The Sharks erupted for five goals in the third period as they earn their second win over their rival LA Kings this season 7-2.
Team Teal struck first early in the opening period on a breakaway goal by Nico Sturm for his fourth of the season, with assists from Mario Ferraro and Yaroslav Askarov. The Kings then tied it at one via Brandt Clarke early in the second period. Later in the second period, Anze Kopitar put the Kings ahead by one, while San Jose evened things up at two on a wraparound deflection by Fabian Zetterlund for his ninth goal of the season, with assists from William Eklund and Macklin Celebrini.
The ensuing third period would result in the Sharks’ biggest and most dominant period that Sharks have played so far this season. San Jose scored five unanswered goals throughout the final frame to gain complete control of this game and dismantle the Kings. It went as follows: Macklin Celebrini scored his fifth NHL goal on a borderline no-look shot to put the Sharks ahead about a minute into the third period, with assists from Henry Thrun and Jan Rutta. Roughly a minute later, Timothy Liljegren scored his second goal as a Shark to extend the lead to two, with Will Smith registering the lone assist on this goal. It was challenged by the Kings for goalie interference and the call stood as a good goal, and I have no idea what the Kings' coaching staff was thinking there when deciding to challenge this goal. About another minute later, Macklin Celebrini scored his second goal of the game and sixth goal of the season, this time on a two-man advantage, to make it 5-2 Sharks and cap off his first three-point performance of his NHL career, with the assists going to William Eklund and Will Smith. Skip ahead to the 10:46 mark of the third, Alex Wennberg scored on a separate Sharks power play for his sixth goal of the season to make it 6-2, with the lone assist on this goal credited to Jake Walman. Lastly, with around 1:20 remaining in regulation, Luke Kunin scored his fifth goal of the season to further extend the Sharks' lead to five and complete their most dominant victory of the 2024-25 campaign. In addition, the seven goals scored by the Sharks in this contest are the most they have scored in a game this season.
Yaroslav Askarov made his first start at SAP Center tonight against the Kings and earned his first win as a Shark, recording 22 saves on 24 shots against. In addition, Nico Sturm was activated off of the IR and is back on the active roster, while Mikael Granlund was out due to an upper-body injury, Henry Thrun is back in the Sharks lineup, and Jack Thompson was re-assigned to the Barracuda.
Overall, what an amazing and unbelievable third period by the Sharks in their second win over L.A. at home this season. All I could do was laugh at how enjoyable that third period was by this Sharks team, and I would absolutely love for them to put on more performances like this throughout the remainder of this season. The Sharks' current homestand continues on Wednesday, when they host the Ottawa Senators in their next game at 7:30 pm PT.
Sources: FanDuel Sportsnet West, Curtis Pashelka and Sheng Peng via X, NHL App
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