LAS VEGAS — The pain of the most humiliating-playoff loss in Sharks’ franchise history didn’t end at the final horn Thursday night.
After putting up seven goals on the Sharks in Game 1, the Vegas Golden Knights scored again Friday when the NHL Department of Player Safety handed Evander Kane a one-game suspension for cross-checking Pierre-Edouard Bellemare in the head.
The Sharks biggest challenge in the series is finding a way to close the speed gap with the fastest team in the Western Conference. Without Kane, the disparity will only grow wider in Game 2.