Well, that’s one way to make an opening statement. For the second consecutive season, the San Jose Sharks waltzed into Staples Center on opening night and completely controlled the hated Los Angeles Kings. In front of a national TV audience on the NBC Sports Network, the Sharks scored five straight goals to thoroughly dominate the Kings 5-1 as the Peter DeBoer era in San Jose got off to a resounding start.
Things didn’t start off exactly as planned, as Los Angeles jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 1:49 into the game on a Nick Shore deflection that got past Martin Jones.