DeBrusk scores late in OT to give Canucks 2-1 win over Sharks

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Vancouver Canucks goaltender Nikita Tolopilo (60) celebrates with his teammates after defeating the San Jose Sharks in overtime in an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 14, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

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San Jose Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini (71) celebrates after his goal against the Vancouver Canucks with teammates Nikolai Kovalenko (15), Luca Cagnoni (42) and Tyler Toffoli (73) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 14, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

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San Jose Sharks’ Nikolai Kovalenko (15) watches as Macklin Celebrini, not seen, scores on Vancouver Canucks goaltender Nikita Tolopilo (60) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 14, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Vancouver Canucks goaltender Nikita Tolopilo watches the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 14, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Vancouver Canucks’ Ty Mueller (39) and San Jose Sharks’ Carl Grundstrom (91) vie for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 14, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Vancouver Canucks goaltender Nikita Tolopilo, right, stops San Jose Sharks’ William Eklund, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 14, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

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San Jose Sharks’ William Eklund (72) and Vancouver Canucks’ Quinn Hughes (43) vie for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 14, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Vancouver Canucks goaltender Nikita Tolopilo (60) prepares to stop San Jose Sharks’ Carl Grundstrom (91) as Canucks’ Quinn Hughes (43) watch during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 14, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

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San Jose Sharks goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) stops Vancouver Canucks’ Pius Suter (24) as Sharks’ Timothy Liljegren (37) and Henry Thrun (3) watch during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 14, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Jake DeBrusk scored with 17.6 seconds left on the clock in overtime and the Vancouver Canucks beat the struggling San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Monday night.

Linus Karlsson also scored for Vancouver, and Nikita Tolopilo stopped 15 shots in his NHL debut.

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Macklin Celebrini got his 25th goal of the season for San Jose, which lost its 10th straight (0-7-3). Alexandar Georgiev made 35 saves.

In the extra period, Brock Boeser sent a shot over the San Jose net and the puck bounced back to DeBrusk, who popped it in for his 28th goal of the season with just seconds left on the game clock.

Celebrini gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal 4:20 into the second period, and Karlsson tied the score at 9:03 of the third with his third goal.

Both teams were without a number of its top players, including Vancouver center Elias Pettersson and San Jose defenseman Mario Ferraro.

Takeaways

Canucks: Vancouver had ample scoring chances in the first period, including a four-minute power play where they peppered Georgiev with seven shots. Vancouver was 0 for 5 with the man advantage.

Sharks: After losing more bodies to injury in the loss to Calgary on Sunday, San Jose called in reinforcements for this game. Left wing Danil Gushchin, and defensemen Luca Cagnoni and Jimmy Schuldt all played after joining the team in Vancouver.

Key moment

With Victor Mancini in the box for interference, Celebrini unleashed a rocket from the faceoff dot, sending the puck pinging in off the crossbar early in the second period to give the Sharks a 1-0 lead.

Key stat

The Sharks have given up 48 goals during their 10-game losing skid.

Up next

Sharks host Edmonton on Wednesday in season finale, and Canucks host Vegas to end season.

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