SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks got third-period goals from William Eklund and Jeff Skinner, but were unable to overcome some second-period puck management issues in a 5-2 preseason loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday at SAP Center.

With the Sharks down by three goals, Eklund scored a power play goal 50 seconds into the third period, and Skinner, one of a handful of new forwards for San Jose, one-timed a pass from Philipp Kurashev past Ducks goalie Calle Clang at the 5:22 mark.

But the second period proved to be the Sharks’ undoing for the second straight game, as the Ducks scored three times in a span of 6:46.

After a Beckett Sennecke goal 69 seconds into the middle period, the Ducks took a 2-0 lead on a Sam Colangelo goal less than six minutes later.

Sharks defenseman Dmitry Orlov

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