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Great Start
Sharks start the season with a great 4-0 win over last season's Stanely Cup Champion, the Los Angeles Kings. The Sharks scored all four goals in the first two periods against Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, who was replaced by Martin Jones for the third period. Antti Niemi, who was declared the Sharks starter that morning, held it down for the shutout.
This win put the Sharks in first place, tied with Vancouver and Calgary.
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On top, for now
Five games into the season, the second seed Sharks beat the fifth seed New Jersey Devils, on the road, 4-2. This win gave the Sharks nine points and secured them there own spot in second place behind the Montreal Canadiens, who had 10 points.
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Four in a row
The Sharks loose to the Buffalo Sabers 2-1, in San Jose. This marks is thier fourth straight loss in a six-day streak, which started with a 4-0 loss to the New York Rangers on Oct. 19. This streak left the Sharks with nine points and dropped them back to fifth place , tied with Ottawa, Pittsburgh and Chicago.
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One out, one tired
Shark golie Alex Stolack is injured while the Sharks beat the Dallas Stars 5-3, in Texas. Stolack took a hit from Stars foward Antoine Roussel late in the game, but no direct connection between the hit and the injury has been made, according to nhl.com. This injury put Stolack on medical leave for knee surgery, forcing the Sharks to start Niemi for the next eight games. Overworked, Niemi began to play worse.
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Fool me twice
The Sharks once again loose to the Buffalo Sabers, this time in the Queen City. This 4-1 defeat left the Sharks at 22 points and dropped them from the sixth seed spot, that they earned by beating the Carolina Hurricanes on Nov. 16, back to eigth in the league.
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