J.T. Miller, Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson each tallied three points for the Canucks (7-2-1), who have won three of their last four games and are riding a six-game point streak. Thatcher Demko made 29 saves.
Nils Hoglander (center) crashes the net and collides with Sharks defenseman Nikita Okhotiuk (83) and goalie Kappo Kahkonen – Photo by Jack Lima
Fabian Zetterlund scored the lone goal for the Sharks (0-9-1), and Mackenzie Blackwood made 10 saves after entering the game in the second period to relieve Kaapo Kahkonen, who allowed six goals on 19 shots.
Boeser put Vancouver up 1-0 at 2:23 of the first period with a power-play goal off a pass by Pettersson.
Miller increased the lead to 2-0 on the power play at 4:00 when Boeser set him up for a backhand.
Brock Boeser (6) scores his second goal of the first period on a shot past goalie Kaapo Kahkonen – Photo by Jack Lima
Hughes made it 3-0 at 8:00 with a shot from the blue line that bounced off Kahkonen’s glove and into the net.
Boeser scored his second of the game, and second on the power play, at 16:49 to make it 4-0.
Ilya Mikheyev increased the Canucks’ lead to 5-0 1:03 into the second period after a tic-tac-toe passing play with Pettersson and Carson Soucy.
Andre Kuzmenko made it 6-0 at 8:47 when he drove the right side of the net and ran into Kahkonen as he scored. Kahkonen appeared to be shaken up and left the game.
Sam Lafferty shot past Blackwood to make it 7-0 at 12:35 on a wrap-around goal, and Pius Suter made it 8-0 at 17:26.
Anthony Beauvillier made it 9-0 with a power-play goal at 3:10 of the third period and scored again to make it 10-0 at 11:58.
Vancouver was four-for-five with the man advantage.
Zetterlund put San Jose on the board with a wrist shot on the power play at 16:12 for the 10-1 final.
Brock Boeser (center) celebrates his second goal of the game goal with teammates – Photo by Jack Lima
Canucks defenseman Ilya Mikheyev – Photo by Jack Lima
JT Miller (9) scores a goal past Sharks goalie Kappo Kahkonen during first period action – Photo by Jack Lima
Phillip Di Giuseppe (34) and Luke Kunin fight during second period action – Photo by Jack Lima
Sharks defenseman Jan Rutta (84) attempts to block a pass intended for JT Miller (9) in front of Sharks goalie Kappo Kahkonen – Photo by Jack Lima
Sharks defenseman Ty Emberson (6) and Conor Garland fight for the puck along the boards – Photo by Jack Lima
Sharks defenseman Ty Emberson defends in front of the net – Photo by Jack Lima
Sharks forward Jacob MacDonald takes a shot on goal – Photo by Jack Lima
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