Lovejoy's OT goal lifts Ducks over Sharks

Lovejoy's OT goal lifts Ducks over Sharks

Published Sep. 20, 2013 10:37 p.m. ET

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Ben Lovejoy 2:48
into overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 win over the San Jose
Sharks on Friday night.

Lovejoy fired a shot between goalie Antti Niemi's legs as the Ducks earned their third preseason win.

Tomas Hertl gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead
with 5:18 left in the first when he tapped a rebound past Viktor Fasth.
The Ducks tied it early in the second when Emerson Etem stuffed in a
shot from the left corner, but Tyler Kennedy restored San Jose's edge
with a short-handed goal at 8:18.

Corey Perry netted his first goal of the preseason with 3:59 left in the second to make it 2-2.

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San Jose's Raffi Torres collided with
Etem at 6:34 of the second period as Etem tried to avoid going offside.
Torres got back to the bench, but left the game soon after and didn't
return. Etem injured his left leg, but returned briefly. He didn't come
out for the third period.

Fasth made 24 saves, and Niemi stopped 28 shots.

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