The Sharks were shut out in the second leg of their back-to-back Saturday night, 4-0, in one of their worst performances of the season.
Unlike the first game in this miniseries, the Sharks' offense didn't show up at all in this game. They were hit with several penalties and spent most of the third period killing off those penalties. San Jose also couldn't figure out Adin Hill, who is the Coyotes' third-string goalie since both Antti Raanta and Darcy Kuemper are out with injuries. From what I last heard, the Sharks are fourth in the NHL in penalty minutes this season, which is not good.
Most notably, Kurtis Gabriel took more penalties than anyone else in this game: one for charging against Drake Caggiula, one for roughing against John Hayden, a five-minute major for interference against Johan Larsson, and a ten-minute game misconduct. I think his attempts to stir the pot have gone too far lately.
As for the Coyotes, Clayton Keller scored the first goal in the second, followed by a natural hat trick from Phil Kessel, which began late in the second and went into the third.
Devan Dubnyk wasn't terrible in net, but he wasn't great either, stopping 23 of 26 shots against. On the bright side, Patrick Marleau played in his 1,756th career game, tying Mark Messier for second on the NHL's all-time games played list.
Overall, the Sharks were god awful in this game, and it was almost as if they weren't even trying for much of it. I don't feel like it's necessary to go into any more details regarding this one because they aren't beneficial to the Sharks. They return home from their brief roadie in Arizona to face the red-hot Minnesota Wild on Monday and Wednesday. Since the trade deadline is in a few weeks, it won't be long before the Sharks sell off some pieces and look towards the future.
Sources: NBC Sports Bay Area/California, NHL App
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