SAN JOSE – With 12 of their last 18 games of the season being played at SAP Center, the Sharks were eager to start their four-game homestand with a notch in the win column on Friday. They did just that, holding on for a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.
Here are three takeaways from the win:
Jumbo and the Swedes
The Sharks' forward lines and defense pairs were all clicking Friday. Not bad, considering they’re missing a couple of big guns from their lineup due to injury.
But the newly assembled trio of Joe Thornton and Swedish wingers Gustav Nyquist and Marcus Sorensen stood out.