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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- San Jose defenseman Bryan Marchment
isn't know for his scoring touch.
But the Sharks will remember the offensive contribution
Marchment made Sunday night.
|  | | Sharks winger Todd Harvey leaves with a head laceration after falling at the end of a second-period fight with Jason Smith. |
Marchment's goal with 3:39 left in the third period capped a
three-goal comeback as the San Jose Sharks rallied to tie the
Edmonton Oilers 3-3 on Sunday night.
Marchment, a former Oiler, floated a shot over the right
shoulder of Edmonton goalie Tommy Salo and the Sharks extended
their unbeaten streak to three games (2-0-1-0).
Marchment defended his offensive skills.
"It's nothing new, I've got some skills," Marchment said.
"I've been jumping into the rush a little more this year, trying
to contribute as much as I can offensively while not forgetting
about doing what I have to do defensively."
Tom Poti and Chad Kilger scored in the first period, and Anson
Carter scored in the second as Edmonton built a three-goal lead.
San Jose's Patrick Marleau scored at 7:57 of the second period
and Owen Nolan scored 1:45 into the third as the Sharks closed
within a goal.
Poti opened the scoring 7:42 into the first period. He took a
pass at his own blue line, moved past Mike Rathje and beat Sharks
goalie Steve Shields.
Kilger made it 2-0 at 9:04, lifting a rebound over Shields.
Carter extended the lead to 3-0 with Edmonton on a two-man
advantage 1:13 into the second frame. Shields stopped shots by Doug
Weight and Ryan Smyth, but Carter swept a rebound into an open net.
Weight's assist on the goal extended his points streak to seven
games.
Marleau lifted a shot over Salo's right shoulder and Nolan made
it 3-2 by bouncing a shot off Edmonton defenseman Eric Brewer.
"Considering the way we played in the first two periods,
definitely, one point is huge for us," San Jose's Jeff Friesen
said. "If they were fresh, we probably wouldn't have been able to
come back like this."
Nolan has 11 points in six games since missing 10 games with a
sore abdomen.
Vincent Damphousse extended his scoring streak to 10 games with
an assist on Nolan's goal.
"We lost our aggressiveness and tried to sit back way too much
in the third," said Oilers coach Craig MacTavish. "We were
passive. We lost our legs and they took it to us. The third period
was a product of us sitting back."
Game notes
Although he played on Saturday night in Vancouver, Igor
Ulanov was scratched from the Edmonton lineup with a bruised right
hand he suffered blocking a shot against Montreal on Nov. 29. He's
listed day-to-day. ... Smyth's second period assist was the 100th
of his career. ... Sharks winger Todd Harvey left the game with a
head laceration after falling at the end of a second-period fight
against Jason Smith. He wanted to return to the game, but was kept
out for precautionary reasons. ... Oilers winger Mike Grier hurt
his shoulder in the third period and did not return.
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