The Sharks' 4-0 loss against the Blue Jackets on Saturday was, as Brent Burns put it, “brutal.”
“It was just an ugly game all around,” the defenseman said. “It was just was just one of those games, just ugly. “
It didn’t have to be an ugly game. Columbus was playing on the tail end of a back-to-back and had to travel overnight to get home and host San Jose. The well-rested Sharks looked ready to battle through the first few shifts of the contest. Then Columbus – clearly not skipping a beat after beating the Senators in Ottawa the evening before – pinned San Jose in their own zone and shut them out.