The Sharks (9-7-0) wasted an herculean effort from Aaron Dell in his second career NHL start (you can insert your own Frozen joke here) against the Hurricanes (5-6-4), and were consistently outplayed throughout. A team against whom the Sharks have struggled in recent history (3-6-0 since the ‘Canes cup win in 2006), continued their dominance on a night where San Jose just couldn’t get going, and were outshot 33-22. The Sharks are now 3-1-0 so far on this road trip with two games to go.
The Carolina Hurricanes spent the last few years as a stellar possession team submarined by poor goaltending, partially due to a slavish dedication to one Cameron J.