Second period letdown dooms Sharks in preseason loss to Anaheim Ducks

A San Jose Sharks lineup that was light on experienced NHL players fell behind by three goals in the second period and was unable to fully recover in a - preseason loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Monday at the Honda Center The Sharks allowed goals to Cutter Gauthier Radko Gudas and Frank Vatrano in a span of to fall behind - by the mark of the second period Gudas goal at the mark which gave Anaheim a - lead was shorthanded and came after the Sharks lost a puck battle behind their own net Forward Pavol Regenda who played two-plus years in the Ducks organization before he was acquired by San Jose last season scored a power play goal at the mark of the second to cut Anaheim s lead to - On the play defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin took a pass from Oliver Wahlstrom and fired a shot that went off Regenda s skate and past Ducks goalie Ville Husso Both the Sharks and Ducks went -for- on the power play The Sharks looked better after Regenda s goal and center Adam Gaudette cut Anaheim s lead to one with his first goal of the preseason as his shot from near the slot got past Husso with left in regulation Husso made saves in the win Goalie Jakub Skarek who played six seasons in the New York Islanders organization before he signed with the Sharks this summer played the first half of the match and made saves Gabriel Carriere who split time between the Barracuda and the ECHL s Wichita Thunder last season played the second half of the meeting and made saves without allowing a goal The Sharks dressed only six players who figure to be on the band s roster for the start of the regular season on Oct Forwards Ty Dellandrea Gaudette and Philipp Kurashev and defensemen Vincent Desharnais Timothy Liljegren and Mukhamadullin Still the Sharks were looking for a response after a lackluster - loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday at SAP Center After the tournament Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky lamented his club s lack of connectivity The Sharks figure to dress a more experienced lineup on Wednesday when they host the Ducks in their third-to-last preseason match A meager of the players who dressed for the Sharks on Monday could soon be assigned to the Barracuda who officially open their training camp on Tuesday and play their first preseason challenge on Saturday in Bakersfield The Ducks meanwhile dressed NHL players who will likely be on their roster next month That group includes center Mikael Granlund who signed a three-year million deal with Anaheim as a free agent on July Granlund was acquired by the Sharks from the Penguins in Aug as part of the bargain that sent Erik Karlsson to Pittsburgh and had points in games with San Jose before he was traded to the Dallas Stars in February Related Articles Sharks Celebrini mum on illness details but does make one declaration Macklin Celebrini s childhood buddy makes name for himself at Sharks camp Sharks Askarov kept busy by Golden Knights in his first preseason tournament San Jose Sharks remove erroneous banner when might a new one be in place San Jose Sharks to wear throwback jerseys for four games this season NOTE The Sharks assigned center Filip Bystedt and winger Igor Chernyshov to the Barracuda of the AHL on Monday Both played in one preseason championship for the Sharks Bystedt a first-round pick by the Sharks in played in his first full year in North America last season and had points in games with the Barracuda With Andrew Poturalski the AHL s MVP and the Barracuda s leading scorer last season now in the KHL Bystedt could get the opportunity to be San Jose s No center at the start of this season Chernyshov was selected rd overall by the Sharks in After a stellar half-season in the OHL playing alongside Michael Misa Chernyshov joined the Barracuda and had an assist in two regular-season games and a goal in two playoff games