To begin last night’s game, it was the San Jose Sharks, not the New Jersey Devils, who looked like the team coming off a back-to-back.
In the first 9:57, the Devils danced to a 7-0 shots advantage. Drew Stafford led the way with an improbable goal from the wall. New Jersey did not resemble a squad that had been in Anaheim on the previous day; meanwhile, San Jose last skated on Saturday night.
The Sharks turned the tide with about five minutes to go in the opening frame, however, thanks to good defense leading to good offense.