Sharks takeaways: What we learned in 5-2 win over Lightning

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SAN JOSE -- After Friday’s morning skate, Sharks defenseman Brent Burns said the upcoming matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning was going to be a “good measuring stick” for San Jose.

For a team down three starting defensemen, the Sharks put up the ultimate fight against the league-leading Bolts Saturday night, playing one of their best games of the season and skating away with a 5-2 victory.

Here are three takeaways from Saturday’s game:

Hats off to the defense

Of course, the big question headed into Saturday’s contest was how San Jose’s defense would perform against a deep offense like Tampa Bay’s. For a d-corps missing half…