SAN JOSE — With three defensemen sidelined by injury, the Sharks found a way to derail the hottest team in the NHL.
Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson both logged heavy minutes, charging the Sharks 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at SAP Center Saturday night by combining for five assists.
The win snapped the Lightning’s point streak at 16 games, marking the team’s first regulation loss since Nov. 27. The Sharks also ended Nikita Kucherov’s point streak at 12 games, keeping him off the shot clock while handing him a minus-4 rating. The Lightning’s forward had picked up 27 points during his streak.