Sharks Remarkable Comeback Against Canadians

This whole game the Sharks fell behind and then came back. Being able to come back and not completely fall behind is a very strong skill to obtain. This tenacious Sharks squad always finds a way to rally on the other teams flaws when behind. The Canadians giveaways and horrible puck movement led to a late Sharks goal by Ryane Clowe tying it at 3 with 1:26 left in the period.

The game went scoreless in overtime leading to a shootout. Anti Niemi finished the shootout with a win by stopping sniper P.K Suban with a pad save. This was a remarkable comeback on the Sharks part to be ablw to bounce back from being down late in the period.

Joe Pavelski scored in the shootout to put the Sharks ahead of the Canadians. Pavs has a lazer of a shot and rarely get stopped in the shootout. Joe always seems to do the right things on and off the ice. He is a very smart hockey player which leads to all of his clutch goals.

I was also very happy to see Marty Havlat in the shootout. Seeing that Sharks head coach trusts Havlat is very nice to see considering he is a new Sharks player that has been injured. Marty Havlat has also been playing very well which is a great thing to see considering he is a new comer to the Sharks.

Nemo's Shut out

This game against the Blackhawks was a very low scoring game. Only 1 goal was scored off of a faceoff won by Logan Couture. The puck trickled to the point for Jason Demers to slam home past the Blackhawks' netminder Corey Crawford.

I would give Anti Niemi props for this win because of his brilliant goaltending.

Pat Trick

For some reason the Sharks always have a resonably well played game at the Pepsi Center against the Avalanche. Three of the 4 goals scored by the Sharks were by Patrick Marleau giving him a natural hat-trick. Joe Pavelski also tallied on the score sheet, not a suprise considering Big Joe Pavelski always has a tremendous game at the Pepsi Center.

I remember in the 2010-2011 season when Joe Pavelski had an interview after a game won against the Av's arena. Pavs said "I'm more of a coke guy," which I thought was pretty funny considering they had just won at the Pepsi center.

I am looking forward to seeing another game against Colorado at the tank.

Sharks Disappoint Stars

The Sharks once again showed their road grit and determination. They showed how badly they wanted to win by ripping the Stars 4-1. The Sharks aggressive offense is what propelled them over the hated Dallas Stars.

Anti Niemi also had a outstanding performance which led to a well earned Sharks triumph. Along with the spectacular goal tending, there were also a series of fights. Ryane Clowe, Jamie Mcginn, and Jim Vandermeer all participated in this flury of fisticuffs.

More Dead Squid

This was a game between two classic conference rivals. The Sharks fell behind 1-0 in the first period. However, with 16 seconds left in the first period, Pavelski swooped in and ties it behind the raucous fans and the energetic atmosphere of the Shark Tank. This led to a Sharks rally leading them to a 5-2 blowout.

Marc Eduard Vlassic had a whopping 4 assists, one being a wrap around goal. Brad Winchestar also got into the action and scored his first goal in teal.

Coyotes Feast on Sharks Flaws

Going into this game against the Coyotes, I thought that the game was going to a be a blowout. I thought it was going to be like opening night at the Tank when the Sharks smashed Phoenix 6-3. However, it ended up with the Sharks losing in a frustrating 3-0 defeat. The Coyotes simply just worked harder than the Sharks. The Sharks put on a push at the end of the third period but still failed to break the Phoenix goaltender Mike Smith.

The Sharks have to once again start playing their game all three periods. I honestly think that this Sharks squad is one of the strongest San Jose has ever had. I also believe that they are the best team in the league when bringing there A game.

I'm looking forward to fried calamari on Thursday.

Sharks Shut Down Wild

The Sharks were looking forward to welcoming former teamates Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi back to the Tank. Even though these two players were former fan favorites, the Sharks dealt them away to improve their defense.
During the first few seconds of this game against the Wild, Douglas Murray layed out Devin Setoguchi in front of the Sharks' bench, welcoming him home to the HP Pavillion.

 The speed started to pick up in the second period. The Sharks' scintillating offense came to life. Marleau had 2 goals in the second period, sending the Sharks in front 2-0. Minutes later, Sharks forward Torrey Mitchell pounded the puck into the back of the net.

This game wasn't very exciting because the oponents weren't very aggresive. They were easy victims for the Sharks to gnaw on.