Vitek Vanecek, the San Jose Sharks goalie, recently became a father, crediting his wife and mother for helping with the newborn during his rest. Despite his family joys, Vanecek faced a challenging return to the ice in a game against the Vancouver Canucks, resulting in a narrow 2-1 overtime loss. He made 22 saves but was unable to stop a crucial penalty shot that led to the defeat. The Sharks' loss marked their ninth in ten games as they continue to struggle at the bottom of the NHL standings.
I'm really happy that (my mom) is helping me, and then my wife, she understands that I have to sleep and get some energy. So it's really good.
I don't think it was a penalty shot, Vanecek said of the official's call on the ice. But it is what it is.
Our puck play was a little iffy at times, but I thought we did enough to win a hockey game, that's for sure.
Vanecek entered Thursday with a 3-8-1 record and a subpar .885 save percentage in 14 games with the rebuilding.
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