"The San Jose Sharks picked up right where the team left off a few nights ago against the Los Angeles Kings, jumping on the New Jersey Devils early and often. The result was a 5-2 regulation win; the Sharks' first regulation win of the season. The Sharks attacked the Devils with speed, triggering a quick strike from William Eklund that beat Jake Allen five-hole in the first minute of last night's game. San Jose didn't look back from there."
"In the second period, the team seemed to smell blood in the water, creating chance after chance. San Jose had 16 shots to the Devils' 4, according to Natural Stat Trick, and 16 scoring chances to the Devils' 2. Even better, the Sharks added two more goals to the scoreboard to take a 5-1 lead into the locker room. While the Devils added a second goal in the first five minutes of the third period, the Sharks worked hard to keep New Jersey from getting back into the game."
""I thought we were pretty disciplined in our own end, very detailed, and we were putting our bodies on the line. Guys were blocking a lot of shots tonight," he said. "There are a couple times there pucks coming from the point where I didn't really have a good sight on it and it ended up never getting through.""
San Jose opened quickly with William Eklund's first-minute goal and built a 3-1 first-period lead. The Sharks dominated the second period with 16 shots and 16 scoring chances to the Devils' four shots and two chances, adding two goals to lead 5-1. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 29 of 31 shots and benefitted from disciplined defensive play and blocked shots. New Jersey scored early in the third but could not regain momentum as San Jose limited chances and preserved the 5-2 regulation victory, marking the team's first regulation win of the season.
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