Lackluster Sharks shut out, but bring on help

The San Jose Sharks are going to have to rediscover their offensive touch if they want to finish their two-game road trip on a positive note Sunday.

The Sharks could not get anything past Arizona goalie Connor Ingram — or the NHL's video review judges — in a 1-0 loss to the Coyotes on Friday at Mullett Arena in Tempe.

The Sharks (9-18-3) scored a combined 26 goals on their

six-game road trip that ended on Dec. 10. But they had all 21 of their shots on net Friday stopped by Ingram, plus saw two other would-be goals called back by the NHL's Situation Room, in their fifth shutout loss of the year.

San Jose, which plays the Colorado

Avalanche on Sunday in Denver, is now 3-12-1 away from home this season.

“It's one of those nights where you don't have all your energy,” Sharks coach David Quinn said. “You can just feel there wasn't a lot of energy in the locker room before the game.”

At the 7:40 mark of the third period, it appeared Sharks winger William Eklund scored his eighth of the season as he followed up a shot on net by center Luke Kunin. But after review, the league, citing Rule 69.1, determined Kunin “impaired Ingram's ability to play his position in the crease prior to Eklund's goal.”

The rule states, “Goals should be disallowed only if: (1) an attacking player, either by his positioning or by contact, impairs the goalkeeper's ability to move freely within his crease or defend his goal.”

Mikael Granlund thought he scored at the 16:01 mark of the third. But after an Arizona challenge, it was determined that