The San Jose Sharks headed into their final game of a four-game, East Coast swing looking to head home with a winning road trip and stand alone atop the Pacific Division. Playing their third game in four nights with a bevy of injuries, the Sharks looked flat and slow as the New York Rangers handed them a decisive 4-0 loss to conclude their road trip at 2-2-0.
This was by far the worst performance of the year from a San Jose team that looked tired and sluggish. In a lot of different areas, this looked like the 2014-15 version of the Sharks team rather than this year’s version.