SAN JOSE -- If we were to go overboard with Valentine’s Day puns, we might’ve called the Sharks’ game against the Capitals on Thursday night a “heartbreaker” or one that “lost that love and feeling.”
But at the end of 60 minutes, there were no puns needed. It simply wasn’t the Sharks best game, as they dropped their second and final matchup of the season with the defending Stanley Cup champs, 5-1.
Here are three takeaways from Thursday’s game:
It’s probably a good thing San Jose doesn’t play Washington more often…
… because the pace of their two games this season has been brutal.