The 3-1 defeat from the Boston Bruins on Saturday night was just another reminder that the San Jose Sharks remain mired in a goal-scoring slump. They’ve scored 11 goals in their last six games. They scored five of those goals in one game against the Vancouver Canucks — two of which were empty-netters and one of which was a penalty shot with the team already up four goals to none.
San Jose has been outscored by five goals at even strength (5v5) and has scored just 45 percent of all even-strength goals in games they play, a figure that ranks sixth-worst this season.