SAN JOSE – Construction and self-discipline took a lot of the night time off Saturday when the San Jose Sharks performed the Anaheim Geese at SAP Middle.
Thrilling for followers, not a lot for coaches.
The Sharks and Geese mixed for 9 targets, together with 4 on the ability play, and eight minor penalties by means of the primary two durations, a fairly correct good indication that this was within the second recreation of the season for each groups.
However after permitting a game-tying purpose to Chris Kreider with 51 seconds left in regulation time, the Sharks allowed the game-winning purpose to Leo Carlsson on the 46-second mark of time beyond regulation in a 7-6 loss to the Geese.
On the play, Macklin Celebrini had the puck contained in the Geese’ blue line and tried to place it by means of Carlsson’s skates. As an alternative, Carlsson stopped it earlier than Mikael Granlund grabbed the unfastened puck. Granlund then fed Carlsson, who streaked into the Sharks’ zone and fired a shot previous goalie Yaroslav Askarov at hand the Sharks one other bitter loss to start out the season.
“(Carlsson) was coming out with probably more speed than I thought, and I kind of found myself in a position where I felt I needed to try to make a move,” Celebrini stated. “He had an excellent angle, and it could possibly’t occur. I can’t flip over the puck there. I can’t quit that likelihood for them.
“Live to fight another day sometimes, and that’s a mistake that I’m gonna have to sleep on.”
Jeff Skinner’s purpose with 14:26 left in regulation time gave the Sharks a 6-4 lead on the 5:34 mark of the third interval. However San Jose continued to play unfastened, carefree hockey, and allowed three unanswered targets for his or her second straight heartbreaking loss.
The Sharks misplaced 4-3 to the Golden Knights on Thursday as a pair of gaffes by goalie Alex Nedeljkovic allowed Vegas to attain late within the third interval and early in time beyond regulation.
Towards the Geese, the Sharks, per Pure Stat Trick, gave up 20 high-danger possibilities and created solely seven.
Celebrini and Will Smith had three assists every, and goalie Yaroslav Askarov completed with 36 saves. The Sharks have been outshot 43-23.
Tyler Toffoli, Ryan Reaves, Mario Ferraro, John Klingberg, and Adam Gaudette additionally scored for the Sharks, with Klingberg and Gaudette’s targets approaching the ability play within the second interval.
Three takeaways from the Sharks’ recreation on Saturday, earlier than a second straight introduced sellout crowd.
POWER PLAY MAKES AN IMPACT
The Sharks ranked twenty sixth within the NHL final season on the ability play. Contemplating the Sharks added Klingberg to run the purpose with the person benefit. They added Skinner, Philipp Kurashev, and Dmitry Orlov as second-unit choices; the Sharks ought to be higher on the ability play this season.
Klingberg scored on a two-man benefit on the 10:34 mark of the second interval, and Gaudette, who scored three of his 19 targets on the ability play final season, made it 5-3 Sharks on the 17:14 mark of the second.
It’s an excellent factor the Sharks took benefit of their energy performs, as Anaheim was primarily the higher workforce throughout 5-on-5 play by means of the primary two-plus durations.
ASKAROV’S NIGHT
Askarov was making his first begin of the season after Nedeljkovic had, shall we embrace, an adventurous begin on Thursday in opposition to the Golden Knights.
Askarov’s final recreation got here within the preseason when the Sharks misplaced 6-4 to the Utah Mammoth. Askarov wasn’t at his greatest within the first interval because the Mammoth scored 4 instances, however he seemed far more comfy within the second interval after his teammates awoke from their early slumber.
Saturday’s recreation adopted an identical sample, because the Sharks have been outshot 11-2 over the ultimate 10 minutes of the primary interval. Askarov gave up a questionable purpose to Cutter Gauthier on the 11:53 mark of the primary, because the Geese ahead’s shot went by means of the goalie’s seven-hole, however he completed with 13 saves within the opening 20 minutes.
Askarov didn’t have a lot of an opportunity on an influence play purpose by Chris Kreider on a rebound late within the second interval, or on Gauthier’s third-period purpose as he redirected a shot from the purpose by Mason McTavish on the 10:29 mark.
THIRD LINE MAKES IMPACT
The Sharks’ third line, with heart Ty Dellandrea and wingers Skinner and Collin Graf, had one other constructive night time. Whereas Celebrini’s line and Alexander Wennberg’s line had an uneven night time at even energy, whereas going through a much bigger workload, Dellandrea and firm outchanced their opponents at even energy.
Initially Printed: October 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM PDT
