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Canucks seek another strong performance against Sharks 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 Size(Sports Network) The surging Vancouver Canucks will try to close out a fivegame homestand on a high note when they welcome the firstplace San Jose Sharks for a showdown at General Motors PlaceVancouver has won two straight and four of its last five and is coming off another strong offensive performance on Saturday night The Canucks pounded the visiting Edmonton Oilers 73 giving the club 24 goals over the last five games a stretch that includes a 10 shutout loss against ChicagoRobert Luongo stopped 31of34 shots while seven different players scored for Vancouver in the rout of the Oilers Mason Raymond and Alexander Edler each had a goal and two assists for the Canucks Christian Ehrhoff and Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist apieceAlexandre Burrows Tanner Glass and Mikael Samuelsson also lit the lamp for Vancouver which fired 35 shots on net including 16 during a fivegoal first period The Canucks went 4for5 on the power playWe jumped on them pretty hard at the beginning got a lot of pucks on their net and our power play was real good so we had a real good start Anytime you score the number of goals that we did in the first period in this league its a real good start said Vancouver coach Alain VigneaultThe Canucks are 310 on the homestand and have an overall 1030 record at GM Place this season Next up for Vancouver is a fourgame road trip which will begin Wednesday in New JerseyMeanwhile the Sharks who lead the Pacific Division and the Western Conference with 38 points have won three of their last four games and are coming off an exciting win Friday in EdmontonJoe Pavelski notched the winner in the shootout and Patrick Marleau recorded his first hat trick of the season as San Jose clipped the Oilers 54 at Rexall Place The game was tied at 11 after two periods but the teams combined for six goals in a thrilling third stanzaPavelski closed out the second round of the shootout with a sharp wrister inside the left post Edmontons Dustin Penner could have kept the session going but Evgeni Nabokov came up with a sliding glove save to end the contestMarleaus third career...