The San Jose Sharks responded to a tough loss to the Calgary Flames by returning home and dominating Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils 5-2 Wednesday night.
On paper it looked like the perfect bounce-back win for a team that had struggled finding consistency so far in 2010-2011. The Sharks outshot the Devils 39-29, limited the defensive mistakes that had plagued them, and per usual won the face-off battle. Antero Niittymaki logged a strong effort, allowing just two goals on 29 shots.
The offense came alive too. After being shut out by former Shark Mikka Kiprusoff in Calgary, the Sharks scored five goals behind captain Joe Thornton's second hat trick as a Shark. Four of the goals came five-on-five, a scenario in which the Sharks had struggled mightily to date this season.
Is this the sign of a turnaround? Have the Sharks finally steadied the ship and proven the current group can stay the course for the foreseeable future?
Maybe, but not necessarily.
The Sharks put together a solid effort against the Devils, but their inability to maintain focus late in the game, leading to several penalties and a second Devils goal, combined with th ...
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