The Sharks concluded their quick two-game road trip by losing 4-1 to the Anaheim Ducks.
The Ducks struck first in the first period on a goal by Frank Vatrano, while the Sharks answered back later in the first on a gutsy goal by Luke Kunin, with great effort by Tomas Hertl to primarily set that one up. William Eklund was credited with the other assist on the Sharks’ equalizer. The Ducks regained the lead before the end of the first period after Frank Vatrano teed one up for his second goal of the game.
No goals were scored in the middle frame, but Luke Kunin and Max Jones fought, and tempers flared between the two teams. Anaheim added two more goals early in the third via Mason McTavish and Radko Gudas, the latter of which was shot from the blue line, deflected off of the stick of Mikael Granlund, and somehow Mackenzie Blackwood didn’t see it as it skipped past him into the net. Soon after, Givani Smith and Sam Carrick would drop the gloves in response Carrick’s hit to Ryan Carpenter, and tempers would heat up further.
Mackenzie Blackwood compiled 40 saves on 44 shots against in the Sharks second consecutive defeat.
Anthony Duclair was out of the lineup for a second straight game due to illness. Team Teal had an extra defenseman in their lineup tonight in the form of Nikolai Knyzhov in place of Duclair.
In other news, Sharks Radio Play-by-Play Broadcaster Dan Rusanowsky was named the recipient of this year’s Foster Hewitt Memorial Award and will be honored as part of the Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony tomorrow in Toronto.
The Sharks return home for their next two games, starting on Tuesday against the Florida Panthers at 7:30 pm PT, which will be televised exclusively on ESPN+.
Sources: NBC Sports Bay Area/California, NHL App
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