The Anaheim Geese will goal for an additional early-season win over the Sharks once they host San Jose on Tuesday.
The Geese opened their season by blanking the Sharks 2-0 on Oct. 12. Isac Lundestrom and Trevor Zegras scored for Anaheim, and Lukas Dostal made 30 saves for his second profession shutout.
Nevertheless, the Geese have only one win of their 4 video games since. They enter Tuesday’s contest on a two-game skid.
Anaheim misplaced 4-3 in extra time on the Colorado Avalanche on Friday and fell 4-1 to rival Los Angeles on Sunday. Ryan Strome scored the lone purpose for the Geese and Dostal made 32 saves in opposition to the Kings.
The Geese have been outshot 85-33 of their previous two losses. Their energy play has but to seek out the again of the online this season, going 0-for-17 by way of 5 video games.
“The final two video games we have simply been on cruise management. We’re simply watching the sport,” Anaheim coach Greg Cronin stated. “They have to take possession. The NHL is a quick recreation. In case you do not skate to the end line each time you are backchecking, forechecking, impartial zone regroups, you are not going to get the puck. It is that straightforward.”
In 5 video games, ahead Troy Terry leads the Geese with 4 factors (three objectives, one help). Strome and Leo Carlsson every have two objectives and a helper.
Dostal has made 4 begins, posting a 2-1-1 document with a .930 save share and a 2.48 goals-against common. The 24-year-old is 1-1-0 with a .926 save share and a 2.01 GAA in two profession appearances in opposition to San Jose.
Tuesday is the second of three conferences between the golf equipment this season. The Sharks and Geese conclude the season collection on April 1 in Anaheim.
This time, the Sharks journey to Anaheim looking for their first win of the season, however they’re going to should get it with out touted rookie ahead Macklin Celebrini.
San Jose common supervisor Mike Grier introduced Monday that Celebrini, the No. 1 total decide on this 12 months’s draft, will miss at the very least the following two weeks because of a lower-body damage.
The 18-year-old has not performed for the reason that season opener on Oct. 10. He tallied a purpose and an help in his NHL debut.
San Jose fell 4-1 to Colorado on Sunday night time. The Sharks are winless in six video games this season (0-4-2) and 9 straight courting again to final season, with their most up-to-date victory approaching April 11 in Seattle.
William Eklund scored and Vitek Vanecek made 18 saves in Sunday’s loss to the Avalanche.
“We have to discover a approach to win a hockey recreation,” San Jose coach Ryan Warsofsky stated. “We have completed some actually good issues in most likely 4 of our six video games. You might arguably say our document could possibly be completely different, however on the finish of the day, a document is what it says, proper? I do know our guys are digging in, and we care. We’re making an attempt. It should come. We simply obtained to maintain plugging.”
Vanecek is 0-3-0 in 4 video games this season with a .884 save share and a 3.14 GAA. In three profession video games in opposition to the Geese, Vanecek is 1-1-1 with a .935 save share and a 1.98 GAA.
Sharks ahead Tyler Toffoli has a team-leading 4 objectives this season.
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