It may have appeared a foolish wager to some when Sharks coach Pete DeBoer bet all his chips on Martin Jones after he had been pulled from two of the first four games of the Western Conference quarterfinal series against the Golden Knights.
DeBoer’s gamble to stay with Jones as his starter is on the verge of paying off as Jones has carried San Jose to within one game of rallying to win the series.
Jones has delivered consecutive sterling performances, including a 58-save effort in a 2-1 double-overtime Game 6 victory Sunday night. It broke a franchise postseason record and marked the most saves by a goalie facing elimination since Buffalo’s Dominik Hasek stopped 70 shots against New Jersey in 1994.