The Sharks return home and pick up their second win of the season in a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.
The opening period was scoreless and controlled by both teams’ penalty kills, certainly an improvement over the past several first periods. However, the first goals of the game occurred early in the second period, starting with Jake Walkman teeing one up for his first goal in teal and the first goal by a Sharks defenseman this season, with assists from Nico Sturm and Carl Grundstrom. The Kings responded just under a minute later on Akil Thomas’ first goal of the season to even it up at one, which stood for the remainder of the middle frame and six minutes into the third period.
Fabian Zetterlund puts the Sharks on top early in the third period with his sixth goal of the season, with assists from Alexander Wennberg and Jake Walman. LA responded soon after with Alex Laferriere scoring to even the game at two. About two minutes later, Tyler Toffoli scored his sixth goal of the season to put the Sharks back ahead on what would stand as the game-winner, which ties Zetterlund for the team lead in goals. Jake Walman recorded his second assist and third point of the night on the Toffoli go-ahead goal, making him the fourth active NHL defenseman to register three-point games in consecutive days. Lastly, in the final minute of the third period, the Sharks added an empty-netter from William Eklund for his second goal of the year for good measure, with Luke Kunin and Mario Ferraro collecting the assists on the Eklund empty-netter.
Vitek Vanecek had a bounceback performance from his previous start on Saturday, earning his first win as a Shark with 26 saves on 28 shots against. Earlier today, the Sharks recalled Ethan Cardwell from the Barracuda, who made his NHL debut tonight against the Kings, and placed Ty Dellandrea on the IR.
Overall, it's great to see the Sharks get off to a better start than in their past several games and carry their positive momentum over from their massive first win in Utah Monday night to earn their second consecutive win of the 2024-25 campaign. Let's see if they can make this more of a streak on Thursday when they host the Chicago Blackhawks in a very winnable matchup at 7:30 pm PT.
Sources: ESPN, NHL PR, NHL App
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