WASHINGTON – First, a quick glance at Sharks goalie Martin Jones’ updated stat line following a 31-save blanking of the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night at Verizon Center:
3-0 record, 0.33 goals-against average, .987 save percentage, two shutouts.
You don’t need Larry David to tell you that that’s pretty, pretty, pretty good.
Jones has been a standout performer among a team of standout performers through the first three games. He’s shutting the door on the opposition, but he also seems to be giving his team confidence, something that it lacked for much of last season. For the second straight game, Jones faced some quality scoring chances early on, turned them all away, and his club took over from there.