Sharks 2026-27 Game 16 Recap: Flames 2, Sharks 1 (11/2/26)

 The Sharks continue to struggle to generate much offense, finishing their current four-game homestand with a 2-1 loss to the Calgary Flames. 

The Flames struck first via Adam Klapka late in the first period, which was generated by an awful Sharks turnover on a cross-ice pass from Nolan Allan. During the middle of the third period, William Stromgren scored to extend the Flames’ lead to two. A few minutes later, the Sharks finally get on the board and back in this game on Sam Dickinson’s first goal of the season, assisted by Jacob Trouba and Kiefer Sherwood. 

Yaroslav Askarov performed well in net but could not get bailed out by his offense once more, recording 20 saves on 22 shots against. In addition, Adam Gaudette was back on the fourth line in place of Ty Dellandrea, and Tyler Toffoli got moved up to the top line with Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith tonight, among other line changes. 

Team Teal’s offense remains snakebitten, and they have now dropped four of their last five games. This largely due to Ryan Warsofsky not receiving enough buy-in from his players at this time and the Sharks being without two key forwards in Alexander Wennberg and Igor Chernyshov due to injuries. It also does not help that Flames goalie Dustin Wolf tends to play his best hockey against his hometown team. On a more positive note, at least Sam Dickinson scored his first goal of the season, and Yaroslav Askarov retains the upper hand over Alex Nedeljkovic in terms of goaltending. San Jose hits the road for its next three games, starting on Wednesday in LA against the Kings at 7 pm PT. 

Sources: Sharks Audio Network, NHL App, Curtis Pashelka via X 

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Sharks Hometown Remix Jersey Revealed + My Thoughts

 The NHL has revealed its Hometown Remix jerseys for all 32 teams Monday morning. Some look pretty good, while others do not look as amazing. This post focuses on the Sharks’ new Hometown Remix jersey, which features a lighter shade of teal on most of the jersey, a large “SJ” with the screaming shark inside of the letters as the primary logo, and shark teeth at the halfway point of the sleeves with light teal above and black below the teeth. At the bottom of the jersey, it has the words “SHARK TANK” in between a hockey stick plastered there. Completing the new Sharks Hometown Remix jersey are screaming shark logos as the shoulder patches and layers of gray, white, and black at the bottom. 

The Sharks plan to wear their Hometown Remix uniforms on the ice eight times this season, including tonight against the Calgary Flames. While it may not my favorite Sharks or Hometown Remix jersey, the new Hometown Remix jersey looks better and sharper than what the early leak suggested. My main criticism with it is that I prefer to see a Sharks logo with no letter mark as this latest jersey’s primary logo instead of what the designers ultimately went with. I am looking forward to seeing these new jerseys on the ice and in person, and I have a feeling that they will grow on me and look even better after doing so. I may potentially get my hands on one in the near future as well. Stay tuned for my recap on the Sharks-Flames game in which these jerseys will make their on-ice debut later tonight. 

Source: Sjsharks.com 

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My 21st NHL Game: Senators 5, Sharks 1 (10/31/26)

 About a month after the season opener, I have returned to the Shark Tank for my second game there this season. It was a Halloween afternoon matinee against the Ottawa Senators and Los Tiburones Day at the Tank, featuring a themed sugar skull as the all-arena giveaway item. As for my routine visit to the team store at every game at the Tank, I bought a t-shirt with a cool design on it, specifically a guy holding a hockey stick and riding a shark in the middle of the ocean with the words "Safety Third" above this graphic. 

Prior to the start of this game, it was confirmed that the only significant lineup change for the Sharks at home against the Senators was Zack Ostapchuk replacing Adam Gaudette on the fourth line. The Senators scored the first goal of the game via Dylan Cozens late in the first period. The Sharks followed that up with Michael Misa’s third goal of the season to even things up at one a few minutes later, assisted by Jacob Trouba and Kiefer Sherwood. Ottawa then scored three unanswered goals in the second period from Drake Batherson, Tim Stutzle, and Ridley Grieg to take a 4-1 lead. The second of these three unanswered Ottawa goals was generated from a big, ugly hit on Michael Misa, while the third of these goals was scored shorthanded. Tensions flared between these two teams at times as well. The Senators finished this one off with an empty-netter from Shane Pinto with two and a half minutes left in this contest. Alex Nedeljkovic returned to the crease for the Sharks Saturday afternoon against the Senators, recording 30 saves on 34 shots against. 

Despite the Sharks underperforming at home against the Senators and letting this one get away from them, I was thankful to have experienced this game at the Tank on Halloween. Most importantly, it was great to see Michael Misa get the Sharks on the board late in the first period, and the Ottawa Senators became the 19th NHL team that I have seen play in person in my quest to see all 32 NHL teams play in person. In addition, with it being Halloween, it came as no surprise to see a decent amount of fans in attendance dressed in costumes, and S.J. Sharkie also looked the part for Los Tiburones Day and Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Lastly, the Sharks now fall to 8-7-5 when I am at their games. Regular game recaps resume on Monday, when the Sharks host the Calgary Flames at 6 pm PT in the last of four consecutive home games for San Jose. Be on the lookout for my thoughts on the Sharks’ upcoming new Hometown Remix jersey as well. 

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