Saturday wasn’t for the boys this week, at least not for the San Jose boys. The Sharks lost Erik Karlsson to (presumably) injury, were without Marcus Sorensen for a bit, and otherwise played like a team whose collective body clock was still adjusting to the 2 p.m. Pacific start time.
San Jose took just 43.5 percent of all 5-on-5 shots and generated just 38 percent of all scoring chances after adjusting for the score and venue (Natural Stat Trick). Surprisingly, the team’s first period, in which they gave up the opening tally, was their best.