Sharks 2021-22 Game 5 Recap: Bruins 4, Sharks 3 (10/24/21)

 The Sharks' late comeback effort falls short as they lose to the Bruins 4-3 and have their four-game win streak snapped. 

Early on in this game, San Jose dug themselves a 3-0 hole due to three unanswered goals from the Bruins' Brad Marchand, Derek Forbort, and David Pastrnak. San Jose finally got one back before the end of the first period via Jasper Weatherby's second goal of the season. On the Sharks' fist goal of the game, Jonah Gadjovich recorded his first NHL point with an assist while Andrew Cogliano recorded the secondary assist. The second period saw Jake DeBrusk extend the Bruins' lead to 4-1, while the Sharks' comeback efforts began in the later half of the third. Tomas Hertl and Timo Meier each scored roughly two minutes apart, which both came via deflection. The first third period goal was deflected off of a shot from Marc-Eduoard Vlasic while the second third period goal was deflected off a shot from Logan Couture. Alex Barabanov and Jonathan Dahlen also picked up assists on those last two goals as well. 

The last significant event that occurred in this game was Jake Middleton and Trent Frederic dropping the gloves and going at it. Despite the Sharks' first loss of the year, this team has more fight in them than the in the past two seasons, and I love that. 

Adin Hill made ten saves on 14 shots against before getting pulled in the second period in favor of James Reimer. After Reimer was inserted into the game, he was perfect for about one-and-a-half periods, going 20 for 20 on save opportunities. 

The Sharks conclude their first road trip of the season in Nashville on Tuesday against the Predators, with James Reimer getting the start in the crease. Puck drop is at 5:30 pm PT, and this game will be streamed exclusively on ESPN+. 

In other news, later that night, the Sharks traded Dylan Gambrell to the Ottawa Senators for a 2022 7th-round pick. With a handful of the Sharks' rookies off to hot starts this season, Gambrell basically became expendable and there was no room for him on the roster. He should get more opportunities and playing time in Ottawa, and I wish him nothing but the best. As for my fantasy team, I won big time against Laffing Stock 219.85 to 158.55 for my first win of the season.

Sources: NBC Sports Bay Area/California, NHL App, Yahoo Sports Fantasy