The San Jose Sharks defense has been smothering for much of the 2016-17 NHL season. The Florida Panthers found few opportunities in the final 43-plus minutes to prevent a comeback Thursday, Nov. 10.
Things did not start out so well for the San Jose blue line. Well, at least not its current members.
Former Shark Jason Demers scored twice early—just over a minute before and after the first television timeout. The first came when Martin Jones came too far out of the net reacting to a Joe Pavelski giveaway and then committed one himself.