Overview
- During the first intermission, the SAP Center scoreboard displayed: "SJ SHARKS FANS LOVE ICE !! GET 'EM BOYZ !"
- The incident occurred during Los Tiburones Hispanic Heritage Night, the team’s ninth annual community celebration.
- The Sharks said the message was externally submitted, slipped past standard screening, and is now under investigation.
- Fans booed, and team president Jonathan Becher condemned the lapse on X as inconsistent with the organization’s values.
- The game drew a sellout crowd of 17,435, and San Jose lost 3-0 to the Pittsburgh Penguins.