The Sharks rally for five straight goals during the second half of this game to take down the Stars 5-3.
The Sharks have been playing better as of late, and it’s finally paying off. They didn’t have the best of starts in this one, but what matters more is how they finished. The Stars scored first in the first period via Ty Dellandrea. Later on in the first period, a flying puck hit Sharks assistant coach Ryan Warsofsky in the face. Warsofsky went down and had to be assisted to the Sharks' dressing room, but luckily he was okay and returned to the Sharks bench soon after.
Early in the third period, the Stars built a 3-0 lead with goals from Jason Robertson and Radek Faksa. At that point, the Sharks seemed out of it, but not so fast. Near the midway point of the second period, the Sharks began to rally from behind, starting with Steven Lorentz's fifth goal of the year from Noah Gregor to get within two. About two minutes later, Nick Bonino scores his seventh goal of the season and his third goal in four games from Alexander Barabanov and Erik Karlsson to cut the Sharks' deficit to one. Team Teal got the game tied at three on the man advantage via Timo Meier's 26th goal of the year from Erik Karlsson and Tomas Hertl.
Around the middle of the third period, Erik Karlsson scored the go-ahead and game-winning goal for his 15th goal of the season from Nick Bonino and Nico Sturm to give San Jose a 4-3 lead. The Sharks capped off their comeback rally in the final minute with an empty-netter from Logan Couture. Erik Karlsson recorded his third assist of the night on the empty-netter, totaling another four-point performance. In addition, Erik Karlsson now has 61 points on the season, continuing his absolute tear and career year.
They say good things come to those who wait, and this certainly applies to James Reimer, who finally earned his 200th NHL win in the come-from-behind victory over the Stars, recording 33 saves on 36 shots against in the process.
In other news, during the afternoon prior to this game, the Sharks traded center Jasper Weatherby to the Detroit Red Wings for center Kyle Criscuolo. Weatherby has six points in 39 AHL games and is a pending restricted free agent this offseason, while Criscuolo has ten points in 28 AHL games this season. In addition, Criscuolo will report directly to the Barracuda, which is what I had anticipated from this deal. I am not a huge fan of this trade, especially since Weatherby is the younger and better player between the two, but I understand from the Sharks' perspective that they felt that they might not be able to re-sign Weatherby and find a spot for him back on the Sharks roster. Best of luck to Jasper Weatherby in Detroit.
Overall, this was a great game and a great comeback effort by the Sharks to close out their three-game homestand. I would love to see the Sharks play like this more often, but we haven't gotten that kind of consistency from the Sharks this season. They will now embark on a five-game road trip until the All-Star break, starting in Columbus against the Blue Jackets on Saturday at 4 pm PT.
Sources: TNT, Sharks Audio Network, NHL App, Bay Area News Group
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