Sharks taste their own medicines during the Hurricane defeat in shootings

Of course, there was a lot of talk in front of the Sharks-Hurricanes on Friday night, that the two teams were incredibly similar. The two players went to Friday's fight ahead of all their opponents, reinforcing their identity as teams capable of gaining ground late in the game and being difficult to stop.

But when the two teams clashed, the Hurricanes did what the Sharks had done to everyone: take the pace of the game and place Team Teal in their own zone en route to a 4-3 shootout win.

In 20 minutes, the Sharks had control and quickly took advantage 2-0. But after this solid first period, the Hurricanes created a dynamic and pushed the visitors to give the puck – game that has become unusual for the Sharks at the beginning of the season.

"I think they did a lot of things we wanted to do to other teams and we did to other teams," said defenseman Brent Burns.

Until this match, especially in their series of three consecutive wins, the Sharks outshot their opponents and created more A-grade chances. San Jose made the same effort on the ice in the first 20 minutes of the Friday night game.

After that, however, the Hurricanes stepped out of the scene, leaning the ice in their favor and ending up on the dashboard in the first minutes of the second stanza.

"We should know more," Logan Couture said of Carolina, who was reducing the score 2-0 in half. "We should know that it was going to happen. You can not give up a goal in the first shift. "

The Sharks were so stuck in their own defensive zone that they were not able to create the same chances as they were in the first frame. Even after creating a margin of maneuver and getting a 3-1 lead, the Hurricanes were able to rally and equalize without the Sharks responding. After outclassing Canes 11 to 8 in the top 20, San Jose was dominated by 16-5 in the second and 11-5 in the third. It was almost like there was a completely different team in white jerseys on the ice in the second period.

"What a history of two games," said coach Peter DeBoer. "I came out at the end of the first period, I thought we could be 4-0. And then we never won another race or faced the rest of the night. "

At the end of the evening, there was no question of the Sharks meeting. It was about getting their foot on the gas.

"I think the lesson to be learned from this is that the NHL always plays 60-minute matches, not 20-minute games," said DeBoer.

Fortunately for the Sharks, they will have the opportunity to play 60 minutes Sunday night against their rival Anaheim Ducks, a team that has the lowest average shot per game in the NHL.