The San Jose Sharks had arguably their best start to any game this season last night. It didn’t matter. The Nashville Predators spoiled the visitors’ strongish start after Kevin Labanc gave up in the defensive zone and Roman Josi opened his scoring account with a frozen rope into the top corner. After that, it was mostly more of the same from the Sharks. Despite the strong start, the Sharks were outshot in the first frame by two at 5-on-5 and four at all strengths.
In a positive note, the power play looked feisty, moving the puck well, even if it didn’t send any rubber Pekka Rinne’s way.