Despite again being without the services of Erik Karlsson and Evander Kane, as well as having franchise cornerstones Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns battling the flu, the Sharks got exactly what they needed against the Montreal Canadiens Thursday night: two points.
More specifically, they had a balanced scoring attack, with goals coming from Timo Meier, Tomas Hertl, Joe Thornton, Marcus Sorenson and, with his first as a San Jose Shark, Gustav Nyquist. This is the Sharks’ bread and butter as the team that scores the second most goals per game in the National Hockey League; one that possesses one of the deepest offensive groups in the NHL, currently boasting a roster with seven players who have crossed the 50 point threshold.