On Friday, the Sharks boarded the bus and headed to New Jersey to face the Gamblers. In the first, Peyton Dahlke ripped one off the faceoff to get the Sharks on the board. Later in the first, Ethan Brown rips one bar down from the point for his first goal as a Shark. The Sharks held a 2-0 lead for two periods until Eli McCarthy found the back of the net on a breakaway while shorthanded. Peyton Dahlke sealed the deal with an empty net goal. The Sharks went on to beat the Gamblers 4-0. Nicklas Walker got the shutout in net for the Sharks.
On Saturday, the Gamblers were looking for revenge and came out on fire. The Gamblers had a commanding 3-0 lead going into the first intermission, the biggest deficit the Sharks has faced all season. But the Sharks weren’t ready to cash in their chips. In the second, Thatcher Beaudoin got the Sharks on the board off a rebound on the powerplay. The Sharks kept up the fight and finally at 7:47 in the third, Peyton Dahlke jams one home from the doorstep. Less than three minutes later, Eli McCarthy ties it up with a water bottle popper to send the matchup into overtime. But the Sharks were dealt their first loss with just 34 seconds left in overtime.
The Sharks are back in action next weekend against the Jr. Mountain Kings in Long Beach.
