It really looked like the Sharks were going to run away with this game and not look back. But 2 goals in under a minute got them back into it and gave them lots of life. Thornton and the sharks were pushing them around all over the place and taking advantage of the power play early. They also killed off 3 minutes 55 seconds of consecutive power play minutes by the Jackets before scoring when they got up a man. The only early bright spot for Columbus was they won the first fight by a TKO as Boll knocked McLaren went down twice before the Refs stepped in.
Then Huselius scored on the power play to get the Blue Jackets on the board and 15 seconds later Umberger got a gift and tied the game. The Sharks were definitely getting more chances on offense in the first period and Marleau just missed an open net towards the end of the period. The goalies both had good and bad points but Niemi looked better as a whole, the second goal was not his fault as the defense let him down and gave up the puck in their own end.
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