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<\/p>\nNobody wants moral victories.<\/p>\n
But if the San Jose Sharks didn\u2019t have those, where would they be?<\/p>\n
The Sharks lost again on Saturday, shut out 3-0 by the Pittsburgh Penguins. They\u2019re now 0-3-2.<\/p>\n
But after being dominated at 5-on-5 for three-straight games \u2014 according to Natural Stat Trick, San Jose had just an overall 32.3 percent of the shot attempt share \u2014 the Sharks won the Corsi % battle for the first time this year, with a robust 56.6 % of the shot attempts tonight.<\/p>\n
This puck possession was especially evident in the second and third periods: Down 18-11 shots after the opening frame, San Jose outshot Pittsburgh 20-9 the rest of the game.<\/p>\n
The Sharks were making plays in all three zones.<\/p>\n
It started with the forecheck, which kept the puck in San Jose\u2019s offensive zone.<\/p>\n
The line of Ty Dellandrea (10), Barclay Goodrow (23), and Collin Graf (51) were on top of the Penguins, especially Graf on Ryan Shea (5) here.<\/p>\n
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\u201cOur forecheck was better,\u201d Warsofsky said. \u201cThat helps a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Sharks were just as intense in the neutral zone, backchecking with real purpose and effort: Tyler Toffoli (73) and Alex Wennberg (21) keep the Penguins from advancing the puck.<\/p>\n
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Forechecking and backchecking with aplomb took a lot of pressure off the San Jose defense in the second and third periods, and they made plays when they needed to, case in point, Sam Dickinson (6) making Evgeni Malkin (71) and Anthony Mantha (39) look bad.<\/p>\n
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If the Sharks keep playing this way, they won\u2019t remain winless for long.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only way we\u2019re going to get those bounces is if we keep working for them. They\u2019re not just going to happen,\u201d Alex Nedeljkovic said. \u201cWe have to earn those bounces and if we play like tonight, more times than not, coming up, we\u2019ll start getting some.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ryan Warsofsky<\/p>\n
Warsofsky, on what the San Jose Sharks can improve:<\/p>\n
We\u2019re still giving up too much in our own end. Puck play. We\u2019re just still a little off in some areas.<\/p>\n
Warsofsky, on Sam Dickinson and Michael Misa:<\/p>\n
I\u2019d say that\u2019s two of their best games. Did some good things, obviously some things to improve on, but they look more comfortable tonight.<\/p>\n
Warsofsky, on how the forecheck set the tone in the last two periods of the game:<\/p>\n
For sure. Our forecheck was better. That helps a lot.<\/p>\n
Warsofsky, on the Sharks\u2019 winless start:<\/p>\n
Trust me, it sucks. Keep telling myself there\u2019s gotta be a reason it keeps happening, in a sense. I\u2019d give up one of my children for a fucking win. It\u2019s frustrating. I\u2019m sorry for swearing. We\u2019re very, very frustrated, and we\u2019re going to keep working at it.<\/p>\n
Warsofsky, on if he\u2019s talked to Celebrini about getting beat defensively on the Anthony Mantha goal:<\/p>\n
All of our guys want it. We\u2019re frustrated. Trust me, our players are extremely frustrated, as is the staff.<\/p>\n
I haven\u2019t talked to Mack yet, I think he kind of knows.<\/p>\n
But what are we [going to do], we\u2019re gonna quit? We\u2019re five games into this thing. What\u2019s happened has happened. We gotta work. I gotta get this team to improve and individuals to improve. It\u2019s on me.<\/p>\n
Warsofsky says Klingberg and Liljegren will travel, Mukhamadullin will not.<\/p>\n
Liljegren pretty much ruled out of Tuesday game @ NYI, Klingberg is questionable<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Sam Dickinson<\/p>\n Dickinson, on how he\u2019s getting more comfortable:<\/p>\n I don\u2019t know necessarily if the game slows down. Personally, feels like I\u2019m getting a little faster and more prepared with everything that happens here. I think that\u2019s kind of been a big thing. The big one is just speeding up my thought process, understanding how fast I need to make decisions, make reads.<\/p>\n Dickinson, on playing against legends Crosby & Malkin: “Some of the best players of all time. Get out there, get a good position, and hope they don’t dance me.”<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Alex Nedeljkovic<\/p>\n Nedeljkovic, teasing, called the Crosby goal \u201ca lucky tip\u201d<\/p>\n