We reached out to Fear the Fin and Sie Nicole was nice enough to respond:
“Early in the season, San Jose versus Tampa Bay looked like a Stanley Cup Final preview. If only we were so lucky. Sorry, Bolts fans.
“Both Sharks goaltenders faced off against the Lightning, with Martin Jones between the pipes in Tampa Bay in November and Aaron Dell in San Jose in January. In November, the Sharks were without Logan Couture and Joonas Donskoi, which meant new names had to work their way onto the scoresheet.