Ducks-Sharks: Ducks & Sharks tied at 2-2 after second period

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The Ducks began and ended the second period on a high note.

Sharks winger Dany Heatley was called for tripping at the end of the first period, meaning the Ducks opened the second with a power play.

At 1:20, Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski rifled a shot from the blue line past Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov for the 1-0 lead.

At 19:46, defenseman Ryan Whitney scored on a 5-on-3 power play to tie it up at 2-2.

It brought closure to quite an eventful second period.

After Wisniewski’s goal, both teams fired several shots over the next few minutes that were deflected, including one fired by Sharks defenseman Kent Huskins that hit the referee at 3:52. San Jose eventually answered with winger Ryan Clowe firing a long-distance shot at 8:08 to tie the game at 1-1.

Whitney was then called for a cross-checking penalty at 10:12 and the Sharks’ top line featuring Heatley, Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau made the Ducks pay just like Philadelphia did the night before with the three combining for eight points.

Heatley, who entered tonight’s game with a league-leading 17 goals, scored on a power-play goal off a pass from Thornton at 10:54 for the 2-1 lead.

But then Huskins was called for holding at 18:55 and Sharks defenseman Douglas Murray was called for interference at 19:46. Ducks winger Corey Perry nearly scored on the power play but Nabokov stopped him at the doorstep. Off a rebound, the puck went to the near side to Whitney, who nullified his penalty with a goal.

The Ducks will enter the third period on with 1:38 remaining on the power play.

-- Mark Medina