The San Jose Sharks are still swimming in the Stanley Cup Final thanks to goaltender Martin Jones and an early offensive flurry in Thursday's Game 5.
San Jose came into Consol Energy Center with its back against the wall and emerged with a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pittsburgh missed the opportunity to clinch the Cup on its home ice, but it leads the series 3-2 and will have a chance to win it in San Jose on Sunday.
Jones was a brick wall in front of the net for the Sharks for the majority of the game and saved 44 of Pittsburgh's 46 shots for a save percentage of 95.7. San Jose managed only 22 shots on the other end, but Penguins goaltender Matt Murray let three of them by in the first period before the visitors added another on an empty net in the third.
That the Sharks emerged with the win in enemy territory should come as no surprise considering they led the NHL in road wins this season with 28.
Brent Burns, Logan Couture, Melker Karlsson and Joe Pavelski scored for the Sharks, while Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin scored Pittsburgh's two goals, both of which came ...
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