You knew the curse was broken as soon as Micheal Haley scored the go-ahead goal on Tuesday night. I knew it, too. Jack Eichel put the puck in his own net and it was credited as an unassisted tally to Haley. It stood up as the grinder’s first ever game-winning goal. Hockey can be an incredible game sometimes.
From that moment I knew the Sharks had the game in hand. There was plenty of time left for things to go sideways, much like it had back when San Jose coughed up a lead in Buffalo earlier this season.