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LOSING COMES TO AN END





The Knights lost another to the Wild at T-Mobile, but with the fall of the Coyotes the Fortress lit up with excitement when the final score was posted to the jumbotron during the 2nd intermission. The Wild came out with more urgency, putting in enough effort in the 1st to carryover for the rest of the game. The Knights fought back, but the defensive play of the Wild in the 1st and 3rd was too much for the Knights to overcome. The Wild blocked a total of 20 shots in these periods and 23 throughout the whole game. The Knights had 37 shots on goal; falling short of their magic number of 42 which gives them the win. The Wild came away with the win 3-2. The Knights have never scored more than 2 goals in a game when  facing the Wild.  


THE 3 STARS OF THE GAME
STAR 1: PAUL STASTNY 2 GOALS
STAR 2: MARK STONE 1 ASSIST
STAR 3: JASON ZUCKER 2 ASSISTS 


Moving on . . . The Shark Tank!! the Knights and the Sharks are facing off in San Jose for the final game of their season series. It was reported on the 29th by David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review Journal that Marc Andre Fleury is doubtful to suit up for the Sharks game. The Sharks leading scorer Joe Paveiski was a game time decision against the Blackhawks on Thursday but did not play. It is possible the Knights may see him on Saturday. Eric Karlsson is still out. His last report was on the 26th said he stopped skating and may have suffered some setbacks. 


The Sharks are on a current 7 game losing streak. This is the first time since 2013 that the Sharks have lost 7 in a row. The Knights are 5 points back from getting home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs but are experiencing their first losing streak in the Stone Age with dropping the last 4 games. The Knights and the Sharks have lost in close fought games with opposing defenses having their way with them and opposing offenses taking advantage of their goalies and defenses.The Sharks suffered their worst loss to the Knights on March 18th 7-3, thanks to an empty net goal and a late powerplay that that  made the game look lopsided in the end.


The opposing teams facing the Knights and the Sharks have been coming up with a boat load of blocked shots. The Sharks have had 19.28 of their shots blocked over the last 7 losses and the Knights have had 18.5 of their shots blocked over the last 4 losses. Quality shots will be key to this game for both teams. The Knights have out shot their opponents in every game but still giving you a feeling of needing an extra shot or two could have made the difference. The Knights and the Sharks are lacking in this department over the course of their losing streaks only blocking a similar amount of shots on average VGK 9.75 SJS 9.71 throughout their losing streaks. If you are wondering why this may be a big deal, blocking shots on a regular basis comes from opposing team defenses staying in the zone and taking away part of the net making it easier for the goalie to predict where the next shot is coming from. It's always good to take shots on goal but not shots that are easy to get to. For instance, the Knights and the Sharks have both out shot the opposing teams they have played but a lot of shots are being dictated by the opposing teams defense. Some of the ways around this is taking a lower shot and hoping to catch the puck on the rebound after the goalie drops to his knees or is caught waffle boarding the puck into the one of the offensive players looking for the rebound. It is basically looking for a pass off the goalie and putting the puck somewhere where the goalie will have no control over the rebound. Another is to get some big bodies in front of the defenders to set up for a deflection when the puck is shot down the lane. These are basic hockey plays against good defenses and hoping for some good puck luck. 


The big issues for both teams besides the shot block situation has been no secret and the complaint of both sides is the starting goaltenders play. Some Knights fans who think they have it bad right now may want to look at Jones. The starting goaltender for the Sharks has been absolutely terrible. In 5 full games and about 12 minutes Jones has let in 21 goals 3.5 per game on average. The loss against VGK he was ran out of the game 12 minutes in. His save percentage was .845... ouch! Subban has let up a total of 13 goals in the last 4 games. He has a save percentage .884 over the losing streak. If you are thinking he is worst on the road well you are right with a save % is .866 on the road but lucky for the Knights whether Subban is in net or not, Jones is significantly worse when at home over their losing streak with .832 save percentage letting in almost 17% of shots. Look for a lot of offensive production in this upcoming game at 6pm . It should be a game that makes both teams look good offensively. The Knights are only 5 points away from taking over the 2 spot in the division; this game if won in regulation would only make it 3 with 3 games left so it is possible but every game would have to be a win and the Sharks would have to continue with their losing streak.

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