Joe Thornton of the San Jose Sharks got suspended by the Department of Player Safety for the illegal check to the head he made on Tomas Nosek of the Vegas Golden Knights at 16:54 of the second period in game 3.
Game 4 is a must win for the San Jose Sharks and they’ll have to find a way to pull it off without their locker room leader in the line-up. Team Teal has had to go to battle without Joe Thornton for a stretch already this season. Jumbo has missed various stretches of play due to his knee injuries, so playing without him isn’t all that foreign of a concept.