SAN JOSE — The luxury of the Sharks building a sizeable lead in the Pacific Division is that they can turn their attention to bigger things. So with less than four weeks to go in the regular season, the primary goal will be to improve their seed for the Western Conference playoffs.
A few more nights like Sunday’s game against the Dallas Stars will help.
Joe Pavelski scored twice and Logan Couture added two assists as the Sharks took care of another non-playoff team, routing the Stars 5-1 at SAP Center.
Paul Martin also had two assists and goalie Aaron Dell made 29 saves for his fourth straight win as the Sharks, with 89 points, maintained their seven point lead over the Anaheim Ducks for first place in the Pacific.