Sharks' Penalty Kill Struggles Threaten Playoff Hopes
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It's April 9th. You're listening to San Jose Sharks News Today, AI-powered coverage of your squad. The San Jose Sharks are in a tight spot during the crucial stretch of their 2025-26 NHL season, fighting to keep playoff dreams. alive, but their penalty kill units are letting them down big time. They dropped a 5-2 decision to Edmonton on Wednesday. With three of those goals coming on power plays, the Sharks couldn't shut down. Lately, things have gone from bad to worse on special teams. Through late March, opponents scored on just 20.1% of power plays against them, but over the last six games, that's jumped to 47.3%, with nine goals on 19 chances. players and coaches are pointing to execution issues after the loss.
Goaltender Nedeljkovic stressed out working the opposition for those two minutes on the penalty kill, while Coach Warsawski highlighted small details. By clearing pucks and winning battles in tight, the Sharks, powered by young star Macklin Celebrini, have held their own against top teams all year in even-strength play, making this penalty kill. Slump all the more frustrating as they push for the postseason. With games piling up, fixing these special teams' leaks could make or break their run time to lock it down and battle back.
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