San Jose Sharks Finish Rough Road Run

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San Jose Sharks Finish Rough Road Run

Publish Date: February 6, 2026

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On Wednesday the San Jose Sharks finished a rough stretch of road games with a loss against the Colorado Avalanche. Before heading into the Olympic break, the Sharks had a five-game road trip that resulted in only one win.

Team Teal earned their sole win against the Vancouver Canucks to begin their road trip. The Sharks’ biggest difference maker was their compete in a full 60-minute, 5–2 win. Macklin Celebrini earned first star of the game with his one goal and three assists. On the same line, Will Smith earned second star with one power-play goal and two assists.

Unfortunately, the Sharks’ PK was a vulnerability, as both of Vancouver’s goals were scored when Vancouver had the man advantage.

Two nights later, the Sharks led the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 going into the third period. Rookie Colin Graf opened the scoring for the Sharks just 26 seconds into the game. On Graf’s goal, Celebrini and Smith assisted, with Celebrini earning his 90th career assist.

But a minute into the third, Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl scored a wrist shot assisted by Evan Bouchard and Kasperi Kapanen. It still looked like a game to be won with 4:05 minutes left in the game and the Sharks up 3-1. At 16:55 Connor McDavid made it a one-goal game with a snap shot assisted by Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.

Two minutes later, Edmonton continued to push, and Bouchard’s slap shot tied the game, with Draisaitl and Mattias Ekholm assisting. Once the lead was gone, momentum fully shifted in Edmonton’s favor. In OT, San Jose fell 4-3 to a goal by Zach Hyman, assisted by McDavid and Bouchard.

Despite the loss, Yaroslav Askarov was strong, making 28 saves to keep San Jose in position before the momentum shift.

Team Teal’s loss to Colorado followed a similar pattern, where the Sharks could have left with a win in hand. While both teams went scoreless through the first twenty, Colorado struck first in the second.