Editor’s note: Sheng Peng is a regular contributor to NBC Sports California’s Sharks coverage. You can read more of his coverage on San Jose Hockey Now, listen to him on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, and follow him on Twitter at @Sheng_Peng.
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s too early in the San Jose Sharks’ season to talk about “must-win” games. But?
After getting run out of Delta Center by the Utah Mammoth 6-3, there is a “must” for the Sharks in their Saturday back-to-back against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
“We got to put together a full 60 minutes,” alternate captain Mario Ferraro said, after San Jose no-showed most of the first and third periods on Friday.
Similar to their poor 5-on-5 efforts in losses to the Anaheim Ducks last Saturday and Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, the Sharks played about a 20-minute game against the Mammoth.
To kick off their first road contest of the year, San Jose was outshot 11-2 and down 2-0 through the first 15 minutes tonight. Down just 3-2 to begin the final frame, they gave up three unanswered goals, putting the game out of reach.
“Our game is scattering,” Ferraro said. “We got 20 good minutes or 15 good minutes, and then five bad ones.”
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