NHL: San Jose Sharks have nowhere to go but up after 0-8-1 start to the season.
Washington Capitals right wing T.J. Oshie , San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Sharks center Tomas Hertl battle for control of the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Washington. The San Jose Sharks lost their ninth straight game to open the season Sunday. But to coach David Quinn and a few of his players, this one felt a little bit different.
Mackenzie Blackwood was terrific in net as he made 39 saves. But as had been the case in seven of the Sharks’ first eight games, their goalie needed to be perfect for them to earn their first win of the season. On the tying goal at the 2:18 mark of the third period, Mike Hoffman tried to glove down a head-manning pass inside the Sharks’ blue line. Instead, the puck went off his hand and right to the Capitals. Strome later took a Nick Jensen pass and fired a shot that got past a screened Blackwood.After some work deep in the Capitals’ zone, William Eklund got the puck back to the blue line, where it swung around to defenseman Ty Emberson, who fired it toward the Washington net.
Kunin’s goal snapped a goalless drought of 163 minutes and 10 seconds, the third longest in Sharks history. San Jose had been shut out in each of its last two games, in losses to the Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes, and hadn’t scored since the second period of their game on Tuesday against the Florida Panthers.
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