The San Jose Sharks (37–7–7) scored four goals in the third period to erase a 2–1 deficit and beat the Boston Bruins (39–9–7) in a battle of the top two teams in the NHL.
Sharks captain Patrick Marleau had the game-tying goal early in the third period and Ryane Clowe had three helpers. Milan Lucic scored both goals for Boston, who suffered their first loss of the season when leading after two periods.
Milan Michalek put the Sharks up 3–2 by firing a shot top shelf over Tim Thomas’s glove hand less than four minutes after Marleau’s equalizer.
The game was a homecoming of sorts for San Jose’s Joe Thornton. The Bruins drafted Thornton first overall in the 1997 NHL entry draft but traded him to San Jose three years ago. In Tuesday night’s game, Thornton had the Sharks fourth goal, a lucky deflection off his left skate from a Devin Setoguchi centering pass.
The game itself was played at a very fast pace with big saves from two outstanding goalies in Boston’s Tim Thomas and San Jose’s workhorse Evgeny Nabokov.
With the 5–2 win, the Sharks move to 81 points, four behind the Bruins in the race for first overall in the NHL. The Sharks have played the fewest games in the league with 51. Boston remains 13 points ahead of the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference.
Sharks captain Patrick Marleau had the game-tying goal early in the third period and Ryane Clowe had three helpers. Milan Lucic scored both goals for Boston, who suffered their first loss of the season when leading after two periods.
Milan Michalek put the Sharks up 3–2 by firing a shot top shelf over Tim Thomas’s glove hand less than four minutes after Marleau’s equalizer.
The game was a homecoming of sorts for San Jose’s Joe Thornton. The Bruins drafted Thornton first overall in the 1997 NHL entry draft but traded him to San Jose three years ago. In Tuesday night’s game, Thornton had the Sharks fourth goal, a lucky deflection off his left skate from a Devin Setoguchi centering pass.
The game itself was played at a very fast pace with big saves from two outstanding goalies in Boston’s Tim Thomas and San Jose’s workhorse Evgeny Nabokov.
With the 5–2 win, the Sharks move to 81 points, four behind the Bruins in the race for first overall in the NHL. The Sharks have played the fewest games in the league with 51. Boston remains 13 points ahead of the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference.
