If you're trying to dissect why the Sharks haven't tasted victory since the last day of January: unofficially, if my Fresno State math skills are accurate the Sharks haven't played with a lead for the last 235 minutes, 31 seconds. The Sharks led Chicago 3-2 on Feb. 5 when the Blackhawks got a Marcus Kruger goal at 11:37 of the first period. Chicago scored the final two goals that night to win 5-3. That was followed by three regulation games against Phoenix, at Columbus and at Nashville. The Sharks also played a full overtime in the Phoenix game, followed by 2 minutes and change in Music City on Tuesday and haven't led during that stretch. They lost in a shootout against Phoenix after a scoreless tie through regulation and OT. Columbus never trailed in Monday's 6-2 fiasco and Nashville broke yet another scoreless tie at 2:08 in overtime Tuesday to win 1-0. ...
...That's a long stretch for any team to either be behind or tied, but that's what the streaky Sharks -seven up, now six down- are facing with a couple days off before playing at -gulp- the Blackhawks on Friday night. Did we mention Chicago has yet to lose in regulation after Anaheim won 3-2 in a shootout Tuesday? I'll have more on Wednesday, but the Sharks -first with seven consecutive wins, now six consecutive defeats- are looking awfully streaky right now. And that's what you don't want in such a short season.
...That's a long stretch for any team to either be behind or tied, but that's what the streaky Sharks -seven up, now six down- are facing with a couple days off before playing at -gulp- the Blackhawks on Friday night. Did we mention Chicago has yet to lose in regulation after Anaheim won 3-2 in a shootout Tuesday? I'll have more on Wednesday, but the Sharks -first with seven consecutive wins, now six consecutive defeats- are looking awfully streaky right now. And that's what you don't want in such a short season.
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