- Editor's note: Sheng Peng will be a regular contributor to NBC Sports California's Sharks coverage for the 2021-22 season. You can read more of his coverage on San Jose Hockey Now, listen to him on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, and follow him on Twitter at @Sheng_Peng.
Kaapo Kahkonen showed why the San Jose Sharks traded for him on Tuesday night.
Kahkonen stopped 40 of 41 shots, but it wasn’t enough as the Sharks dropped their seventh straight in a 1-0 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators.
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“I wish we could’ve generated a little more, got that win for him,” Rudolfs Balcers said. “He hasn’t won a game for a while too.”
San Jose’s last victory was on Mar. 26 against Anaheim; Kahkonen’s was on Feb. 20 versus Edmonton.
Kahkonen is currently on an 0-8-2 winless streak.
At the Trade Deadline, the Sharks acquired Kahkonen and a 2022 fifth-round pick from Minnesota for Jake Middleton.
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This added a third starting goalie to San Jose’s depth chart, along with James Reimer and Adin Hill.
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