How?ĥ:58: Robby Fabbri sends Ferarro into the crease with a shove and a roughing penalty is called. Sharks power play coming up.įirst unit is Timo Meier, Tomas Hertl, Couture, Dahlen and Burns.Ĩ:00: Suter tried to get a short-handed breakaway, but pumped the breaks too soon and Burns catches up to him as he throw a weak shot toward Hill.ħ:46: Dahlen with a speedy break and a chance, Couture snags the rebound, but no dice.Ħ:49: Power play expires with Sharks taking two shots.Ħ:12: Mario Ferarro single-handedly just broke up a 2-on-1 and made it look so easy. Excellent kill by the Sharks.Ĩ:49: Marc Staal called for cross-checking Adam Raska - in his NHL debut, no less - in the ribs against the boards. Glad that’s over with, I guess.ġ2:11: Noah Gregor and Jonathan Dahlen are putting on a clinic real quick.ġ1:37: Red Wings draw the first power play, as Dahlen gets called for hooking.ĩ:37: Power play ends without a shot on goal by the Red Wings.
Smith injured Jacob Middleton the last time these two team met. The Sharks can’t sustain in the offensive zone.ġ4:32: And just as pressure starts, Alex Nedeljkovic covers the puck.ġ4:21: Givani Smith and Jeffrey Viel started slugging it out after the whistle. Filip Zadina tries again with the rebound.ġ6:14: Gotta give Brent Burns some credit for settling down a puck that seemed bound and determined to get away from him, resulting in a shot attempt.ġ5:19: Logan Couture with a quick shot, but the Wings get the puck right back every time. First Periodġ9:26: First shift goes to the Red Wings, putting pressure on Hill out of the gate.ġ8:57: Erik Karlsson with a nice zone entry and quick shot.ġ8:19: The Sharks have looked alright in terms of their awareness of each other, but can’t get a good breakout.ġ7:39: Pius Suter with a nasty, nasty shot that pings off the post. Who better than my hometown team to break in the column? Let’s do that hockey, y’all. Hey folks! We’re bringing back the liveblog in 2022 and I’m here to offer insights and opinions on tonight’s match-up.
If I believed in jinxes, I’d ban you all (I would never). Sure, it’s the inaugural Comment of the Game and I should probably set some kind of standard here, but instead, I’m cheating and doing this exchange, which killed me before all of the stuff with the octopus happened: As the team continues to get healthy, and if the changes to the defense are more than just a smoke screen to “inspire” the under-performing veterans, the Sharks might just be cooking with gas. It was a fun game and the kids looked hungry for their roster spots, which is encouraging.
The play went under review - officially for offsides, but Logan Couture said on live television that the referee told him they were “making sure the octopus wasn’t part of the play,” and I will choose to believe that version of events no matter what. Play didn’t stop and the way the puck got lost behind Nedeljkovic and slowly drifted into the net was both hilarious and sad. Though I could tell you about Timo Meier’s penchant for posts, or Jeffrey’s Viel lack of quit that earned him an ugly goal, but truth be told, someone threw an octopus onto the ice during overtime and it’s all I can think about. Though a massive miscue by goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is what cost Detroit the win in overtime, he’s also darn near the only reason the game made it to the extra frame, as the Sharks came out hard and fast after Dahlen’s slick backhand deke to Timo Meier, who tallied a power play goal near the end of the first to give the Sharks the lead. The Sharks played a complete and disciplined game, and the Red Wings should consider themselves lucky to be leaving SAP Center with a point.
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