We’re obviously focused on the win, but if he can get those two points, that’s obviously going help us win the game.” “It would definitely be nice to do it at home. ‘Guys are rooting for him to hit that because it’s very special, what he’s doing,” Lorentz said. Karlsson’s season is now the 15th-most prolific in league history for a defenseman, matching Potvin’s 98-point total for the New York Islanders in 1975-76. With his two points Thursday, Karlsson moved past Phil Housley’s 97-point season in 1992-93 for the former Winnipeg Jets. Paul Coffey did it five times in seven seasons between 1983-84 to 1989-90, with Al MacInnis, Brian Leetch, and Denis Potvin each doing it once in 1990-91, 1991-92, and 1978-79, respectively. Bobby Orr did it six times, with his 139 points in 1970-71 still a single-season NHL record for a defenseman. “I liked the movement in that shift and obviously Karl has the ability to find people like that, but Lorentz had a really strong game again.”Ī defenseman has scored 100 points in a season 14 times in NHL history. The San Jose Sharks, including San Jose Sharks’ Matt Benning (5) head off the ice following their 6-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Joe Thornton had 65 points in 41 home games in 2006-2007. The assist marked Karlsson’s 53rd point at home this season, the second-highest total in Sharks history. The goal was Lorentz’s ninth of the season, setting a new single-season career high after he had eight for the Carolina Hurricanes last season. “But he put that thing right on my tape and I’m not going to miss from there.” “He obviously did his thing with a few dipsy-doodles and a lot of guys would have shot that puck I would have been waiting for the rebound,” Lorentz said of Karlsson. Karlsson then found Lorentz near the side of the Avalanche net with a tape-to-tape pass that the Sharks’ centerman fired into a near-empty net with Georgiev out of position.
On the play, after Lorentz won a faceoff in Colorado’s zone, Karlsson took control of the puck, avoided a check as he darted toward the goal line, then doubled back toward the blue line and skated toward the middle of the ice. Karlsson scored an even-strength goal at the 15:43 mark of the first period, poking a loose puck that was near the crease through Avalanche goalie Alexandar Georgiev’s legs to give the Sharks a 1-0 advantage.Īfter the defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche scored four straight times to take a three-goal lead, Karlsson then assisted on Steven Lorentz’s even-strength goal at the 8:41 mark.
“It would be pretty cool to have it done here at home.” “We’ve all talked about what a special year he’s had,” said Sharks coach David Quinn, who saw his team fall to 8-21-11 at home this season. Karlsson has scored at least two points in a game 28 times this season. The Sharks then finish things up next week with games in Winnipeg, Calgary, and Edmonton. Karlsson is now poised to become just the sixth different NHL defenseman to reach 100 points in a season as the Sharks (22-40-16) play the Oilers (47-23-9) in the final game of the year at SAP Center. Karlsson had a goal and a highlight-reel assist Thursday in the Sharks’ 6-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche at SAP Center, giving him 98 points, a mark reached only 15 other times by a defenseman in the over 100-year history of the NHL. The second is to help Erik Karlsson reach 100 points for the year. SAN JOSE – The first objective for the San Jose Sharks on Saturday is to close out what’s been a dreary season at home with a win over Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.
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