VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Tomas Hertl knows the Sharks might need him now more than ever.
Hertl scored twice in the first period to snap a 16-game goal drought before fellow center Joe Thornton went down with an injury to his left leg, and the Sharks beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Sunday night.
San Jose, already missing Logan Couture after he took a puck to the face March 25, saw Thornton crumple to the ice with about three minutes left in the first period after he ran into Vancouver forward Michael Chaput.