The Sharks complete the season series sweep of the St. Louis Blues in spectacular fashion, winning 3-2 in overtime in what is easily their best and most memorable home victory of the season.
Besides sweeping the Blues in the season series, there were plenty of other notable feats accomplished in this victory for Team Teal, which we will cover here shortly. Although the first period was rather quiet, near the end of the first period, Calen Addison received a four-minute double-minor penalty, misconduct, and game misconduct for cross-checking and verbally abusing the officials following the penalty call, with Addison's afternoon lasting for about one period. William Eklund scored twice on the power play to get the Sharks going in the second period, with Henry Thrun and Mikael Granlund assisting on the first Eklund goal, and Fabian Zetterlund and Thomas Bordeleau assisting on the second Eklund goal. Early in the third period, Jordan Kyrou got the Blues on the board, while Brayden Schenn evened it up at two with about two-and-a-half minutes remaining in regulation to force overtime. With about a minute remaining in OT, William Eklund scored his third goal of the game for the game-winner and his first NHL hat trick, with Luke Kunin assisting on the OT winner.
A few more firsts occurred in the Sharks 3-2 OT win over the Blues on Saturday. Devin Cooley earned his first NHL win and became the first California-born goalie to earn his first win for any California-based NHL team, stopping 34 of 36 shots against. In addition, Collin Graf made his NHL debut Saturday afternoon in the Sharks’ season series finale against the Blues.
This season may still be a lost cause for Team Teal, but this is a massive statement win for this Sharks team, and they have played some of their best hockey this season against the Blues, the only team that the Sharks have won two or more games against this season. The Sharks had their straw hat giveaway at this Saturday afternoon game, and with William Eklund scoring his first NHL hat trick, Eklund picked up one of a few straw hats that were thrown onto the ice and wore it on his head, making for a legendary, unforgettable moment. The Sharks are back in action tomorrow, hosting the Arizona Coyotes at 3 pm PT.
Sources: NBC Sports Bay Area/California, Darin Stephens via X, NHL App
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