SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks have performed dozens of shut video games this season, an instance, it appears, of how rather more aggressive they’ve been in comparison with final yr.
Sometimes, although, the Sharks will obtain a reminder of how a lot additional they nonetheless need to go.
It occurred Saturday, because the Sharks have been dominated within the first interval and by no means recovered in a typically feisty 5-1 loss to the Jap Convention-leading Washington Capitals earlier than a sold-out SAP Middle crowd.
Alex Ovechkin scored his thirty fourth objective of the season, and the 887th of his illustrious profession, on the 10:54 mark of the third interval to spherical out the scoring. Ovechkin is now seven objectives away from tying Wayne Gretzky atop the NHL’s all-time objective scoring record.
The Sharks have been outshot 17-3 within the first interval, allowed objectives to Dylan Strome, Aliaksei Protas and Taylor Raddysh within the opening 18:55.
Macklin Celebrini scored his twenty first objective of the season within the third interval, accounting for San Jose’s solely objective.
Coach Ryan Warsofsky responded by changing goalie Alexandar Georgiev with rookie Georgi Romanov for the ultimate two durations, however that was maybe a message to his skaters than a mirrored image of his dissatisfaction with Georgiev, who made 14 saves.
Romanov, in his third profession NHL sport, made xx saves for the Sharks, who have been coming off a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. San Jose’s subsequent sport is Thursday at dwelling towards the Carolina Hurricanes.
Together with his staff down 3-0, new Sharks ahead Zack Ostapchuk, on the 14:56 mark of the second interval, received right into a scrap with Capitals ahead Tom Wilson, one of many higher fighters within the NHL who crammed within the rookie.
Simply 41 seconds later, Noah Gregor, who, together with Ostapchuk, was acquired from the Ottawa Senators on March 7, fought Capitals winger Brandon Duhaime. Later within the interval, after Capitals middle Pierre-Luc Dubois knocked down Will Smith, Mario Ferraro tried to problem Dubois and took a roughing minor.
The Sharks entered Saturday in thirty second and final place within the NHL, however have performed 33 one-goal video games this season and 15 two-goal video games. However they’ve typically struggled towards the league’s elite, with blowout losses to the Vegas Golden Knights, Winnipeg Jets and Florida Panthers.
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