Games with earlier than expected start times are either a snoozefest, or can’t-miss hockey. Whatever Timo Meier had for breakfast needs to be worked into everybody’s pregame routine ASAP, because he put on an absolute clinic against Jonathan Quick and the Los Angeles Kings, single-handedly powering the San Jose Sharks to a 6-2 win.
Let’s just watch all five goals, shall we?
We begin our story with this little power play number early in the first period.
Brent Burns gets Jonathan Quick to over-commit, while the Sharks in front of the net distract Quick into throwing a fit over his sightlines, which is why he doesn’t see the puck sent over to Timo Meier until it’s too late.