SAN JOSE – This weekend will likely be one which San Jose Sharks rookie defenseman Sam Dickinson will bear in mind for the remainder of his life.
Dickinson came upon on Saturday that he could be remaining within the NHL and never returning to the Ontario Hockey League after taking part in in his ninth NHL recreation earlier this week. Then, in his tenth recreation with the Sharks on Sunday, he scored his first NHL objective, serving to his group get its recreation towards the Detroit Crimson Wings into time beyond regulation.
Dickinson scored with 3:05 left within the third interval because the Sharks tied the sport. However the Sharks couldn’t beat Crimson Wings goalie Cam Talbot in time beyond regulation or the shootout in a 3-2 loss at SAP Heart. James van Riemsdyk scored the deciding objective within the fourth spherical of the shootout.
By having Dickinson within the lineup for a tenth recreation Sunday, the Sharks burned the primary 12 months of his entry-level contract. However that mattered little on Sunday, because the Sharks prolonged their level streak to 3 video games.
Jeff Skinner additionally scored, and Nedeljkovic completed with 29 saves because the Sharks completed a four-game homestand with a 2-1-1 file, as they beat the New Jersey Devils and Colorado Avalanche after dropping to the Los Angeles Kings final Tuesday.
Nedeljkovic made 18 saves within the first two durations however allowed a go-ahead objective to defenseman Moritz Seider on the 10:13 mark of the third interval.
The Sharks additionally allowed the sport’s first objective with 1:55 left within the second interval. With the Crimson Wings controlling the puck within the Sharks’ finish, Raymond took a move from defenseman Axel Sandin-Pellikka, created some area, and fired a shot previous Nedeljkovic, who was screened on the play.
Jeff Skinner tied the sport 1-1 early within the third interval as he broke a seven-game objective drought.
The Sharks managed simply 9 photographs on Talbot within the first two durations, as Detroit did a very good job of smothering San Jose’s skaters, taking away their time and area.
The Sharks had been taking part in their first recreation of the season with out ahead William Eklund, who has been battling a lower-body harm for a few week.
The 23-year-old Eklund had been taking part in a few of the finest hockey of his NHL profession in current video games as he skated on a line with Alexander Wennberg and Philipp Kurashev. Earlier than Sunday, Eklund was second on the Sharks with 11 factors in 12 video games and a five-game level streak from Oct. 23-30. Eklund had 4 objectives and 5 assists.
Skinner moved as much as the Sharks’ second line to play with Wennberg and Kurashev as coach Ryan Warsofsky opted to decorate 11 forwards and 7 defensemen. Earlier than Sunday, Skinner had managed only one help in his final seven video games, and he had simply 10:56 in ice time within the Sharks’ 3-2 time beyond regulation win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.
Rookie middle Michael Misa, who had 10:11 in ice time on Saturday, was scratched on Sunday. With Eklund and Ryan Reaves injured, Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky inserted Ethan Cardwell into Sunday’s lineup, as Cardwell performed his first NHL recreation since Dec. 7, 2024.
Reaves was positioned on injured reserve earlier Sunday, however he’s thought of day-to-day along with his lower-body harm, though he’ll additionally must miss Wednesday’s recreation in Seattle.
The Sharks are hoping that by giving Eklund the night time off on Sunday, mixed with Monday’s group time off, he will likely be higher for Tuesday’s observe and probably able to play towards the Kraken.
