As a Sharks fan I can obviously state that this was a rough one for the Sharks after they had just completed a strong home stand with a 4-1-1 record.
The Sharks have played very good so far this season. D Erik Karlsson has been a big help despite only scoring 2 goals. The biggest surprise has been the emergence of RW Timo Meier. He is currently tied with a team leading 13 goals.
The line up of C Logan Couture, RW Joonas Donskoi & LW Evander Kane has been a strong group.
Then there's the usual suspects: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Brent Burns, Tomas Hertl, Marc Eduoard-Vlasic, & Mike Jones.
The Sharks have a very good mix of veterans and youth, and they are a force to be reckoned with.
Now comes the test of surviving what Sharks fans refer to as "The Buffalo Curse". No matter what the Buffalo Sabres bring to the ice, the Sharks have a very poor record against the Sabres.
In their 25+ years of existence I believe that the Sharks have beaten the Sabres in Buffalo a grand total of 3 times.
This should be an exciting game.