Thornton data files 1,300th component, Sharks described Flood 6-1

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Joe Thornton made two assists that ared the 33rd character to attain 1,300 career messages and the San Jose Sharks extended their own point streak to 10 video games with one 6-1 success over the Colorado Flood on Tuesday night.

Thornton helped on dreams through Tomas Hertl and Joe Pavelski to attain the milestone and also send the Sharks to the All-Star break upon their own longest component streak since a 10-gamer around the 2010-11 season.Melker Karlsson, Joel Ward and Paul Martin and scored for San Jose. Dylan DeMelo developed his first work objective in the last minute of control on the control perform, and Martin Jones created 21 saves.

Nathan MacKinnon scored for that Avalanche, who had their own four-game winning streak snapped. Storage goalie Calvin Pickard, that was suffering the flu, allowed 4 goals upon 20 photos before as draw after both periods. Starter Semyon Varlamov was side in Colorado taking care of one legal condition and will also skip Wednesday’s game beneath Los Angeles.

Colorado qualified Patrick Roy draw his goalie for the last 39 seconds of the 2nd period and also on several grows of third trying to get his organization back into the online game. The step didn't pay off, and also Martin scored into the clear net to 11:39 maintaining the third.

Both the Sharks controled from the originate and broke both the game open up to a couple of power-play goals beneath a 50-second span of second interval. To Andreas Martinsen already beneath the box with regard to boarding, Francois Beauchemin felt required tripping Patrick Marleau.

San Jose converted along two-man worth when Thornton stumble a puck to a good open Pavelski, that record into the clear net for his 25th objective of the season. That gave Thornton 933 work makes to try with his 367 goals.

Both the Sharks added one 4th goal along man advantage on Ward drove the website and hit beneath a rebound of shot by Marc-Edouard Vlasic with regard to his 15th goal.

Thornton is actually giving few astrological signs on slowing down on age 36. He has messages in 10 right video games heading to the break, a range that has coincided with Hertl rejoining the best line to Thornton and also Pavelski.

Thornton’s first allow of the game arrived on Hertl’s objective beneath the first interval. Thornton stole both the puck from Erik Johnson and also fed Vlasic for one point record which Pickard couldn’t control. Hertl after that tucked in the rebound for his 10th objective, making this 2-0.

Karlsson made scored early beneath the at first period when Brent Uses up’ point record hit off his frame and went into the internet.

NOTES: Roman Will made his NHL debut for Colorado beneath relief on Pickard in an third period. … Both the Avalanche had acceptable only 4 dreams during their own successful streak before sacrifice that many in both the first both situations. … Sharks F Dainius Zubrus returned on missing nine video games with an upper-body injury.