SAN JOSE –- In the last 106 games that Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski have concurrently been in the lineup since the start of the 2014-15 season, they’ve started together on the same line in 101 of those – including all 28 games this season.
Not on Saturday against Minnesota, though.
With his club mired in a five-game losing streak Sharks coach Pete DeBoer has changed up his team’s look, as Tomas Hertl will serve as Pavelski’s center, and Thornton will skate with Melker Karlsson and Tommy Wingels. It's the first time Thornton and Pavelski will start on different lines since Feb.