San Jose Sharks are among NHL’s worst teams in preventing goals, and all position groups have played a role
SAN JOSE – Sharks coach David Quinn stopped his team’s practice on more than one occasion Wednesday, drilling home messages about proper positioning, battle level, and other defensive fundamentals.
The Sharks enter Thursday’s home game against the Philadelphia Flyers ranked 30th in the NHL with 95 goals allowed in 36 games during 5-on-5 play. Only Columbus and Anaheim are worse. “Committing to defense is an integral part of the game,” Sharks captain Logan Couture said. “We need to get back to defending hard. When you defend hard, you create offensive chances because other teams are stretching for offense and everyone wants to score.
The Canucks’ first goal came on a 3-on-2 as three Sharks forwards were caught below the puck. The backcheck by all of those forwards wasn’t the most ardent, either, as Bo Horvat had time to backhand a loose puck past goalie James Reimer for a 1-0 Vancouver lead 4:26 into the first period. Elias Pettersson made it 2-0 less than 12 minutes later thanks to some soft defensive coverage by Erik Karlsson and Jaycob Megna. Lane Pederson wasn’t touched as he was able to get a second shot away on Reimer right in front of the Sharks’ net, and Pettersson chipped a loose puck forward that found its way in for his 16th goal of the season.
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