Ducks top Sharks, 6-5, on skills

In San Jose, Adam Henrique scored twice for the Anaheim Ducks, his first two goals of the season, in a 6-5 win over the Sharks, after penalties.

“It was an up-and-down game,” Anaheim coach Dallas Eakins said. “There was a ton of emotion in the game, a ton of emotion on our bench. When you can bend and not break, and when you can learn to channel your emotions in the right direction, I think it’s a great learning experience.”

San Jose’s Erik Karlsson hit for his first NHL career hat trick in the loss.

“The puck went in, which is all that matters,” Karlsson said. “It’s nice [for the team] to score five goals, but at the same time we let in five as well.”

Anthony Stolarz made 39 saves in the Anaheim win.

The Ducks improved to 3-6-1.

Timo Meier added a double for the Sharks.

“It’s very disappointing,” Meier said. “I thought we battled back. I thought we didn’t play our best game, to be honest. We made some mistakes. But then again, we found a way to tie it up. Then [we] took a penalty in overtime, and that cost us some energy.”

The Sharks dropped to 3-8-1.

“The first period might have been as bad a period as we’ve played all year,” San Jose coach David Quinn said. “But give Anaheim credit; they came ready to play. I liked how we responded. We had a much better second period, did a good job killing penalties, and got a power-play goal.”

It was a relief for Henrique to pick up the two goals.

“It certainly gets the monkey off his back,” Eakins said. “When he got that first one, the bench was loud. It wasn’t like just an ordinary goal. And then for him to grab another one, even better.”

Max Comtois, Frank Vatrano, and Ryan Strome added single markers for the Ducks.

Troy Terry was credited with the deciding goal in the skills competition.