Kane scores for 3rd straight game, leads Sharks past Ducks

Evander Kane scored for the third straight game, Martin Jones stopped 26 shots and the San Jose Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Saturday night.

Kevin Labanc and Dylan Gambrell also scored for the Sharks, who have their first three-game winning streak this season. That includes victories on consecutive nights during which they have outscored the Ducks 9-1.

Martin Jones had Anaheim's lone goal and Ryan Miller made 30 saves. The Ducks, who are in last place in the West Division, have dropped three straight and are 2-5-3 in their last 10 games.

San Jose Sharks left wing Evander Kane, left, celebrates his goal with defenseman Mario Ferraro during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)

Kane continued his goals streak six minutes into the first period when he went coast to coast and beat Miller with a wrist shot. Three of Kane's 11 goals this season have come against the Ducks.

After Max Jones tied it for Anaheim at 5:38 of the second period, Labanc put San Jose back on top 55 seconds later with a one-timer that was set up after a pass by Tomas Hertl. Labanc, who had a goal and two assists Friday night, has scored in two straight games for the second time this season.

Gambrell extended the Sharks' lead to two goals two minutes into the third when he tipped in a loose puck in front of the net for his first goal of the season.

San Jose Sharks left wing Evander Kane, right, talks to linesman Lonnie Cameron during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)

ENDING A DROUGHT

Jones' goal ended a scoring drought for Anaheim that spanned 119 minutes and 59 seconds. He was able to chase a loose puck into the offensive zone, skated up right wing and had a wrist shot that went off Martin Jones' blocker into the net.

It was Max Jones' fourth of the season and his first point in eight games. The Ducks had two prime scoring opportunities in the first period but could not convert. Danton Heinen was stopped on a breakaway and Max Comtois hit the post.

San Jose Sharks left wing Evander Kane, left, celebrates after scoring on Anaheim Ducks goaltender Ryan Miller, right, while center Ryan Getzlaf skates by during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)

INJURY REPORT

The Ducks announced before the game that center Carter Rowney will miss 4-6 months after he underwent surgery Friday to repair a medial meniscus tear in his left knee. ... Anaheim center Derek Grant was scratched from Saturday's game due to an upper-body injury.

UP NEXT

San Jose Sharks right wing Kurtis Gabriel, left, tries to get a shot past Anaheim Ducks goaltender Ryan Miller, right, as defenseman Ben Hutton defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)

Sharks: Continue their road trip in Vegas on Monday. San Jose is 0-2-1 against the Golden Knights this season.

Ducks: Travel to Colorado on Tuesday. Anaheim has a 2-0-2 mark against the Avalanche.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Francisco Alvarez homered twice and rookie Nolan McLean retired his first 15 batters as the New York Mets snapped a three-game skid Friday night with a 10-3 rout of the San Francisco Giants.

Bo Bichette and Marcus Semien each had three of New York's season-high 15 hits after the Mets totaled only three runs in their previous three games. Mark Vientos reached base safely four times, but slugger Juan Soto exited early with right calf tightness.

Soto is scheduled for an MRI on Saturday, manager Carlos Mendoza said.

Semien launched his first homer for the Mets and drove in three runs. Bichette opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first.

McLean (1-0) took a perfect game into the sixth before walking Harrison Bader and Patrick Bailey to begin the inning. Jerar Encarnacion flied out to right field, but Willy Adames doubled to right-center to bring home Bader and end McLean’s night.

The right-hander was charged with two runs (one earned). He struck out four. Four relievers combined to finish a five-hitter.

Run-scoring singles by Bichette and Semien off Tyler Mahle (0-2) gave the Mets a 2-0 lead in the first.

Semien drilled a two-run homer to center off Mahle in the fourth. One out later, Alvarez also took Mahle deep to center.

Alvarez led off the Mets’ three-run seventh with a homer to left against JT Brubaker, giving the catcher three home runs this season and six career multihomer games.

Soto singled in the first and appeared to slow up while running from first to third on Bichette’s RBI single. He was forced out at home when Brett Baty grounded into a 1-2-3 double play, and Tyrone Taylor replaced Soto in left field for the bottom of the inning.

The 27-year-old Soto has hit safely in all eight games this season. He's in the second season of a record $765 million, 15-year contract with the Mets. He had 43 homers and 105 RBIs while playing in 160 games last season.

Mets RHP Clay Holmes (1-0) faces Giants RHP Landen Roupp on Saturday night.

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New York Mets' Francisco Alvarez (4) runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Friday, April 3, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) and pitcher Luis García (40) celebrate after the team's victory over the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game Friday, April 3, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

New York Mets' Marcus Semien, center, celebrates with Carson Benge, left, after hitting a two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Friday, April 3, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

New York Mets pitcher Nolan McLean throws to a San Francisco Giants batter during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, April 3, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

New York Mets' Francisco Alvarez (4) runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Friday, April 3, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)