Revisiting The 2019 Sharks Comeback

It has been four years since the Shark Tank witnessed an amazing game.

On April 23, 2019, The San Jose Sharks hosted the Vegas Golden Knights in game seven of the first round of the playoffs. 

San Jose had been down 3-1 in the series and had just won game six 2-1 on a shorthanded double OT goal by Tomas Hertl.

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In game seven, Golden Knights forward Max Pacioretty, at 3:36 of the third period, gave Vegas a 3-0 lead. The building had gone quiet as the Sharks looked to be cooked. 

However, at 9:13 of the third period, Knights forward Cody Eakin took a penalty that changed hockey rules forever.

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Eakin was assessed a five-minute major penalty and game misconduct for cross-checking. An awkward collision off of the draw caused Joe Pavelski to land hard on the ice. 

In the next off-season, the NHL introduced the ability to review a major penalty called on the ice. This play was at the forefront of discussions regarding the possibility of adding a review. With review, this most likely isn't a penalty, or it may have just been changed to a two-minute minor.  

Then the unthinkable happened.

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Four goals in 4:01 and a 4-3 lead. SAP Center was shaking. This moment is one of the best in the Shark Tank's history. The only thing that can compare was Joonas Donskoi's OT winner in the Stanley Cup Finals in 2016, giving San Jose their first finals win in franchise history.

Vegas' Jonathan Marchessault would tie the game with 47 seconds left. A huge moment to save their season.

The Barclay Goodrow OT winner for San Jose is well known, but what gets lost in the shuffle is that Goodrow had just two shifts during OT. His goal came with 1:41 left in the first OT. 

A fourth-line role player in Goodrow became a hero and a Sharks legend in a split second. He pushed his team past the first round and completed a 3-1 series comeback.

Although the Sharks were bounced in the Western Conference finals by eventual champions, St. Louis Blues, this game will forever live in the hearts of Sharks fans.