SAN JOSE, Calif. — After managing to stay even with San Jose despite playing short-handed for almost half of the game’s first 24 minutes, the Vancouver Canucks proved to be no match for the Sharks when they got three straight chances with a two-man advantage.

Sami Salo scored twice and Ryan Kesler added another during a dizzying two-minute stretch of three straight five-on-three power plays that gave the Canucks a 4-2 victory in Game 4 on Sunday and a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference final.

Henrik Sedin helped set up the three goals in a span of 1:55 as the Canucks needed only 37 seconds on the three 5-on-3 situations to become the first team in NHL history to score three goals with a two-man advantage in the playoffs.

“When you give Henrik that much open time, he’s going to find a way to make plays,” teammate Alexandre Burrows said. “We have great shooters on that power play and it’s nice to see them. He’s a magical player the way he’s able to hold on to that puck and make plays.”

Sedin also assisted on Burrows’ even-strength goal in the third period to set a franchise record for assists in a game, increasing his league-leading total to 19 points this postseason.

Daniel Sedin added three assists, and Roberto Luongo made 33 saves for the Canucks, who can reach the Stanley Cup final for the first time since 1994 by winning Game 5 at home Tuesday. Vancouver had just 13 shots all game, scoring on four of its seven shots in the final two periods.