Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Tomas Hertl came out of COVID-19 protocols and delivered twice for the San Jose Sharks in their 8-7 shootout victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night.
Hertl scored his team-leading 15th goal and added a shootout goal for San Jose, which played for the first time since Dec. 16 amid a flurry of pandemic-related postponements and an extended NHL holiday break.
Hertl was asymptomatic after testing positive Dec. 21 and said he felt fine after the wild win.
“It was almost like pond hockey.