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Couture: Sharks ‘Need to Be a Lot Better’
- Updated: June 2, 2016
PITTSBURGH — Center Logan Couture is often the conscience of the San Jose Sharks, especially in bad times.
Times haven’t been much worse for the Sharks than they are now, not after a 2-1 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday has them trailing 2-0 in the best-of-7 series. Only three of the 36 teams that opened a Final with back-to-back losses on the road have come back to win the Stanley Cup. If the Sharks are to be the fourth, they will have to be much better than they were during the first two games.
Game 3 is Saturday at SAP Center (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports).
“We need to be a lot better,” Couture said. “We know if we play this way, we’re not going to win games.”
The Sharks have managed 58 shots in the two games; too many of those have come from the perimeter. The shot attempts in the series are 126-107 in Pittsburgh’s favor. The Penguins’ aggressive forecheck and team speed have forced the Sharks into far too many turnovers and failed transitions from defense to offense.
“We’re not getting shots …
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