By: Fernando Abarca

San Jose Sharks center Will Smith (2) puts the puck on net only to be deflected by Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lucas Dostal (1). Dostal got the shutout for the Ducks at SAP Center in San Jose on Sat Oct 12, 2024 (photo by Mauricio Segura Golden Bay Times)

Los Tiburones lost the second game of the season against Los Patos this Saturday night

SAN JOSE–San Jose was back in action for the second home game of the season before heading to a series of games on the road. On opening night Thursday, the Sharks demonstrated the potential of how this Sharks team would be fighting throughout the season.

Still, things fell short when St. Louis dominated in the third period, taking this game to OT and eventually winning. On Saturday night not much improvement as the Sharks got shutout by the Anaheim Ducks 2-0 at SAP Center.

Saturday night, The Sharks celebrated Latino Heritage Night, which intended to pay homage to the Latin American community in the East Bay. This is a night where the team highlights Latin American cuisine, music, attire, and much more.

Game Day began with bad news as Macklin Celebrini was placed on injury reserve after relapsing from the injury he suffered playing vs. Utah. The team had to find a way to fix things out to try to avoid the second loss of the season.

This game ended with a score of 2- 0 with goals by Isac Lundestrom and Anaheim’s star Trevor Zegras, both in the 3rd period.

The game seemed to have some hope as Sharks forward Fabian Zetterlund’s power-play goal early in the first period was overturned following a coach’s challenge after officials ruled an offside. Therefore, the score was kept 0 – 0

After that goal, both teams were scoreless for most of the entirety of the game and even seemed to head to overtime scoreless

The game during the first two periods happened without much to be said until, in the middle of the third period, Brock McGinn and Brett Leason assisted Lundestrom with a wrist shot, making the first of the night for Anaheim.

The Sharks tried to equalize. However, Anaheim could keep up the lead and even add another one to the scoreboard as Trevor Zegras, with a wrist shot empty-netter, sealed the 2-0 win for the Sharks with just a minute and 35 left to play.

Again, the same story repeated for the Sharks, the visitors managed to score in the very last minute of the game.

With this result, San Jose has gone winless and goes on the road to play three games starting in Dallas Tuesday, Chicago Thursday, and Edmonton Friday. In the standings, they are in seventh place, just a position above the Stanley Cup Finalist, Edmonton Oilers.

San Jose returns to home ice on Sunday, Oct 20, against Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche.