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San Jose Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa: Kostin goes all out with a fight, a goal, and an assist in Sharks beating of Kraken 8-5

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San Jose Sharks center Klim Kostin is fired up after scoring a first period goal against the Seattle Kraken at SAP Center on Fri Nov 29, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the San Jose Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa:

#1 San Jose Sharks Klim Kostin picked up a Gordie Howe hat trick against the Seattle Kraken on Friday afternoon at SAP Center in San Jose. Kostin brawled with the Seattle Kraken’s Will Borgen during the mid third period.

#2 The Sharks who won 8-5 lit up the lamp with Jake Walman scored twice with Macklin Celebrini, Mikael Granlund, Will Smith, and Timothy Liljegren scored a goal and an assist.

#3 The Sharks Ethan Cardwell scored the go ahead goal in the third period it was Cardwell’s first career goal and gave San Jose a two goal 7-5 win.

#4 Seattle surrendered the most goals in a game for this season with eight. It was pretty much over when San Jose scored with four goals that pretty much put the game out of reach for the Kraken.

#5 Celebrini is tied in the rookie lead for goals with eight and Will Smith has six points in his last three games. After struggling the younger players might have found their stride.

Mary Lisa does the Sharks podcasts Saturdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Edmonton Bowls Second Period Turkey En Route To Post-Thanksgiving 4-3 Overtime Win Over Utah HC 

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Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent Hopkins (93) passes the puck against Utah Hockey Club center Clayton Keller (9) in the second period at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Fri Nov 29, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Tom Walker

SALT LAKE CITY–The Edmonton Oilers scored three unanswered goals in the Second Period on Friday as Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl lead Edmonton to victory against Utah 4-3 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

The Utah Hockey Club returned home from a 2-2 road trip through Boston, Pittsburgh, Toronto, and Montréal which featured an unscheduled pedestrian journey through Toronto where they had to abandon their bus which was stuck in traffic and walk the rest of the way to Scotiabank Arena for their matchup with the Maple Leafs. On Friday they hosted the Edmonton Oilers at Delta Center as the two teams marked Hockey Fights Cancer Night.

Utah forward Alexander Kerfoot got things going for the home team at 6:17 of the first with his fourth goal of the season, assisted on a well-timed pass near the crease by Kevin Stenlund. Forward Logan Cooley made it 2-0 near the end of the period, putting a rebound off of Oilers goaltender Calvin Pickard into the back of the net for his fifth of the season, assisted by Juuso Välimäki and Robert Bortuzzo. Cooley now has points in each of his past four games, tying his career consecutive game scoring mark, and his 18 points through 23 games this season is the most by any player in the NHL 20-years-old or younger.

The ice tilted in Edmonton’s favor in the second period as forward Vasily Podkolzin cut the lead in half midway through the frame, assisted by Leon Draisaitl and Troy Stecher. At 12:59, Olli Määttä committed a holding penalty against Corey Perry which set the stage for Leon Draisaitl to tie things up with his 17th of the season on the ensuing power play, assisted by Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard. Moments later, Utah’s Robert Bortuzzo went to the sin bin for tripping against Jeff Skinner which set the table for Oilers center Connor McDavid to give Edmonton a 3-2 lead with his 12th of the season on the power play, assisted by Evan Bouchard and Corey Perry.

Early in the third period, Utah winger Lawson Crouse evened the score with his fourth goal of the season, assisted by Nick Bjugstad and Olli Määttä. The two squads continued to exchange chances without yielding to one another, and then with 3:25 remaining in regulation Utah defenseman Mikhail Sergachev was whistled for interference against Leon Draisaitl. With the game on the line, Karel Vejmelka stood tall during the penalty kill to send the game into overtime.

Just over a minute into the overtime period, Utah lost the puck in their offensive zone and Edmonton’s Ryan Nugent-Hopkins raced the full length of the ice to swat the puck past Vejmelka for the game-winner, giving the Oilers a 4-3 victory. All seven goals in the game were scored into the same net.

After the game, Lawson Crouse was asked about playing against the Western Conference Champs. “We feel pretty good about our game, I feel like we dominated early on. Obviously they have an elite powerplay with the personnel that they have, but we did a good job, we battled back, we stuck through it through overtime. It was just an unlucky bounce and they capitalized, and we have a quick turnaround to get ready for another good hockey game tomorrow.” With regard to his third period goal, Crouse commented, “It felt good. Obviously, it’s been a long time, so it feels really good. It would’ve been much better if the team got the win, but you gotta move on quickly here, we got another big game tomorrow and we want to walk away with those two points.”

Utah Hockey Club head coach André Tourigny, commenting on his team’s play, “I think [the Oilers’] powerplay was really tough to contain, and they wore us down, basically, and they scored their goals. Disappointing, because I thought we were disciplined.” With regard to Crouse breaking out of his goal drought, “That was a big positive point of the game, seeing him and [Maccelli] play against McDavid all night long, so at 5-on-5, they shut them down and he got the big goal to get us a point, so there’s a lot of positives there.”

The one-game homestand is followed by a one-game road trip on Saturday against the Vegas Golden Knights before returning to Salt Lake City for yet another one-game homestand on Monday against the Dallas Stars at 7:00pm MST.

NHL podcast with Len Shapiro: Wild’s Gustavsson saves 39 shuts out Sabres 1-0; Blues Binnington shuts out New Jersey for team record 152nd win; plus more news

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Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson stopped 39 Buffalo Sabre shots in a 1-0 shutout at Key Bank Center in Buffalo on Wed Nov 27, 2024 (AP News photo)

NHL podcast with Len Shapiro:

#1 Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson stopped 39 Buffalo Sabre shots against for a 1-0 shutout at Key Bank Center in Buffalo on Wednesday. Gustavasson chalked up his eighth NHL career shutout and it was his second shutout for the season

#2 St Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington save 31 shots and set a record for the most wins by a Blues goaltender. Binnington’s 152nd win did it in 298 games and passes former Blues goalie Mike Liut who had 151 wins in 347 games. The Blues shutout the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday 3-0.

#3 The Carolina Hurricanes came back from behind to beat the New York Rangers at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh on Wednesday 4-3. Jackson Blake scored the go ahead goal in the third period at 12:01. Blake took a pass from Jack Drury and beat Ranger goaltender Igor Shesterkin with a wrist shot.

#4 The Detroit Red Wings Lucas Raymond scored the game winning overtime goal to help defeat the Calgary Flames 2-1 at Little Caesars Palace in Detroit on Wednesday night. Raymond has now scored in four straight games with his sixth goal of the year.

#5 Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren accidently shot a puck into his own net. Lindgren tried to clear the puck around the boards but instead shot the puck in his own net that hit the lower front end of the net giving the Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point credit for the goal at 7:25 for a hat trick and a 4-3 lead. The Caps rallied with goals from Tom Wilson at 3:26 to tie the game 4-4 and at 16:34 Wilson scored again which proved to be the game winner making it 5-4.

Join Len Shapiro for the NHL podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Ethan Cardwell scores his 1st career goal as Sharks beat Kraken 8-5

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Ethan Cardwell (56) jumps onto the glass after he scores his first NHL goal (San Jose Sharks X photo)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE–After a back to back goal scoring throughout the game, San Jose came out with the win as Ethan Cardwell scores his first career NHL goal in his fourth game with the Sharks defeating the Seattle Kraken 8-5 at SAP Center.

The Sharks hosted the Seattle Kraken for a Black-Friday matchup Friday afternoon. This is the first matchup between the two teams this season, the last time these teams faced off was on April 11th in Seattle where the Sharks won 3-1. Luke Kunin, Kyle Burroughs, and Fabian Zetterlund all scored that game.

San Jose struck first at 2:07 on a slapshot by Timothy Liljegren assisted by Tyler Toffoli and Alexander Wennberg. After a turnover by San Jose, Seattle tied the game at 1 at 3:03. Oliver Bjorkstand registered his 6th goal of the season assisted by Eeli Tolvanen.

At 14:21, Seattle took a two minute penalty for interference. San Jose’s powerplay is 18.5%, ranked 19th in the league and Seattle’s penalty kill is 78.0%, ranked 18th in the league. With eight seconds left on the powerplay, Klim Kostin netted his first of the season assisted by William Eklund and Fabian Zetterlund. “Just trying to play hockey and enjoy hockey.” said Klim Kostin.

33 seconds after San Jose took the lead, Seattle tied it again at 2-2 with Chandler Stephenson scoring his second of the season assisted by Jaden Schwartz. At 18:48, Cody Ceci went to the box for a slashing call against Jaden Schwartz. After almost killing the whole penalty, Shane Wright scored his third goal of the season assisted by Oliver Bjorkstand and Chandler Stephenson.

At 2:45 of the second, Will Smith tied the game at three assisted by Mikael Granlund. Jake Walman took a double minor for high-sticking Tye Kartye which led to Shane Wright’s second powerplay goal of the night scored at 7:20 assisted by Chandler Stephenson and Ryker Evans.

Staying and attacking in the zone led to three more goals scored by Jake Walman, Mikael Granlund, and Macklin Celebrini all in the second. Granlund accounted for a goal and an assist on the night “Overall I think there was a good performance.” With one minute left of the second, Yanni Gourde scored his third goal of the season assisted by Ryker Evans and Brandon Tanev to cut San Jose’s lead down to one going into the 3rd.

At 7:37 of the third, Cardwell scored his first career NHL goal assisted by Nico Sturm and Henry Thrun. “The puck is going back home. I know they’re watching, I’m getting texts right now.” With 5 minutes left in the game, Jake Walman put the cherry on top scoring on an empty net to secure the 8-5 win.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Mikael Granlund

2. Jake Walman

3. Klim Kostin

San Jose will be back in action Saturday night in Seattle to take on the Kraken for back to back games. “Some things we have to be better at and look at tomorrow, I’m sure there’s some goals Grubauer wants back, we got fortunate on that side of it.” says Head Coach Ryan Warsofsky.

San Jose Sharks fall to Ottawa Senators in midweek matchup 4-3

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Henry Thrun (3), Mario Ferraro (38), Nico Sturm (7), and Will Smith (2) celebrate with Klim Kostin (10) after scoring a goal. (Via San Jose Sharks/X)

Despite dominating the whole game, the San Jose Sharks fell to the Ottawa Senators 4- 3.

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE–The San Jose Sharks hosted the Ottawa Senators for a midweek matchup Wednesday night. This is the first meeting between the two teams this season. The last time these two teams faced off was on March 9th where the Sharks won 2-1 on two Thomas Bordeleau goals.

San Jose went onto the powerplay early when Ridly Greig took a 2 minute penalty for interference but weren’t able to take advantage. Shortly after coming off of the penalty kill, Ottawa opened up the scoring on an Adam Gaudette goal at 4:35 of the 1st. Ottawa had their first opportunity on the powerplay as Klim Kostin took a 2 minute penalty for high-sticking. 42 seconds into the powerplay, Josh Norris scored his 9th of the season assisted by Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle.

Although outshooting Ottawa 24-10, Ottawa kept their lead throughout the 2nd. At 9:19 into the 2nd, Mario Ferraro cut down Ottawa’s lead to 1 assisted by Will Smith and Klim Kostin. This was Ferraro’s first goal of the season.

Previous to this, he hadn’t scored since April 13th against the Minnesota Wild. Ottawa extended their lead to 3-1 at 15:22 on a Tyler Kleven goal; his first of the season assisted by Claude Giroux. Late into the 2nd period with 23.6 seconds left, Mario Ferraro went to the box for holding which meant Ottawa would start the 3rd period on a 1:45 powerplay.

San Jose cut down Ottawa’s lead again on a goal by Macklin Celebrini assisted by William Eklund and Jake Walman at 4:48. San Jose stayed alive at 12:32 with a Will Smith PPG assisted by Fabian Zetterlund and Timothy Liljegren. With 5 minutes left in the 3rd, Adam Gaudette netted his 2nd of the night assisted by Tom Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk to seal Ottawa’s 4-3 win.

Three stars of the game:

1. Tim Stutzle

2. Will Smith

3. Adam Gaudette

San Jose will be back in action on Friday hosting the Seattle Kraken at 12:30pm.

Sharks Blow Out Kings 7-2, Celebrini With 2 Goals

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Macklin Celebrini center (71) who scored two goals for the San Jose Sharks celebrates his third period against the Los Angeles Kings at SAP Center in San Jose on Mon Nov 25, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharls defeated the Los Angeles Kings 7-2 on Monday. Nico Sturm, Macklin Celebrini, Fabian Zetterlund, Alexander Wennberg and Luke Kunin scored for the Sharks. Yaroslav Askarov made 22 saves for the win. Brandt Clarke and Anze Kopitar scored for the Kings. David Rittich made 14 saves in the loss.

The game generated some very good numbers for San Jose. Macklin Celebrini became just the third 18 year old Sharks player to have a multi-point game. The first was Jeff Friesen, the second was Patrick Marlowe. Additionally, the last time the Sharks scored five goals in a period at home was in 2015.

After the game, Mario Ferraro talked about how the game felt early: “They had a good start to the game. They were hemming us in quite a bit at the beginning. And then I think [Sturm] finishing that off just helped calm us down, calm the game down a bit.” It took the team a while to turn that calm into scoring but they got there.

The above-mentioned goal came at 1:47 of the first period. Nico Sturm scored with a wrist shot off of a breakaway and a pass from Mario Ferraro. Askarov also got an assist.

That was it for scoring in the first period. The teams finished even in shots on goal at six. The Sharks had one power play and another a few seconds before the end of the period.

The Sharks did not score on that power play to start the second. Soon after it elapsed, the Kings tied the game. Brandt Clarke took a shot from inside the right faceoff circle, after the Kings entered the zone with a lot of puck movement. Assists went to Adrian Kempe and Anze Koptar.

Anze Kopitar gave the Kings a lead at 8:58 with a backhand shot, cleaning up a stray puck after Adrian Kempe’s shot did not go in. An assist also went to Warren Foegele.

Fabian Zetterlund tied the game back up at 13:59. His attempt to center the puck from below the goal line went off of a Kings defender and into the net. Assists went to William Eklund and Macklin Celebrini.

In the second period, the Sharks started on the power play but took two penalties after that and were outshot by Los Angeles 12-5.

1:03 into the third period, Macklin Celebrini carried the puck up the ice and into the zone and then scored with a shot into the top corner. Assists went to Henry Thrun and Jan Rutta.

A little more than a minute later, Timothy Liljegren made it 4-2. His shot came from just above the faceoff circle. An assist went to Will Smith.

Los Angeles challenged that goal for goaltender interference. Mario Ferraro did skate through the crease but he made no contact and was out of the crease before the shot happened. The goal stood up, putting the Kings on the penalty kill. Ealry in that power play, Warren Foegele was called for tripping Celebrini, giving the Sharks more than a minute of five-on-three power play time.

Celebrini scored a power play goal with a slap shot off of a William Eklund pass. Will Smith got the secondary assist.

Alexander Wennberg made it 6-2 with a power play goal at 10:46. Wennberg deflected a shot from Jake Walman on the blue line. Wennberg won the face off to get the puck to Walman as well.

Luke Kunin made it 7-2 at 18:39. He chased down a stray pass in the neutral zone and then carried it through traffic to the net for the shot.

The Sharks next play on Wednesday at 7:30 PM PT in San Jose against the visiting Ottawa Senators.

Joe Thornton Immortalized as Sharks Suffer Another Loss to Buffalo 4-2

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A warm welcome back to Joe Thornton, as his number 19 will forever be retired, and the Sharks hosted the Sabres but the outcome was disappointing

Joe Thornton During his Jersey Retirement Ceremony at SAP Center in San Jose on Sat Nov 23, 2024 (Getty Images//Erza Shaw)

By: Fernando Abarca

SAN JOSE, CA –– It was a long afternoon for the Sharks as the celebrations began early. The team honored the life and legacy of Joe Thornton, who spent over 15 years of his 24-year NHL career in the Bay Area, as well as time in Boston, Toronto, and Florida. He gave his all to the sport of hockey.

During the celebration, former Sharks alumni, including Patrick Marleau and Joe Pavelski, were present to witness the second number retired in the Sharks organization’s history in the NHL.

It was a time to remember, rewind, and relive some of the greatest moments in hockey history in the Bay Area: those Stanley Cup runs, the Cup Final, and the Conference Finals that brought tears of joy and sadness. Joe Thornton is more than just a hockey player; he was loved for his character off the ice, his morals, and the way he treated everyone in the hockey community.

Jumbo was the last man to compete against Wayne Gretzky.

Speaking of the game, the San Jose Sharks (6-12-5) did not have a good road trip, suffering two losses in overtime against Dallas and St. Louis.

1ST PERIOD.

San Jose struck first with a clever play by W. Eklund and Jake Walman. Eklund sent the puck behind the goal to Zetterlund, who passed it back to Eklund. Walman then retrieved the puck and fired a powerful shot that was deflected by Buffalo’s goalie to Fabian in front of the net, who scored the first goal, dedicating it to Jumbo, making it 1-0.

