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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Logan Couture skated with the puck directly into the Anaheim Ducks’ zone on a 2-on-1. Then, at the exact right moment, the San Jose Sharks captain backhanded a saucer pass to defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic, who chipped it past goalie John Gibson for the game’s first goal. Vlasic appeared to be happier for Couture than he was for himself, jumping into the centerman and knocking him down behind the Ducks’ net. Without question, though, for someone who less than four months ago questioned whether he would even be able to play hockey again, the play had to feel pretty good for C…

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