After two periods of acceptable but not terribly exciting hockey, the Sharks found their fun gear in the final 20 minutes to beat the Blackhawks 5-2. Also, Joe Thornton played in his 1,550th NHL game. I’ve never counted to that number in my life. He’s going to easily pass Jarome Iginla in all-time games played by the end of the month.
The Sharks scored the first goal of the game and would have had a 1-0 lead at the end of the first period if not for that meddling Dylan Strome. The Sharks had thwarted an earlier two-on-one from the Blackhawks’ top line, but couldn’t solve Strome and Alex DeBrincat.