Before the season started, if someone were to travel back from the future, replete with asymmetrical goggles and a coat made entirely out of aluminum foil, and tell you that this meeting would see the San Jose Sharks (10-11-1, 7th Pacific) and Vegas Golden Knights (11-9-3, 3rd Pacific) just four points apart, that probably would not have come as a great shock. Nor would it that the Knights sat on top of that gap. What might have been surprising is that the NHL’s wildcard standings show six teams crammed into that four point slot (technically, the Dallas Stars have one more point than the Knights, but the Central Division is stronger than the Pacific, and standings are wacky, so they’re in the first wildcard spot).
Sharks at Golden Knights Preview: Glass half full
