assistant coach Johan Hedberg selects the players who will attempt shots in the shootout.
"He's always got [Labanc] in the top four or five guys so really it was a no-brainer," DeBoer said. "I'm just following the list."

Bobby Ryan, Kyle Turris and Dion Phaneuf scored for the Senators (16-11-3), and Condon made 26 saves. The Senators lost three games in a row for the first time this season.
Phaneuf gave the Senators a 3-2 lead with 3:46 remaining in the third period with a power-play goal, but Tierney scored on a rebound 1:18 later to tie the game 3-3.

Turris tied the game at 2-2 at 17:27 of the second period on a sharp pass across the goalmouth by Mark Stone. It was his 12th goal of the season.
A goal by Patrick Marleau which would have given San Jose a 3-2 lead was overturned after a coach's challenge by the Senators ruled the play was offside.
Burns put the Sharks ahead 2-1 with his 13th goal at 11:30 of the second period.
The Sharks took a 1-0 lead when Logan Couture made a no-look backhand pass to Pavelski at 5:57 of the first period, two seconds after a penalty to Tom Pyatt expired.
Ryan scored on a setup by Ryan Dzingel from behind the net at 7:01 of the first period to tie the game 1-1. It was his first goal since Oct. 30.

"We're not happy with the result, but we're happy with the performance," Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson said.
Mike Hoffman was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct at 7:50 of the third period after cross-checking Couture, who left the game. DeBoer did not have an update on Couture's status.

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Goal of the game

Micheal Haley caused a turnover by the Senators in the neutral zone with a check on Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Brenden Dillon sent Burns in on the right wing. Burns swept around Senators defenseman Ben Harpur and scored on a deke to put the Sharks ahead 2-1.

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Save of the game

With 6:41 remaining in the first period, the Sharks had a 2-on-1. Joe Thornton carried the puck into the Ottawa zone down the right side and set up Lebanc for a shot from the left-wing circle. Condon got his blocker on the puck and deflected it into the netting.

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Highlight of the game

After getting knocked down in front of the San Jose net by Sharks defenseman Justin Braun, Stone got up, corralled a carom off the end boards and put a pass between Braun and Marc-Edouard Vlasic to Turris at the backdoor.

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Unsung performance of the game

With the help of the successful coach's challenge that overturned Marleau's goal, the Senators killed Hoffman's five-minute major starting at 7:50 of the third period. Ottawa killed seven penalties after giving up three such goals in each of their past two games.

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They said it

"Great goal. He's the best player in the world. Not just the best defenseman. The best player in the world." -- Sharks forward Joe Thornton on defenseman Brent Burns' goal in the second period
"It was close. I looked over at the goalie after and he's like, 'Whoa'. He didn't expect that. I just had to get it up. I think that's my go to move I use in practice. I had to try it. It almost worked. Nice I got the opportunity to go." -- Senators forward Chris Neil on the first shootout attempt of his 1,002-game NHL career

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Need to know

Vlasic returned to the lineup after missing one game with a lower-body injury. … Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki served the second game of a two-game suspension for boarding Los Angeles Kings forward Tyler Toffoli on Saturday. … The Senators lost in the shootout for the first time in four games this season.

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What's next

Sharks: At the Montreal Canadiens on Friday (7:30 p.m. ET; SNE, RDS, CSN-CA, NHL.TV)
Senators: Host the New Jersey Devils on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; SN360, MSG+, NHL.TV)