With the first month of the season at a close, the Sharks find themselves sitting at 3-6-2 through 11 games. Certainly not a record to write home about, but in context to the Sharks' previous Octobers over the last couple of seasons, they have taken a step forward from the previous two seasons of the rebuild.
The Sharks have been playing their best hockey over the last week, better than they have played to start the season. They picked up their first regulation win of the season against the Devils, dominating the scoreboard 5-2.
The Sharks got off to a fast start in large part due to the strong play of their 2nd line of Wennberg, Eklund, and Kurashev.