The San Jose Sharks are looking to increase the physicality of their team (their forwards especially) in the 2021-22 season, and they’ve been using their preseason games to test the waters, with their last preseason game against the Los Angeles Kings on Sept. 28 being no exception.
The game began with a pair of exchanging hits between Mario Ferraro and Lias Andersson (LAK) within the first minute. From then, it was clear the Kings and the Sharks would be playing a high-energy, physical game. In the first period alone, there were 15 recorded hits between the two teams.