Sure, there was plenty of chatter ahead of the Sharks-Hurricanes tilt on Friday night that the two teams were incredibly similar. Both went into Friday’s contest outshooting all of their opponents, building on their identities as teams who can gain momentum late in a game and be difficult to stop.
But when the two teams met up, the Hurricanes did what the Sharks had been doing to everyone else – taking over the pace of the game and pinning Team Teal in their own zone en route to a 4-3 shootout win.
Through 20 minutes, the Sharks had control and hopped out to an early 2-0 lead.