VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Martin Jones recorded 35 saves as the Sharks beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Saturday night.
Jones stood out while his team struggled to handle a Canucks squad battling an outbreak of the mumps. The Canucks outshot the Sharks 36-26 but capitalized on the misfortune of Vancouver netminder Ryan Miller.
The Sharks (36-18-7) moved six points ahead of both Edmonton and Anaheim in the race for first place in the Pacific Division.The Canucks (26-29-6) suffered their ninth loss in the past 12 games.
Tomas Hertl, Patrick Marleau, Mikkel Boedker and Logan Couture scored for the Sharks, while Chris Tierney supplied two assists.