It’s been a long time since the Sharks played this well against the Los Angeles Kings.

They outshot the Kings 40-14. The last time that San Jose outshot Los Angeles was 11 games ago, in Nov. 2022, 31-29 in a 5-2 loss.

This speaks to the different directions that both franchises have taken: The Sharks have missed the playoffs for six seasons and counting, while the Kings have made the playoffs for four straight years.

Tonight was not a changing of the guard just yet — San Jose still lost 4-3, dropping to 2-6-2, while Los Angeles improved to 5-3-3 — but it’s no exaggeration to say that the Sharks dominated the usually superior opponent.

“Our most complete game of the year,” head coach Ryan Warsofsky said.

Credit to Warsofsky and his charges, this is the sixth-straight game that the Shar

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