NHL: Mackenzie Blackwood shines for San Jose Sharks against his former team, the New Jersey Devils
CORRECTS TO STURM SCORED NOT GRUNDSTROM – San Jose Sharks’ Carl Grundstrom, left, celebrates with Nico Sturm, center, and Cody Ceci after Sturm’s goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J., Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. Mackenzie Blackwood made 44 saves to shut out his former team as the San Jose Sharks beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Sunday at the Prudential Center to start a four-game road trip.
Nico Sturm scored the only goal for the Sharks , who won for the fifth time in the last seven games.After a strong forecheck, Sturm took control of the puck behind the Devils and backhanded a pass intended for Carl Grundstrom toward the front, but it went off the skate of former Shark Timo Meier and past Jake Allen for a 1-0 San Jose lead.
Blackwood faced New Jersey once last season, on Feb. 27 at SAP Center, but an injury forced him to leave the game after just 17 minutes. Kaapo Kähkönen allowed seven goals on 31 shots to the Devils in relief as the Sharks went onto a 7-2 loss. The Sharks came into Sunday with a 1-5-1 record away from home. Their only road victory was a dramatic 5-4 overtime win over Utah on Oct. 28, when they erased a three-goal deficit in the final five minutes of the third period before Wennberg scored in the extra session.Rookie center Will Smith was given another development day Sunday, his fourth in 16 games this season. Smith also did not dress for road games last month against the Winnipeg Jets, Los Angeles Kings, and the Utah Hockey Club.
Alexander Wennberg replaced Smith as the Sharks’ third-line center for Sunday’s game, with Barclay Goodrow and Luke Kunin on the wings. Eklund, Zetterlund, and Granlund became the Sharks’ top forwards toward the end of last season, combined for 58 points over the final 24 games in March and April.Defenseman Jake Walman practiced Saturday but missed his third straight game Sunday, and the second straight he’s missed because of an upper-body injury. Walman leads all Sharks defensemen with nine points in 13 games.
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