Now that’s how you’re supposed to play on home ice.
After dropping three of the first four games on their five-game home stand, the San Jose Sharks left no doubts that they were going to leave the Bay Area on a high note, dismantling the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs by a 7-0 scoreline.
The Sharks appeared to channel all of their frustrations from previous home defeats and take it out on the Maple Leafs who ran into a buzzsaw after the first period.
During the first 20 minutes of action, it didn’t appear as if San Jose would run away with things as Martin Jones was forced to make a series of key saves to keep things scoreless as Toronto would outshoot the Sharks by a 12-7 margin in the first and killed off two San Jose power plays.