"The San Jose Sharks got third-period goals from William Eklund and Jeff Skinner, but were unable to overcome some second-period puck management issues in a 5-2 preseason loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday at SAP Center. With the Sharks down by three goals, Eklund scored a power play goal 50 seconds into the third period, and Skinner, one of a handful of new forwards for San Jose, one-timed a pass from Philipp Kurashev past Ducks goalie Calle Clang at the 5:22 mark."
"After a Beckett Sennecke goal 69 seconds into the middle period, the Ducks took a 2-0 lead on a Sam Colangelo goal less than six minutes later. Sharks defenseman Dmitry Orlov tried to find Michael Misa with a pass just inside the Ducks' zone. But Ducks defenseman Tyson Hinds took away the puck to start the transition, which Colangelo finished off with a shot that beat San Jose goalie Yaroslav Askarov short to the blocker side."
"Egor Sidorov and Frank Vatrano added empty net goals for Anaheim in the 1:31 of the third period. Askarov finished with 20 saves in his second game of the preseason. Macklin Celebrini, who dealt with an undisclosed illness near the start of training camp, and has been kept out of contact drills in recent day, is expected to make his preseason debut in one of those games."
San Jose fell 5-2 to Anaheim after allowing three second-period goals in a 6:46 span. Beckett Sennecke opened the middle period, Sam Colangelo extended the lead following a turnover, and Cutter Gauthier capitalized on another loose puck to push the advantage. William Eklund scored a power-play goal 50 seconds into the third, and Jeff Skinner added a goal at 5:22, but empty-net strikes by Egor Sidorov and Frank Vatrano sealed the outcome. Yaroslav Askarov made 20 saves. San Jose finishes exhibition play with road games at Vegas and Utah, and Macklin Celebrini may debut.
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