TAMPA, Fla. -- Matt Nieto and Joel Ward both had a goal and an assist as the San Jose Sharks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Joe Pavelski and Melker Karlsson also scored for the Sharks, who are 7-2-2 over their last 11 games. Martin Jones improved to 11-2-1 in his last 14 decisions after making 28 saves.
The Lightning, losers in four of their last five games, got goals from Ryan Callahan and Cedric Paquette.