Buffalo opened the scoring eleven minutes into the 1st period when Mario Ferraro passed to Timothy Liljegren, who deflected the puck into Buffalo’s zone. Bowen Byram retrieved the puck, but Liljegren lost possession, allowing Peyton Krebs to recover and tie the game for Buffalo.

Luke Kunin dropped the gloves against Sam Lafferty; neither player received major penalties, only roughing and cross-checking, and play continued at 5-on-5.

2nd PERIOD.

The game tied up in the second, and in the 1st period, it seemed San Jose was setting the tone, and Buffalo was just trying to keep up with it, and it was. Celebrini and Toffoli had chances to put more scoring up for the Sharks but were not able to finish those chances. The Sharks remained up for the whole period.

Luke Kunin, coming out from the Penalty box, gave the lead, netting the 2nd goal for the Sharks, assisted by Tyler Toffoli and Alexander Wennberg.

Sharks showed intensity throughout the period, preventing Buffalo from equalizing.

3rd PERIOD.

Happiness did not last long for the Sharks as the lead turned into an upcoming added loss to the standings, not a surprise against a team that is well positioned in the Atlantic division.

A total nightmare for the Sharks, three goals on the Sharks’ goal ruined what was going to be the cherry on top.

Buffalo’s tying goal, Dylan Cozens fighting in front of the net as Blackwood was unable to do anything or see the puck tied up the game.

 Four minutes later, Alex Tuch, with a shorthanded goal, nailed the third one for the visitors.

Once again, an empty netter that went against the Sharks minutes into the end of the 3rd period, the Sabres closed the game with three wins in a row. Rasmus Dahlin, from a distance, sent the puck to the Sharks’ neglected zone. Celebrini tried everything he could to prevent the puck from entering, but the attempt was not enough. A frustrated Macklin Celebrini slammed his stick against the post and broke it.

The Sharks are back at home once again vs. the Los Angeles Kings on Monday at 7:30 pm.

San Jose Sharks Legends Game 2024 was one to remember

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There were a flow of emotions this weekend surrounding Sharks fans with it being Joe Thornton weekend. The weekend started off with the Legends game on Friday November 22nd held at Tech CU Arena.

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE–Joe Thornton spent 15 seasons wearing a Sharks Jersey. Out of the 15 seasons, he represented the team as an Alternate Captain for 1 season in 2006-2007 and a Captain for 4 seasons from 2010-2014. Coming into the arena and reading the names on the rosters, it was clear that Team Teal would have the advantage having players such as Joe Pavelski, Owen Nolan, Dany Heatley, Scott Thornton, Mike Ricci, Ryane Clowe, Evgeni Nabokov.

The legends game was split up into two 24 minute halves. Joe Thornton started as Team Teal’s captain. The puck dropped in the first half and Team Teal opened up the scoring at 1:29 seconds on a Ryan Clowe goal assisted by Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton.

Team Teal struck again a minute later on a Tommy Pederson goal. Team White wasn’t going down without a fight scoring at 5 minutes on a goal by Raffi Torres. Team Teal struck again at 10:24 by Mike Ricci assisted by Ryane Clowe and Dany Heatly to bring the score to 3-1. Team White struck on a breakaway by Devin Setoguschi assisted by Patrick Marleau at 18:26 cutting Team Teal’s lead to 1.

Team Teal extended their lead on a goal by the man of the weekend Joe Thornton assisted by Joe Pavelski at 21 minutes. With 4 seconds left, Team Teal scored again on a Mike Brown goal assisted by Owen Nolan and Scott Thornton to make the score 5-2.

After a brief intermission, the puck dropped in the second half. Joe Thornton switched over to serve as Team White’s Captain. Team White was the first to score at 9 minutes scored by Scott Hannan assisted by Andrew Desjardins and Joe Thornton to make the score 5-3.

Team White cut Team Teal’s lead down to 1 (again) on a Patrick Marleau goal at 17 minutes. With 5 seconds left in the game, Team White tied the game at 5 on an Alexei Semenov goal. After being tied, the game went to a shootout where it went to Round 3 until Joe Pavelski scored and Team Teal walked away with the win.

NHL podcast with Len Shapiro: Bruins Korpisalo saves 21 to shutout Utah 1-0; Knights clip Senators 3-2; plus more NHL news

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Utah Hockey Club center Alexander Kerfoot (15) tumbles in front of Boston Bruins defender Brandon Carlo (25) and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo (70) in the second period at TD Garden in Boston on Thu Nov 21, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the NHL podcast with Len Shapiro:

#1 The Boston Bruins Joonas Korpisalo stopped 21 shots to shutout the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night in Boston. It was the first game under interim head coach Joe Sacco who replaced former head coach Jim Montgomery who was fired after accumulating a 120-41-23 record after two seasons. Sacco said that the win felt pretty good and for the guys it was even more important.

