DENVER – Playing their ninth road game out of 11 after the All-Star break, the Sharks were anxious to get home after Wednesday night’s match in Denver.
“I don’t even know what my house looks like anymore, to be honest,” quipped Joel Ward.
That desire to return to California, and the fatigue that has likely been snowballing during a brutal couple weeks of crisscrossing the nation and changing time zones, showed a bit in the Sharks’ game. They were on their heels for lengthy stretches throughout the three periods against a Colorado club that is among the NHL’s worst in terms of advanced possession stats.