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<\/p>\nThe San Jose Sharks believe.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can beat any team in this league,\u201d Vincent Desharnais told San Jose Hockey Now on Thursday. \u201cWe know who we are, we\u2019re not the old Sharks anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Sharks showed the Winnipeg Jets, in a 2-1 win, who they are on Friday.<\/p>\n
Tied 1-1 after a sloppy first period, bailed out by a number of Alex Nedeljkovic Grade-A saves, San Jose took it to the incumbent Presidents\u2019 Trophy winners from the second period on.<\/p>\n
Per Natural Stat Trick, the Sharks owned an 42-24 Shot Attempts and 25-6 Scoring Chances edge at 5-on-5 in the last 40 minutes.<\/p>\n
The name of the game? Speed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to be a team that gets on [other teams] with our speed, our forecheck,\u201d San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky said. \u201cWe were rolling four lines. So that\u2019s exactly what it should look like.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the first time in years, it was the Sharks pressuring teams into mistakes, making the opposition nervous.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s Alex Wennberg (21) getting into Connor Hellebuyck\u2019s kitchen, then Collin Graf (51) flying in.<\/p>\n
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Here\u2019s Ty Dellandrea (10) making, well, everyone nervous. Count how many times that Dellandrea influences the puck.<\/p>\n
Ty Dellandrea (10) all over puck (11.7.25) pic.twitter.com\/fv0fdjxps5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 San Jose Hockey Now GIFs (@sjhockeynowGIFS) November 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n This is the first time that the San Jose Sharks have been .500 in November since the 2021-22 campaign, then-head coach Bob Boughner\u2019s last. That squad actually made it to Mar. 30 29-29-8.<\/p>\n Honestly, that\u2019s not much of a bar, but for a franchise that had a .323 Points % from 2022-23 to last season, .500 in November is a pretty big deal.<\/p>\n The Sharks, who have just dispatched Cup contenders Winnipeg, Colorado Avalanche, and New Jersey Devils in the last two weeks, look poised to match that, and just maybe, even more.<\/p>\n But ever the head coach, challenging his team as he should, Warsofsky cautioned, \u201cWe have belief that we can play with the best of them. We\u2019ve seen that. We\u2019ve shown that. But as we get going, we\u2019re not going to surprise many teams. So there\u2019s still another level.\u201d<\/p>\n There\u2019s that challenge. Another for a young team?<\/p>\n \u201cWe just got to keep doing it every night,\u201d alternate captain Alex Wennberg said.<\/p>\n Ryan Warsofsky<\/p>\n Warsofsky, on the San Jose Sharks wanting to overwhelm teams with their speed, but also wanting to manage the puck:<\/p>\n We want to be a team that gets on [other teams] with our speed, our forecheck. We want to play four lines. We were rolling four lines. So that\u2019s exactly what it should look like.<\/p>\n Warsofsky, on beating top teams recently:<\/p>\n We have belief that we can play with the best of them. We\u2019ve seen that. We\u2019ve shown that. But as we get going, we\u2019re not going to surprise many teams. So there\u2019s still another level.<\/p>\n Warsofsky, on if he knew there was something different about Celebrini going into year:<\/p>\n When I talked to him throughout the summer, and then when I got to San Jose, we met, and you could tell he had a swagger and a mission that he was on. You could just tell. He came in strong. He came in unbelievable shape. His mentality was really good.<\/p>\n He\u2019s definitely taken a huge step here, let\u2019s be honest, and in all facets of the game, not just on the point side of it. The way he plays without the puck, the way he competes, the way he drags guys into the fight.<\/p>\n I sound like a broken record, because I say it every single day, but I would say those conversations that we had, and then at the start of the year, you could tell he was on a mission.<\/p>\n Warsofsky, on significance on 19-year-old Celebrini leading the NHL with 23 points:<\/p>\n We see it on a nightly basis. We see it on a daily basis. What I love, he just drags guys into the fight. That\u2019s how you start winning cultures. And he\u2019s done a great job of that, proud of him. He is one of the greatest kids, human beings. He cares. He\u2019s a great person, so we\u2019re very fortunate.<\/p>\n Will Smith<\/p>\n Smith, on what he saw on his game-winner:<\/p>\n Extended shift. We had a nice little entry. Kurashev had a great forecheck, kind of stopped behind the net. Then [I] saw Mack out of the corner my eye, and honestly thought he scored, and then I just saw the puck laying there.<\/p>\n Will Smith smiled, when asked about Celebrini leading the NHL with 23 points: “That’s pretty good as a 19-year-old.”<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) November 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Smith, on the San Jose Sharks wanting to overwhelm teams with their speed:<\/p>\n Our transition game is pretty fast, and that\u2019s how you can catch teams with good chances.<\/p>\n How are Macklin\u2019s teeth?<\/p>\n \u201cHe looks like a Lloyd.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/brFRUaDJJ8<\/a><\/p>\n