‘The San Jose Sharks playoff push’ is a dying phrase. After Tuesday night’s 4-3 shootout loss at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks, the Sharks have dropped all four games to divisional opponents following a two-week layoff in early February. Subsequently, their losing streak extended to seven-straight, putting them just four points ahead of where they were after their last regulation win came against the Washington Capitals, back on Jan. 26.
There was more hope than expectation to turn this ship around tonight, after adding forward Ryan Dzingel from a waiver claim ahead of the Anaheim loss.