SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks can not afford many missteps towards non-contending groups down the stretch in the event that they wish to snap a six-year playoff drought this season.
They’d one other one Thursday at SAP Heart to proceed their longest shedding streak for the reason that begin of the season.
After a nasty line change and later a turnover in their very own zone, the Sharks gave up two third-period objectives and misplaced 4-1 to the Calgary Flames on Thursday earlier than a sellout crowd of 17,435 wanting to see their staff begin the stretch run on a constructive observe.
As a substitute, the Sharks (27-25-4) misplaced their fifth straight sport, their longest skid since they opened the season with a 0-4-2 file.
Connor Zary and Nazem Kadri each scored within the third interval off Sharks miscues, one off a questionable line change and one other off a Timothy Liljegren turnover. Zary’s purpose got here 5:22 into the third interval on the road change ,and Kadri scored with 8:04 left in regulation time after the Liljegren turnover.
Gilroy native Dustin Wolf made 34 saves for the Flames, who beat the Sharks in three of 4 conferences this season, together with a 3-2 win in Calgary on Jan. 31.
The Sharks’ homestand continues this weekend with video games towards the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday and the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.
Tyler Toffoli scored the one purpose for the Sharks. Goalie Yaroslav Askarov completed with 25 saves.
With 27 video games left, the Sharks entered Thursday 5 factors behind the Seattle Kraken for the second and remaining wild card spot within the Western Convention, and 6 factors again of the Oilers for third place within the Pacific Division.
The Sharks took time through the first interval of Thursday’s sport to acknowledge their 4 Olympians, as Sweden’s Alex Wennberg, Slovakia’s Pavol Regenda, and Switzerland’s Philipp Kurashev all not too long ago returned from Milan. Switzerland and Sweden have been eradicated within the quarterfinals, and whereas Slovakia superior to the semifinals, they misplaced to america and Finland to complete fourth.
The loudest cheer, in fact, was for Macklin Celebrini, the youngest NHL participant on the Olympics and the breakout star of the Video games as he helped lead Canada to a spot within the gold medal sport.
Celebrini had 5 objectives and 5 assists in his first 5 video games, however was held off the scoresheet within the remaining as Jack Hughes scored early within the 3-on-3 additional time to raise the Individuals to a 2-1 win on Sunday at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Enviornment.
“We didn’t win, so it’s bitter,” Celebrini stated. “It’s bitter that we didn’t win and we got here that shut, particularly every part that we fought via. However (we) can’t change it now.”
