The Sharks were able to tie this game late and force overtime, but a slow start and sloppy play hampered them in a 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues.
This game began with some fireworks, as Mario Ferraro took exception to and fought Dylan Holloway after the latter laid a big hit on Shakir Mukhamadullin. Also early in the opening period, Jimmy Snuggerud scored to put the Blues on the board first. More fireworks occurred later in the first period, as a second fight went down between these two teams, this time involving Barclay Goodrow and Jake Neighbours.
Macklin Celebrini tied the game at one late in the second period, going top corner for his 31st goal of the season, assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Tyler Toffoli. Soon after, the Blues retook the lead on a goal from Robert Thomas. Late in the third period, Kiefer Sherwood scored an impressive goal for his 19th of the season and goals in consecutive games to tie the game at two for San Jose, assisted by Philipp Kurashev and Collin Graf. This huge equalizer would ultimately force overtime, where Robert Thomas scored his second goal of the game to keep a shorthanded Blues squad streaking. I thought there was a distinct kicking motion on the OT winner that would have the goal overturned and kept this game going, except the refs felt there was no conclusive evidence to overturn this game-winning goal.
Alex Nedeljkovic recorded 11 saves on 14 shots against in the first game of this weekend back-to-back set.
I did not enjoy how Team Teal performed throughout much of this contest, but at least they made it close and earned a critical point in the Western Conference Wild Card race. The Sharks return to action tomorrow night, hosting the New York Islanders at 7 pm PT to close out their current homestand. This next post will be another personal experience review, as tomorrow night’s matchup will be my eighth game at the Shark Tank this season.
Sources: NBC Sports California, NHL App
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