Editor's Note: Sheng Peng will be 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
Same ‘ol San Jose Sharks.
For exactly 2:45, they had flipped the script on the Florida Panthers, up 3-2 in the third period after two quick goals by Tomas Hertl and Luke Kunin.
Stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Bay Area and California sports teams! Sign up here for our All Access Daily newsletter.
The Sharks did what teams have been doing to them all season.
But just as quickly as they gained the lead, they lost it after just the aforementioned 2:45, surrendering quick goals in 1:03 from Carter Verhaeghe on the power play and Kevin Stenlund, en route to a 5-3 loss.
San Jose is now 2-13-1. After a two-game winning streak last week, they’ve dropped their last three.
“Our penalty kill was unable to deliver tonight. The fourth goal [by Stenlund] really was a backbreaker, just that loose coverage on the net front. It was a simple shot from the point, we don’t pick up a stick at the net, and it ends up in the back of the net,” San Jose Sharks head coach David Quinn lamented.
