The second period strikes again, as the New Jersey Devils bested the San Jose Sharks in an early East Coast tilt.
Although better on the whole, the Sharks have a lot of work to do to get on track. The first period started out decently, allowing no goals and just nine shots against. Despite taking two minor penalties — one from Matt Nieto and the other from Tomas Hertl — the penalty kill remained strong and kept the opening frame relatively boring.
During the second is when things got a bit interesting.
New Jersey started the period on the power play, but San Jose held it together until just past the halfway point of the period, when Devils captain Nico Hischier appeared to score.