Earlier this season, the San Jose Sharks were struggling with their special teams, ranking in the bottom half of the league in both departments. The Sharks were poor on the penalty kill last season so the fact they were faltering in that department once again this season wasn’t all that shocking; however, seeing San Jose struggle on the power play was because that was one of the few bright areas last year.
Fast forward almost two months and the Sharks special teams are carrying San Jose in recent weeks. As it stands right now, the Sharks are in the Top 10 in both categories, ranking seventh with a penalty kill success rate of 83.