SAN JOSE — Fans at SAP Center might have held their breath for a split second when Patrick Marleau had the puck on his stick in a prime scoring area.
With an opportunity to pick up his ninth career hat trick Monday night, Marleau took a pass from Marcus Sorensen late in the third period and had his first shot from between the faceoff dots blocked by Anaheim Ducks defenseman Korbinian Holzer. The bouncing puck came back to Marleau, who didn’t get all of his second shot attempt before it was smothered by goalie John Gibson.
“Almost had another one there for the third at the end,” said Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon, who helped set up the scoring chance with a pinch along the wall.