Game 2 Takeaways: Better Team Won, Pohlkamp Reveals Injuries & Talks No. 48

The Barracuda, already down 2-0 after the first period, couldn’t afford to fall further behind against star goalie Carl Lindbom.

But Alexander Holtz got inside Braden Hache and Jett Woo in the second period, smashing home a too-easy rebound:

That was more than enough for Lindbom, who stopped 26-of-27 shots.

The Swedish netminder, who ended the regular season 18-0-2, still hasn’t lost in regulation since Jan. 18.

Quote of the Night

“I could care less for that.”

Post-game, Pohlkamp didn’t know where the puck for his first pro point was.

Clearly, the 2023 San Jose Sharks fifth-round pick, coming off an NCAA championship and a Hobey Baker Hat Trick finalist campaign, has his sights set higher than the AHL.

Key Stats

Pohlkamp led the Cuda with six shots, hammering Lindbom all night.

Clearly, Pohlkamp’s hand injury — after the game, he revealed that he had been dealing with a right pinky and ankle injuries — wasn’t making him gun-shy.

Tonight was a lesson for the 22-year-old about pro goaltending.

“There weren’t a lot of corners to pick. Came out pretty aggressive,” Pohlkamp said of Lindbom. “I could have used some of their defenders as screens a little more. That [pass] that Quentin Musty gave me, I think I should have went far right side.”

Overtime

Don’t buy San Jose Sharks Pohlkamp No. 48 jerseys just yet. Or tape over Tomas Hertl’s nameplate on old ones.

“They just gave it to me,” Pohlkamp said of tonight’s number.

Pohlkamp has worn No. 23 throughout his college career, but that number is currently taken by Sharks alternate captain Barclay Goodrow.

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