An afternoon game comes once in a blue moon for the San Jose Sharks, and their 1 p.m. local start tilt against the Los Angeles Kings came on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The Sharks organization, rounded out by Jasper Weatherby and Brent Burns, played a video discussing the importance and meaning of MLK day during the first TV timeout, which was a great reminder of the significance of the afternoon game.
The first few minutes were filled with missed connections for both teams, but the sloppiness didn’t last long. Less than five minutes into the first period, Arthur Kaliyev took a holding penalty which sent the Sharks to a power play.