For a long stretch of Tuesday night’s 4-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks, it looked like the Sharks had figured out things.
They held a lead for the bulk of the game. They had their captain back healthy, and he got right to work by scoring a power-play goal to give the Sharks a 2-1 lead in the first period. Even goaltender Martin Jones, who allowed the first goal less than two minutes into the contest, made some key saves that helped keep his team in the game -- saves when the Sharks needed them the most.