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Vancouver Canucks vs San Jose Sharks Recap - Canucks Win 2-1

The Canucks earned a 2-1 victory over the Sharks on Thursday at SAP Center at San Jose.

The Canucks were a -180 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Dakota Joshua, and Drew O'Connor each scored for the Canucks in the victory. Joshua opened the scoring for Vancouver.

Thatcher Demko turned in a 33-save effort for the Canucks.

Tyler Toffoli scored for the Sharks, finding the net behind Thatcher Demko.

San Jose got a 22-stop effort from Vitek Vanecek in the loss.

Vancouver scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while San Jose went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

San Jose outshot Vancouver 34-24 in the game.

Vancouver heads into a battle against the Maple Leafs. San Jose, meanwhile, will have their next action against Dallas.