Sharks' Marc-Edouard Vlasic: Finishes off Ducks in overtime

Vlasic scored his first goal of the year 1:24 into overtime Tuesday, securing a 2-1 win over Anaheim.

The Sharks had been stonewalled to that point by John Gibson, who came on in relief of the injured Jonathan Bernier after the first intermission. That changed in a hurry when Joe Pavelski stole the puck and fed Vlasic, who put it home for just his second point of the young season. The blueliner they call Pickles is coming off a career year, having set a personal best with 39 points, but it'd been slow going for him in the first six games of 2016-17, as he'd managed just a lonely assist. Nonetheless, Vlasic sees heavy usage on the San Jose blue line and should start picking up points with more regularity moving forward, although it wouldn't be a surprise to see him regress from last year's total.