It’s unwise to make many judgments of a team after the first game of the season. It’s especially silly to concern yourself too much with the outcome of a game in which the team was missing one of its better forwards and arguably its most important player. But, that’s where we find ourselves nonetheless, after a 4-1 loss in Las Vegas without Evander Kane (suspension) and without Erik Karlsson (last-minute personal matter).
On their way to a 0-1 start, the San Jose Sharks took just 39 percent of all 5-on-5 shots and were able to muster just 28.