SAN JOSE -- Martin Jones stopped all 30 of the Pittsburgh Penguins' shots Saturday night for his fifth shutout since the start of last season. All five have come against either Pittsburgh or the Minnesota Wild.
So, what gives?
"Nothing, really," Jones said after the Sharks' dominant 5-0 win. "Coincidence."
Whatever you want to call it, Jones will take it. He has had a rough go of it, to say the least, and dabbles with success have often been separated by long stretches of significant struggle.
Saturday not only marked Jones' first home shutout since the second round of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, but also established his first set of victories in consecutive starts since the end of November.