Eklund's emotions on display as Sharks' losing streak hits nine
Eklund's emotions on display as Sharks' losing streak hits nine originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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This is a different kind of nadir for the San Jose Sharks.
When they started the season 0-10-1, rock-bottom was back-to-back contests giving up 10 goals apiece, a 10-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Dec. 2 and a 10-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins two days later.
They responded with a surprising 9-7-2 run.
Now, they’re on yet another epic losing streak, dropping their ninth straight to the Detroit Red Wings.
But this is a different despair, the frustration from doing (almost) everything right, but still everything goes wrong.
Fabian Zetterlund, Justin Bailey, and Alexander Barabanov scored — Barabanov’s goal, his second of the season, gave the Sharks a brief 3-2 lead in the third period. For once, San Jose dominated at even strength, with a 17-7 Slot Shots and 19-5 High-Danger Chances advantage, per SPORTLOGiQ.
But their unforced errors and some Red Wings bounces turned a one-goal lead into a 5-3 defeat.
“They get a lot of bounces that we don’t get right now,” a dejected William Eklund said.
