Joe Thornton’s milestone was the most notable occurrence in the Sharks’ 3-2 win in Winnipeg on Monday, but let’s dig a little deeper. Here are our three takeaways from the San Jose’s performance…
1 – Gutsy effort against a hot team
Although the Jets aren’t in playoff position, this was a team that was surging ahead of hosting the Sharks on Monday. Not only had Winnipeg collected points in seven of its last eight games, the Jets had scored at least three goals in all eight. Had this club gotten even average goaltending this season it would probably be in an entirely different position.