"Every game is important. We don't want to be at the end of the year and be like, 'Oh, we missed the spot because of the three points.' That we could try even more,"
"So, yeah, it's really important. I feel like every guy is on a mission to get the playoff spot. That's the goal for our season, because we want to get there. We got to win a lot of games. So everybody joined up."
The San Jose Sharks beat the New York Rangers 3-1 to move into second place in the Western Conference wild-card race. Regulation wins hold extra value in the tightly bunched wild-card standings and the Sharks prioritized securing the three points. Pavol Regenda scored the game-winning goal and stressed the team's mission to reach the playoffs. The Sharks' power play provided crucial scoring that offset the Rangers' 5v5 puck possession advantage. Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 28 of 29 shots and produced a 2.32 goals saved above expected to preserve the regulation victory. The second line featuring Alex Wennberg delivered a strong supporting performance.
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