SAN JOSE—After Ryane Clowe discovered that Corey Crawford is a pretty good goalie, he was quite happy to get another shot at him.Clowe scored his second goal of the game 3:52 into overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 victory against the Blackhawks on Saturday night.Clowe one-timed a pass from Marc-Edouard Vlasic to the inside corner past Crawford, whose seven-game winning streak ended.Antti Niemi stopped 28 shots to beat his former team, the defending Stanley Cup champions, for the second time this season.Jordan Hendry scored for the Blackhawks, who lost for the second time in seven games since their previous meeting in San Jose on Nov. 24 — a 5-2 Sharks victory. Crawford made 28 saves, but failed to tie a rookie franchise record for consecutive victories.The Sharks were also helped by a quick whistle on what appeared to be a Blackhawks goal during the second period. Viktor Stalberg thought he had a go-ahead goal, but the referee blew his whistle to stop play before the puck entered the net.Both teams entered having each scored 18 goals in their previous five games.Niemi and Crawford were up to the task, and the teams combined for only six penalty minutes.Clowe’s goal gave the Sharks an early lead midway through the first period. He one-timed a pass from Jason Demers into the upper left corner. Clowe has points in six of seven games. Hendry, who played for the first time in 14 games, took advantage by scoring his first goal off an assist from Jake Dowell. Hendry flared the puck, but it found a hole between Niemi’s left skate and the post.Crawford stopped a point-blank shot from Patrick Marleau to keep the game tied midway through the third period.

NOTES—Jassen Cullimore and C Dave Bolland returned after missing a practice…..Vlasic has three assists in two games after going scoreless through the first 27 games of the season….Clowe was named the Sharks’ player of the month for November….John Scott assisted on Hendry’s goal, his first point in 21 games…..The Blackhawks had eight goals in their previous 24 power plays before getting shut out on two opportunities against the Sharks.