Well, the Sharks certainly made a statement in their game against the Washington Capitals. It wasn’t a very positive one. They wasted a great start, allowing three goals in 3:01 and a total of five goals on Martin Jones in 40 minutes. The day after being named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week, Jones posted a .783 save percentage, his worst of the season. Evander Kane took an unnecessary game misconduct a minute after his goal, putting the Sharks on the penalty kill for the final five minutes of play.
Melker Karlsson put the Sharks on the board early, which should be the objective for any hockey game but was especially key against a hot, deep team like the Capitals.