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Sharks double up on tired Canucks LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeVANCOUVER The San Jose Sharks have taken care of business on the road Now Joe Thornton says its time to enjoy the comforts of homeThe Sharks whove played 18 of their first 28 games away from HP Pavilion arena turned in another textbook road effort on Sunday using a balanced attack to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 42 at GM PlaceFrazer McLaren Dan Boyle Manny Malhotra and Jamie McGinn scored for San Jose which ended its mini twogame Canadian road trip with a 20 record and improved to an impressive 1152 away from home They are also atop the NHLs overall standings with an 1864 recordThe Sharks now return home for five straight gamesWeve been on the road for so so long said Thornton whose assist on Boyles key secondperiod goal extended his points streak to eight games But I think good teams win on the road and win at home it doesnt matter where they play Itll be nice to go home and get some home cookin for all of pretty much December and January nowThe highoctane Sharks are led by three of the best forwards in the game in Thornton Dany Heatley and Patrick Marleau but it was the supporting cast that crippled the CanucksRookie enforcer McLaren scored his first career goal to tie the game 11 at 1218 of the first period and veteran defenceman Boyle poked in a Thornton rebound for the goahead goal on a power play 615 into the middle frameLately our line has been doing a lot of the work but weve got guys that can score goals and change games on the second third and fourth line as well said Thornton You could see that tonightBoyles goal came in a second period that was dominated by the bigger stronger and more talented Sharks who took advantage of a tired Canucks team that was coming off a 73 victory over Edmonton on SaturdaySan Jose outshot the home team 154 in the second thanks to a relentless forecheck and some untimely Vancouver turnovers The Sharks were rewarded with three straight power plays one of which Boyle scored on and ultimately took over the gameUnfortunately our second period cost us again said Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo who made 26 saves We werent very s...