What do you get if you combine an untested rookie, a converted defenseman and a superstar who is supposedly past his prime? If you're the San Jose Sharks, you get the most dominant forward line in the NHL in the first two weeks of the 2013-14 season.
Tomas Hertl, Brent Burns and Joe Thornton are an unlikely trio, but after five games, they are a major reason San Jose is a perfect 5-0-0. The line is also a major reason the Sharks lead the league in goals scored (24) and shots on goal (212).
The trio has put up impressive early-season numbers. Hertl leads the league with seven goals scored and has eight points. Burns has the best plus/minus rating in the league with a plus-nine while Thornton (plus-eight) and Hertl (plus-seven) are not far behind.
San Jose's top line has combined for 10 goals and 19 points in five games, an average of nearly two goals and four points per contest. They have also been consistent, scoring at least one goal in each of Team Teal's first five games this season.
Few people expected such big results from this line before the season started. In fact, there were questions surrounding ...
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NHL: How San Jose Sharks’ Hodgepodge Top Line Is Dominating the League
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