{"id":550241,"date":"2026-04-11T10:54:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T10:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/550241\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T10:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T10:54:40","slug":"sharks-eager-to-snap-skid-in-home-finale-vs-canucks-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/550241\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharks eager to snap skid in home finale vs. Canucks – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The clock is ticking for the San Jose Sharks to get into a playoff position, and they will try to make up ground when they host the Vancouver Canucks in Saturday night\u2019s home finale.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s game marks the fourth and final meeting of the season between these Pacific Division rivals. San Jose has won all three meetings this season, outscoring Vancouver 14-7 in the process.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s crunch time for the Sharks (37-34-7, 81 points), who sit just four points behind the Los Angeles Kings for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference standings. Unfortunately, they are coming off two straight losses after dropping both ends of a back-to-back, falling to division foes who are trying to lock up top playoff positions.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Connor McDavid had a five-point night, including a hat trick, and the visiting Edmonton Oilers defense held the Sharks to just 14 shots on the evening. The following night, defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin scored the lone goal for San Jose in a 6-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.<\/p>\n

Defenseman John Carlson got his first career hat trick on Thursday night for the Ducks, who rallied for three third-period goals against the visiting Sharks. San Jose didn\u2019t get its first shot on goal until 13:12 and was outshot 10-5 in the first period. Anaheim outshot San Jose 30-19 on the night.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not good enough this time of the year,\u201d Sharks forward Kiefer Sherwood said. \u201cWe can\u2019t be outwilled or outworked. It\u2019s unacceptable. It doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s a back-to-back.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cThe other team wanted it more, and same thing tonight. We have to learn from it, and we\u2019ve got to look inwards here a little bit. We\u2019re changing the standard. It\u2019s not OK to lose, it\u2019s not OK to lose battles.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Canucks (22-48-8, 52 points) were one of the first teams eliminated from playoff contention. They could be spoilers for their Western Conference opponents, but have lost four straight games and 10 of their last 11. Vancouver has been outscored 18-8 over its current skid, which includes a 4-1 loss to the Kings on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Defenseman Marcus Pettersson scored the lone goal for Vancouver to tie Thursday\u2019s game 1-1 at 14:17 of the first period. Joel Armia put the Kings back in front at 15:48.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think (netminder Nikita Tolopilo) would have wanted that one back, I think,\u201d Canucks head coach Adam Foote said. \u201cIt was 1-1, and they get the next one and we got frustrated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tolopilo, who hasn\u2019t won a game since March 12, made 22 saves in the loss.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt 3-1 going into the second (period), it felt like we deserved more,\u201d Foote said. \u201cWe were forechecking hard. We weren\u2019t spending as much time in our end.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey capitalized on our mistakes,\u201d Pettersson added. \u201cWe had good jump throughout the game. Played some good hockey. But they were lethal, capitalizing on when we gave up looks and easy goals against. (We\u2019ve got to) keep building. We played some good hockey, but we\u2019ve got to clean up the mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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