SAN JOSE – The Sharks’ three-game homestand ended with a thud Saturday as they allowed two objectives in 2:30 early within the third interval in a 4-2 loss to the struggling Seattle Kraken earlier than a sold-out crowd of 17,435 at SAP Middle.
With the Sharks main 2-1, a shot by Ryker Evans from simply contained in the blue line fluttered previous a screened Yaroslav Askarov to tie the sport 1:55 into the third interval.
The Sharks then fell behind as Ryan Lindgren’s shot from alongside the boards within the Sharks’ zone acquired previous Askarov’s blocker for his first objective of the season and a 3-2 Kraken lead with 15:33 left in regulation.
The Sharks have been unable to search out the equalizer as they blew a chance to earn two factors in opposition to a Kraken crew that had only one win in its final 11 video games and entered Saturday in final place within the Pacific Division.
Collin Graf and Adam Gaudette each scored, and Askarov completed with 28 saves because the crew misplaced for the third time in six video games and ended a three-game homestand with a 1-2-0 file.
The Sharks’ final recreation earlier than the Christmas break is Tuesday on the highway in opposition to the Vegas Golden Knights. Their first recreation after Christmas is subsequent Saturday on the highway in opposition to the Vancouver Canucks.
The Sharks allowed the sport’s first objective on the 6:52 mark of the second interval, because it appeared Macklin Celebrini tried to kick a free puck within the impartial zone again to defenseman Vincent Iorio. As an alternative, Eeli Tolvanen grabbed the puck and fired it previous Askarov for a 1-0 Kraken lead.
The Sharks dominated massive swaths of the second interval. They capitalized on their third energy play of the sport to tie the sport 1-1, as Gaudette scored his eighth of the season on the 11:22 mark of the second interval, knocking a free puck across the web previous Kraken goalie Joey Daccord.
Celebrini, who performed on each the primary and second energy play items, and Igor Chernyshov each assisted on the objective. It was Chernyshov’s third help in as many NHL video games.
Askarov needed to make 17 saves within the first interval, together with one with 1:12 left earlier than intermission. Each defenseman Vincent Iorio and Ryan Reaves drifted to the nook to the suitable of the Sharks’ web, the place Dmitry Orlov was in a puck battle with Kraken forwards Jordan Eberle and Matty Beniers.
That left Kaapo Kakko vast open in entrance, and Eberle discovered him with a fast move. However Askarov was capable of blocker away Kaako’s wrist shot from the slot.
Askarov was additionally capable of make three photographs on a Kraken energy play early within the first interval when Reaves was known as for holding the stick of Tye Kartye after a impartial zone faceoff.
