SAN JOSE — It might have been the poorest game the Sharks had played in its opening round playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks. Gone was the discipline, some of their attention to detail, most of their odd-man rushes.
The one constant was the play of goalie Martin Jones, who almost single-handedly helped the Sharks finish off the Ducks with a four-game sweep.
Jones made 27 saves before he allowed a goal to Ducks forward Andrew Cogliano at the 7:53 mark of the third period. Just 76 seconds later, though, Tomas Hertl redirected a Marc-Edouard Vlasic shot from the point past Ducks goalie John Gibson for the winning goal, as the Sharks beat the Ducks 2-1 on Wednesday at SAP Center to complete the second sweep in franchise history.