SAN JOSE -– When Marc-Edouard Vlasic scored on a tape-to-tape cross-ice feed from Nikolay Goldobin on Thursday night, it marked the first goal by a Sharks defenseman other than Brent Burns.
It was the 13th game of the regular season.
For a team whose blueliners are encouraged and expected to get involved and be aggressive in generating chances in the offensive zone, the Sharks could use a little more production on the scoresheet from that group, according to coach Pete DeBoer.
"I think if we're going to be a good 5-on-5 team we need our defense to be a big part of that.