Nieto has 2 goals and assist as Sharks beat Canucks 6-2

Final

Series (Game 4 of 5)

Sharks 6

(32-25-8, 72 pts)

Canucks 2

(36-24-3, 75 pts)

10:00PM,EST,March 3,2015
Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

	1	2	3	T
SJ	3	1	2	6
VAN	0	2	0	2

H. Sedin (Canucks - C): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
M. Nieto (Sharks - LW): Goals: 2, Assists: 1
P. Marleau (Sharks - C): Goals: 0, Assists: 2

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Associated Press

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Matt Nieto had two goals and an assist in leading the San Jose Sharks to a 6-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.
Chris Tierney, Melker Karlsson, Logan Couture and Marc-Edouard Vlasic also scored for San Jose, which was coming off a 4-0 home win Monday against Montreal. The Sharks have won seven straight in Vancouver, including the postseason.
Antti Niemi made 26 saves for the San Jose.
Henrik Sedin had both goals for Vancouver, which is second in the Pacific Division, three points ahead of San Jose, Los Angeles and Calgary.

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Game Information

Arena: Rogers Arena Location: Vancouver, British Columbia

Referees: Kyle Rehman, Marc Joannette Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Kiel Murchison

Attendance: 18,535 (98.5% full)

Team Stat Comparison

San Jose		Vancouver
6	Goals		2
0	Power Play Goals		1
1	Power Play Opportunities		5
0	Shorthanded Goals		0
6	Penalties		2
15	Penalty Minutes		7
30	Shots on Goal		28
12	Hits		22
19	Faceoffs Won		36

Scoring Summary

1st Period			SJ	VAN
3:03		Chris Tierney (2) Assist: Barclay Goodrow	1	0
7:18		Melker Karlsson (10) Assists: Joe Pavelski, Matt Irwin	2	0
7:45		Logan Couture (22) Assists: Matt Nieto, Patrick Marleau	3	0
2nd Period			SJ	VAN
1:01		Henrik Sedin (14) (Power Play) Assists: Daniel Sedin, Radim Vrbata	3	1
9:12		Henrik Sedin (15) Assists: Daniel Sedin, Chris Higgins	3	2
11:45		Matt Nieto (5) Assist: Patrick Marleau	4	2
3rd Period			SJ	VAN
17:11		Matt Nieto (6) Assists: Joe Thornton, Brent Burns	5	2
18:09		Marc-Edouard Vlasic (8) Assist: Joe Thornton	6	2