After five straight losses, the San Jose Sharks have finally earned their first points of the season, besting the New York Rangers 3-2 with an overtime win at Madison Square Garden.
Improving on a hole in their game from last season, San Jose got on the board first thanks to a power play goal from Logan Couture midway through the first period. New York responded with two goals late in the second period, but defender Radim Simek tied the game at two apiece, scoring his first goal since Dec. 2021. Simek’s second-period goal couldn’t have come at a better time, as up until then, the Sharks hadn’t tallied a single goal in a second period on the season.