text: Boyle shows his worth in Sharks debut – The Mercury News
  Boyle shows his worth in Sharks debut
  Defenseman Dan Boyle made his debut in a Sharks jersey Friday night and for the first two periods displayed his versatility — his elusiveness in his own zone, his ability to rag the puck on the penalty kill, his passing quickness.
  Then, 33 seconds into the final period, he scored the go-ahead goal in San Jose's 5-2 exhibition victory over the Anaheim Ducks, showing the instinct on offense that prompted the Sharks to make him and his six-year, $40 million contract their prize acquisition of the summer.
  Boyle's goal came on a scrambled play, with Anaheim goalie Jonas Hiller out of position and Sharks center Joe Pavelski sprawled in the crease.
  "I honestly thought the play might have been blown dead because the goalie was out of the net," Boyle said. "And I'm just thankful it didn't hit Pavs in the face. That was close."
  Two other Sharks defensemen, Alexei Semenov and prospect Mike Moore, also scored as the blue-liners seem to be taking to heart Coach Todd McLellan's orders to shoot more often. Pavelski and left wing Jamie McGinn scored the two other goals.
  The win evened the Sharks' exhibition record at 1-1. San Jose is home to Vancouver tonight at 7:30 p.m.
  The teams traded power-play goals in the opening period. The Sharks got on the scoreboard first when Pavelski punched a loose puck past Hiller, and the Ducks evened the score at 19:59 through Andrew Ebbett.
  The Sharks' four goals in the third period matched the four that Anaheim scored to win 6-4 in the exhibition opener.
  These teams fought six times in their first game, but only twice in Friday's rematch. The main event this time matched each team's top heavyweight, with San Jose's Jody Shelley appearing to get the better of a bloodied George Parros.
  McLellan said he was pleased with the Sharks' skating and puck management. He also praised the forwards for winning the battles in the corner that enabled the defensemen to get on the scoresheet.
  Sharks defenseman Brad Lukowich took part in his first practice since injuring his right shoulder the day before training camp, but stopped short of declaring himself fit for action. "I'll know more in about an hour," he said. "Right now I'm pretty pumped that I got through every drill and didn't feel it too much."
  Lukowich, who came to the Sharks in the July 4 trade with Tampa Bay, said the injury occurred when he fell into the boards the wrong way during one of the captain's skates that preceded camp.
  McLellan scratched the Sharks' top line of Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Ryane Clowe for a second game. Anaheim defenseman Chris Pronger played after sitting out Wednesday's game.