The Sharks’ inconsistencies continue as they lose to the Vancouver Canucks 5-2. The Canucks have now extended their win streak to six games.
Despite the loss, the Sharks had some aspects of their game that went well for them. But first, the Canucks scored the first two goals of the game in the first period via Brock Boeser and Bo Horvat. Late in the first, Timo Meier put the Sharks on the board with his 12th goal of the season and the 100th goal of his NHL career, with Erik Karlsson and Tomas Hertl assisting on the play. The second period saw Brock Boeser score his second goal of the game to give the Canucks a two-goal lead through two periods.
The Sharks got another one back in the third period on Andrew Cogliano's third goal of the year. Also, Lane Pederson registered his first point with the Sharks with an assist on the play, while recorded the secondary assist. It was only a matter of time before the Canucks sealed the deal with one from J.T. Miller and an empty-netter from Jason Dickinson.
Jayden Halbgewachs made his NHL debut against the Canucks Thursday night and had a great breakaway chance in the second period that was stopped by Thatcher Demko.
Adin Hill wasn't his best in net, making 25 saves and giving up four goals, a few of those goals being soft ones. The Sharks' offense showed more effort in this game, but Thatcher Demko stood in the way for the most part.
In addition, Kevin Labanc recently had surgery done to repair a dislocated shoulder and will be out for two to three months.
The Sharks still can't seem to win in their Stealth jerseys this season, and they're beginning to lose ground in the standings. They need to play with more desperation and have more of the will and desire to win. In addition, it isn't entirely the Sharks' fault as some of their key forwards are dealing with injuries right now. San Jose faces these same Canucks again in its next game on Tuesday at 7:30 pm PT, in which the Sharks need to win and get revenge or it won't look good at all.
Sources: NBC Sports Bay Area/California, NHL App
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