The first five minutes of the game proved to be a demonstration in skating that yielded only four total shot attempts, three for the Habs and one for the Sharks. The slow tension building boiled over, with a scrum after a whistle leading to a San Jose roughing penalty.
The Habs powerplay hasn't been producing a ton of goals lately, but it looked good in its first effort of the night, producing five shot attempts and two shots on net.The Sharks were intent on playing a physical style, and only recorded one shot on net in the first 16:30 of the game.