What Are Sharks Doing Better? But Why Do They Keep Losing? (+)

NASHVILLE — “I thought we made a step forward with the things that we touched on after our last game.”

That was head coach David Quinn’s assessment of the San Jose Sharks’ 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins last night. And there was progress – but considering where the Sharks were coming from, a 6-3 rout at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, it was, to some degree, faint praise.

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But it was a step in the right direction, even though the defeat dropped San Jose to 0-3-1.

The micro-stats, per SPORTLOGiQ, underscore the Sharks’ improvements from one night to another:

Let’s roll the tape on how the Sharks got better, and where they still have to get better.