The Sharks were unable to solve Jake Allen as they were blanked by the Montreal Canadiens 4-0. This marks the Habs’ first win in San Jose since 1999.
Simply put, the Sharks couldn’t get anything going against Jake Allen, who was lights out and stood on his head the entire night, recording a 45-save shutout. San Jose has now lost its third-straight game after winning its first four to start the season. In addition, the Sharks have gone 0-for-11 on the power play in their last three games. This team has fallen flat lately; it won’t get any easier from here on out, but they still have time to turn things around.
It was all Canadiens on offense as well, starting with goals from Mike Hoffman in the first, followed by two in the second by Alexander Romanov and Brendan Gallagher, and lastly an empty-netter from Josh Anderson to close this one out. The final seconds of the game saw Jonah Gadjovich fight Alexander Romanov, with both players really going at it in their tilt.
Adin Hill wasn't his best in net against the Canadiens at home, making 28 saves and allowing three goals. On the flip side, this game marked Bob Boughner's 100th game as the Sharks' head coach.
The Sharks' shutout loss to the Canadiens was probably the most frustrating loss of the season so far, especially considering that the Sharks tend to perform very well against Montreal and the Habs are struggling so far this season. Luckily, the Sharks have four more games left on their current homestand to make up for it. Their next game is Saturday against the Winnipeg Jets at 4 pm PT.
Sources: NBC Sports Bay Area/California, NHL App
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