By: Phillip Torres

SAN JOSE-The San Jose Sharks (28-12-6) hosted the Boston Bruins (29-14-2) at the SAP Center in San Jose on Saturday night. San Jose was handed a rare loss at home as they fell 1-0 to Boston. The loss dropped the Sharks home record to 16-2-3. San Jose had not lost at home December 10, 2013 against the New York Islanders. That loss came via a shootout. Bruins goaltender, Tuukka Rask, pitched a shutout and recorded 26 saves on the night.

Antti Niemi played stellar all night recording 22 saves on the night, but one got past him in the third and final period, the lone goal of the game. Niemi played well throughout the entire game and kept Boston off of the board until Carl Soderberg scored a goal at 12:25 in the final period.

The first two periods of the game were a defensive showcase as both teams played extremely well and held the offenses scoreless for a little over the first 47 minutes of the contest.

Both teams had opportunities to put the puck in the net but great play from both goaltenders prevented that from happening. The Sharks seemed to play better in the first period, and the Bruins seems to have outplayed the Sharks in the second period. Either way both teams failed to get the goose egg off of the scoreboard until the third period.

Ultimately, Rask played slightly better than Niemi as Soderberg was able to push across the lone goal of the game   midway through the third and final period. It was Soderberg’s sixth goal of the season. Soderberg knocked in the wrist shot with assists from Loui Eriksson and Ryan Spooner.

The Sharks will be back on the ice on Tuesday as they will travel to Washington to take on the Capitals.