#2 The Vegas Golden Knights wound up handing the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 loss, their fourth straight loss on Thursday at the Canadian Tire Center in Ottawa. Knights Ilya Samsonov stopped 39 shots. Samsonov made 16 saves in the third period including an amazing slide across the crease for a pad save on the Senators David Perron’s wrist shot.

#3 With just 52 seconds left in the game the Detroit Red Wings Lucas Raymond scored a go ahead goal as the Wings came back from behind to beat the New York Islanders at Little Caesar’s Pizza Arena in Detroit 2-1. It’s was a rough road trip for the Islanders who drop to 1-2-2. Raymond said that everyone wants to score goals but as long as were winning games everybody is happy.

#4 The New Jersey Devils defeated the Carolina Hurricane 4-2 in New Jersey on Thursday. Jesper Bratt scored two goals and an assist. Jack Hughes got three assists and Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom stopped 20 shots in his 500th career game.

#5 The Colorado Avalanche’s Miles Wood scored the go ahead goal in the third period against the Washington Capitals for a 2-1 win at the Capital Center on Thursday. The Aves Mikko Rantanen scored and goaltender Alexander Geogiev stopped 28 shots for the win.

Len Shapiro does the NHL podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sharks Fall 3-2 in Shootout to Blues; Forth loss for SJ in five games

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The St Louis Blues left wing Jake Neighbours (63) scores the game winning goal in the shootout past San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov (30) at the Enterprise Center in St Louis on Thu Nov 21, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks lost 3-2 in a shootout to the St.Louis Blues Thursday. Nathan Walker, Jordan Kyrou and Jake Neighbours scored for the Blues. Jordan Binnington made 22 saves for the win. Alexander Wennberg scored twice for the Sharks. Yaroslav Askarov made 29 saves in the loss.

Despite the loss, postgame comments were still fairly upbeat. Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov said, of the team’s effort: “The boys played really good in front of me and battled before the end of the game. I appreciate it and I am happy to be part of this team.”

Sharks goal scorer Alexander Wennberg said, of his contribution to the game: “It’s nice to, when the team needed, to kind of like step up and then score the goals. But it’s a full team effort, it’s not one player. I mean obviously we’re all working together, six on five, we have a game plan so it’s just a full team effort.”

The Blues scored on the first shot of the game, 11 seconds in. Nathan Walker was in front of the net to catch a pass from Radek Faksa on the boards. Askarov had just gotten back to the net after playing the puck and was not ready to stop the shot.

The Sharks tied the game with their third shot, on the power play at 8:23. Mikael Granlund carried the puck behind the net before sending it ahead to Alexander Wennberg. At the side of the net, Wennberg took a shot. That did not go in, but he reached behind the goaltender and nudged the puck over the line. Assists went to Granlund and Macklin Celebrini.

St. Louis outshot the Sharks 15-7 in the first period. The Sharks took one penalty and the Blues took two.

The game remained tied until 11:47 of the second period when Jordan Kyrou tipped in a shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph. That was the Blues’ third shot of the period. Assists went to Joseph and Robert Thomas.

The Sharks were much closer in shots in the second period, with six to the Blues’ seven. There were no penalties called in the second.

The Sharks tied it up in the final seconds of the third period with their goaltender out for an extra skater. Alexander Wennberg scored at 19:51 with a shot through traffic. Assists went to Granlund and Celebrini.

The shots were even at nine in the third period. In Overtime, the Sharks had two shots and the Blues had one. In the shootout, the Sharks sent out Mikael Granlund, Machlin Celebrini and William Eklund. The Blues sent Brayen Schenn, Jordan Kyrou and Jake Neighbours. Only Neighbours scored

The Sharks next play on Saturday at 5:00 PM PT in San Jose against the Buffalo Sabres. It’ll be Joe Thornton night where the Sharks will be paying tribute to the hockey legend retiring his number. Thornton played in the NHL from 1997 to 2022. Thornton played for the Sharks from 2005 to 2020. The Sharks will be raising his sweater number 19 to the rafters next to former teammate Patrick Marleau whose number 12 is also retired.