ST. LOUIS — Sharks goalie Martin Jones set the tone early Thursday night.
Jones stopped a quick wrist shot from St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko in the game’s opening minute. It was the first of 26 saves for Jones, but more importantly it allowed a sluggish Sharks team to stay even until Joonas Donskoi and Joe Thornton scored in the second period to send San Jose to a 3-1 victory.
“We were a little bit off early in the game. I figured we probably would be a little bit just because of our travel,” said Sharks coach Peter DeBoer, referring to the team’s flight to St.