SAN JOSE – First things first. Joe Thornton is good to go for Thursday night's Game 3, when the Sharks host the Blues at SAP Center (6 p.m., NBCSN). There was some uncertainty about his status after he got slashed in the left hand in the third period of Game 2, left the ice for a brief stretch, and was later hiding it from cameras during a postgame interview.
Thornton took part in the Sharks’ optional morning skate on Thursday with a bandaged up left thumb, but didn’t seem to have any problems handling the puck.
“It’s fine, it’s fine,” Thornton said.