Apr 7, 2025; San Jose, California, USA; San Jose Sharks heart Macklin Celebrini (71) throughout the third interval towards the Calgary Flames at SAP Heart at San Jose. Necessary Credit score: Stan Szeto-Imagn Pictures The San Jose Sharks face a tall order on Thursday after they open their season at residence towards the defending Pacific Division champion Vegas Golden Knights.
The Sharks, who completed the 2024-25 season with an NHL-low 52 factors, have but to file a regulation victory versus Vegas in San Jose. The Golden Knights are 14-0-3 total in highway video games versus the Sharks and 27-2-5 all-time towards San Jose.
Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky mentioned it will likely be vital for his younger and rebuilding workforce, led by 19-year-old Calder Trophy finalist Macklin Celebrini to get off to an excellent begin. The Sharks have been simply 12-27-2 at residence final season.
“We wish to begin on time,” Warsofsky mentioned. “That will probably be an enormous key for us. We have got to get skating. There will probably be an excellent crowd (and) vitality within the constructing.”
When requested what sort of identification he wished his workforce to have this season, Warsofsky repeatedly used the phrase “relentless.”
“I’d say we’re relentless,” Warsofsky mentioned. “I believe we’re relentless with the puck, we wish to be on the assault, and when we do not have it, we wish to be relentless to get it again.
“I believe we wish to be a workforce, the place we’re at proper now, is we have to learn the way to not beat ourselves. Generally you need to learn the way to not lose earlier than you learn to win. That is the place we’re at proper now.”
Maybe the Sharks can take notes from the Golden Knights. Vegas has gained 5 Pacific Division titles in eight seasons and skated off with the Stanley Cup in 2023.
The Golden Knights will probably be enjoying the second sport of a back-to-back after shedding to the Los Angeles Kings, 6-5, in a shootout on Wednesday in Las Vegas.
Pavel Dorofeyev recorded his third profession hat trick and Jack Eichel had a objective and three assists. Eichel signed an eight-year, $108 million contract extension by way of the 2033-34 season earlier Wednesday,
Mitch Marner, who signed an eight-year, $98 million cope with the Golden Knights in the summertime, added two assists in his Vegas debut. Marner, nonetheless, was stopped by Anton Forsberg on his shootout attempt to finish the sport.
“I believed there have been some spots that we have been good,” Eichel mentioned. “Give them credit score. They did not go away.”
Vegas rallied from a 3-1 deficit to take a 5-3 lead halfway by way of the third interval however Los Angeles scored twice in a 2:21 span to tie it. Trevor Moore scored a short-handed objective and Brandt Clarke then drove the online to forge a tie.
“It is irritating giving up a two-goal lead within the third,” Eichel mentioned. “We’ll study from that and be higher for it. However there have been some issues to love. Clearly, we have been down a couple of and received again within the sport. Acquired the lead. Simply need to have the ability to shut that out.”
Stated Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy: “We mismanaged some pucks alongside the best way that ended up in our web and that was in all probability the distinction within the sport for us not getting two factors versus one. These are issues that we’ll get higher at.”
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