The Sharks had one of their worst performances of the year as they were shut out by the last-place Ducks 4-0.
The Ducks scored three times in the first period, one from Max Comtois and two from Alex Volkov. Anaheim also added one more from Rickard Rakell in the third. On top of that, Anthony Stolarz was a brick wall that the Sharks couldn't break.
Overall, the entire Sharks team had an embarrassing outing against the Ducks. It was like they weren't even trying in this one. As for Martin Jones, he was reportedly injured during warmups, but Bob Boughner still decided to start him anyway and leave him out to dry. I swear the Sharks are going to continue to play Martin Jones until his legs and arms fall off. This approach is not only detrimental to Jones, but to the entire Sharks team. In addition, the Sharks tallied 46 shots on net in this game and not one found the back of the net, which is absolutely unacceptable. Not to mention that the Ducks were coming off of a back-to-back and were without their captain in Ryan Getzlaf, making matters worse for San Jose.
Another thing worth mentioning from this game is that Tomas Hertl had to exit early after an apparent collision with teammate Nikolai Knyzhov at center ice late in this one, only adding on to the Sharks' woes Monday night.
I have no other words on this game, except that the Sharks are better than this. They will try to bounce back in their next game Wednesday against the Ducks at 7:30 pm PT. This will also be the Sharks last match-up against the Ducks this season. Hopefully Martin Jones gets a much-needed rest and Josef Korenar gets the start in net. If San Jose loses again to Anaheim on Wednesday, which I don't want to happen, they may as well throw in the towel on the 2021 season and kiss any playoff hopes goodbye. The Sharks are back in a slump once again, and I desperately want things in San Jose to improve.
Sources: NBC Sports Bay Area/California, NHL App, San Jose Hockey Now, Bay Area News Group
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