{"id":7310,"date":"2025-10-16T04:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T04:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/7310\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T04:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T04:22:09","slug":"how-will-sharks-respond-after-winless-start-to-2025-26-season-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/7310\/","title":{"rendered":"How will Sharks respond after winless start to 2025-26 season? \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area & California"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note:\u00a0Sheng Peng is a regular contributor to NBC Sports California\u2019s Sharks coverage. You can read more of his coverage on\u00a0San Jose Hockey Now<\/a>, listen to him on the\u00a0San Jose Hockey Now Podcast<\/a>, and follow him on Twitter at\u00a0@Sheng_Peng<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Where do the San Jose Sharks go from here?<\/p>\n

Alternate captain Tyler Toffoli shot back, \u201cIt\u2019s game three of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

And hey, that\u2019s a fair thing to say. The Sharks are now a perhaps acceptable 0-1-2, after a 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, my question was fair too. Personally, I\u2019m not so concerned with the team\u2019s record, but how they\u2019re playing.<\/p>\n

The Sharks, though they almost pulled out the second game of the season, a 7-6 OT loss to the Anaheim Ducks, have been thoroughly dominated at 5-on-5 in the last two contests.<\/p>\n

Per Natural Stat Trick, San Jose has a 29.0 Corsi For % at 5-on-5 the last two games. If you\u2019re not familiar with the stat, basically, for every three shot attempts, the Sharks have given up seven.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a be-all, end-all stat, but consider the Sharks, to a man, will tell you that they haven\u2019t played well the last two contests.<\/p>\n

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