The Anaheim Geese will purpose for one more 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 via 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 sport. When 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 file 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 sequence on April 1 in Anaheim.
This time, the Sharks journey to Anaheim trying to find their first win of the season, however they will must get it with out touted rookie ahead Macklin Celebrini.
San Jose common supervisor Mike Grier introduced Monday that Celebrini, the No. 1 general decide on this 12 months’s draft, will miss not less than 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 method to win a hockey sport,” San Jose coach Ryan Warsofsky stated. “We have completed some actually good issues in in all probability 4 of our six video games. You would arguably say our file might be completely different, however on the finish of the day, a file is what it says, proper? I do know our guys are digging in, and we care. We’re making an attempt. It’ll come. We simply acquired 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.
–Area Degree Media
