The Sharks conclude their first road trip of the season with an 8-3 blowout loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
The Jets jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the first period on goals from Josh Morrissey and Nikolaj Ehlers. Soon after, Tyler Toffoli got the Sharks on the board with his fourth goal of the year, snapping a Sharks 0-for-10 power play goal skid, with assists going to Jake Walman and Mikael Granlund. The Jets followed that up with two more goals later in the first period via Ehlers again and Neal Pionk.
Early in the second period, Winnipeg made it 5-1 via Kyle Connor, knocking Mackenzie Blackwood out of the game and finishing his night with 13 saves on 18 shots against. The Sharks added to their scoresheet later in the second period on Luke Kunin’s first goal of the season, with assists from Carl Grundstrom and Cody Ceci, to cut their deficit to three through two periods of play.
Winnipeg wasn’t done yet, with Cole Perfetti scoring near the ten-minute mark of the third period to extend the Jets’ lead back to four. Team Teal answered back seconds later on Fabian Zetterlund’s third goal of the year, with assists from Toffoli and Mikael Granlund. The Jets followed those up with two more goals from Perfetti and Vladislav Namestnikov to complete Winnipeg’s blowout victory over San Jose.
Vitek Vanecek was inserted into the game early in the second period, compiling 15 saves on 18 shots against in relief for Blackwood. On the other hand, William Eklund did not play against the Jets in Winnipeg due to an upper-body injury, while the rookie phenom Will Smith was a healthy scratch due to load management. Danil Gushchin and Givani Smith were inserted into the lineup Friday night in place of Eklund and Will Smith.
Like their previous game in Chicago, the Sharks had a disastrous first period in Winnipeg that they could never recover from, except things went worse for them against the Jets tonight. On top of a few young star forwards out of the lineup and it being the second game of a back-to-back, I saw this contest as nothing more than a forgettable scheduled defeat for this Sharks team. With the Colorado Avalanche earning their first win of the season in a 4-3 OT victory over the Anaheim Ducks, the Sharks are now one of only two NHL teams without a win so far this season, with their record standing at 0-3-2 through their first five games of the 2024-24 campaign. The other team without a win so far this season is the Nashville Predators, who are currently 0-4-0 to start the new season. Next up, the Sharks return home to face the Avalanche on Sunday at 5 pm PT.
Sources: Sharks Audio Network, Curtis Pashelka via X, NHL App
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