Latvian striker Rūdolfs Balcers played the match in the first line-up with Timo Meier and Tomās Hertls, spending 15 minutes and 43 seconds on the field, standing out with a goal and three shots on goal.
The 24-year-old also has a great efficiency score of +3. This was Balcer’s fourth goal and 12th place this season.
In the first mutual match of the team season, the first third turned out to be very productive, scoring five goals. It all started with shark the most productive player in the Meier goal in the majority and continued with Balcera naked – Passed in front of the goal from Hertla and a puck between the goalkeeper’s legs (2: 0).
Afterwards, the Latvian helped Meier score two more goals, with the Swiss finishing himself in the first third. hat-trick. Slovenian superstar Anže Kopitars regained one goal in the last minute of the period (4: 1).
In the second third, the fantastic Meier did not stop and also scored the fourth and fifth goals (6: 1), entering the team’s history as the first player to score five goals in one match.
Sharks had an excellent shot after two-thirds, or 50% – six of the 12 shots flew into the net, specifically breaking statistics for Kings goal husband Jonathan Quick.
In the closing third kings after a shot by defender Mickey Anderson, he recovered one goal (2: 6), and the match ended.
The Sharks broke two sets of losses, while the Kings broke a series of four wins. San Jose goalkeeper James Reimer played an excellent game, repelling 39 of the 41 shots.
Maintained eighth position at the Eastern Conference in San Jose. The next match for Balcer’s team is scheduled for early Friday morning, when the first season of the league’s Seattle “Kraken” will face.
