SAN JOSE — As Mikkel Boedker pondered everything that went wrong in his first season with the Sharks, a solution materialized in the image of team captain Joe Pavelski.
At 5-foot-11, 195 pounds, Pavelski is an inch shorter and 15 pounds lighter than Boedker, and he definitely lacks the Danish forward’s blazing-foot speed. Teammates call Pavelski “Pokey,” as in slow poke.
Nevertheless, the Sharks captain ranks second to Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin in total goals (145) since the beginning of the 2013-14 season.