My 13th NHL Game: Sharks 3, Bruins 1 (11/23/25)

 I have returned to the Shark Tank for my fourth game this season on Sunday, and this was an incredible game with some unique aspects to my personal experience compared to previous Sharks games that I have attended. It began with a two-hour early entry into the arena for a pregame mixer that I got to take part in due to my friend being a multi-game ticket package holder. As I entered the arena, since the theme night was next generation/kids night, I and all other fans in attendance received a free set of shoe charms. The pregame mixer took place in a conference/banquet room on the first floor and featured free food, drinks, and raffle prizes for participating guests. Most of the food provided at this pregame mixer was good, and I had a bit of everything except for the fresh veggies. I was able to fill up on just one round of food, consisting of chicken tenders, chicken skewers, mini corn dogs, cheese & jalapeno taquitos, and chocolate chip cookies. I also took home one of the arena's aluminum drink cups from this pregame mixer. While I did not win any raffle prizes and it caused me to miss warmups, the pregame mixer was a new, unique, and worthy experience for me that most fans generally miss out on. 

Once that was completed, my friend and I headed straight for our seats to catch puck drop. The Sharks got off to a great start to this contest, as Shakir Mukhamadullin scored his first goal of the season late in the first period, assisted by Mario Ferraro and Barclay Goodrow. Onto the second period, where the most impressive play I saw in this game that was not a Sharks goal or a Yaroslav Askarov save was an old fashioned hip check by Dmitry Orlov that flipped Sean Kuraly onto his back. The Sharks extended their lead to two later in the second period on a power play goal by Macklin Celebrini for his 14th goal of the season, assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Tyler Toffoli. Fast forward to the middle of the third period, when the Bruins got on the board via Morgan Geekie, who is one of the NHL leaders in goals at the moment with 17 on the campaign, to cut the Sharks lead to one. At least this lone Bruins goal earned points for my fantasy team. Lastly, with just over a minute remaining in the game, Collin Graf potted one into the empty net for his third goal of the season, assisted by William Eklund and Macklin Celebrini. 

Yaroslav Askarov continued his dominance in the crease during the month of November, recording 34 saves on 35 shots against. In addition, it was announced on the jumbotron that Alexander Wennberg skated in his 100th game as a Shark. As with the promotional theme, some memes were presented throughout the game, and the viral 6-7 trend took over as well. Besides the actual game itself, it was cool seeing a local team of small children have a skills competition during the first intermission. Unlike all other games I have attended, my most recent visit to the team store was made after the game ended, in which I purchased a collectible Zamboni and a puck with the Sharks’ current center ice design on it. 

Overall, my latest Sharks game was an all-around phenomenal one, as Team Teal earned a bounceback complete win against a Boston Bruins team that has performed well compared to their expectations heading into this season. Besides Askarov, who I can see winning a Vezina Trophy sooner than later, Shakir Mukhamadullin had his best performance so far this season, Macklin Celebrini continued to rack up goals and points, and Sam Dickinson had a great performance as well. This marked my first time seeing the Boston Bruins and a team from the Atlantic Division play in person, bringing my total to 14 NHL teams in my quest to attend games involving all 32 NHL teams. The player from the Bruins I enjoyed seeing the most Sunday night was undoubtedly David Pastrnak, while former Sharks legend Marco Sturm is the current head coach for Boston. On top of that, the Sharks are now back to a winning record of 5-4-3 when I am at their games. This most recent Sharks-Bruins matchup was certainly an all-time great game out of all the hockey games I have attended, and I am already looking forward to the next Sharks game that I will have the opportunity to attend whenever that may be. Regular Sharks game reviews on CPF Hockey resume on Wednesday, when San Jose travels to Colorado to face the Avalanche at 6 pm PT. 

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