JONES BLANKS ST. LOUIS, BLUES SHUTOUT AGAIN TO LIFT SHARKS TO 2-1 SERIES LEAD

Martin Jones (22 SV) registered his second straight shutout (also 26 SV in Game 2) to help the Sharks win Game 3 and take a 2-1 series lead in the Western Conference Final.

Jones, who became the first goaltender in Sharks history to earn consecutive shutouts in the postseason, has not allowed a goal in his last 147:43 of playing time dating to the second period of Game 1. Evgeni Nabokov holds the franchise playoff record with a 178:14 shutout streak from April 24-28, 2004.

Jones improved to 10-5 this postseason (1.89 GAA, .927 SV%, 3 SO), including three shutouts in his last four outings (also Game 7 of SR vs. NSH). His 10 wins and three blank sheets both equal franchise records for one playoff year, set by Nabokov in 2004 (17 GP).

San Jose’s top line of Tomas Hertl (2-0—2), Joe Pavelski (0-2—2) and Joe Thornton (0-2—2) provided two of the team’s three goals.

The trio has combined for 17 goals and 38 points in 15 games this postseason (Hertl: 5-3—8, Pavelski: 9-8—17 and Thornton: 3-10—13).

Hertl registered his first career multi-goal playoff game, including his first career game-winning goal in the postseason.

THURSDAY’S RESULT
Home Team in Caps
SAN JOSE 3, St. Louis 0 – SJS leads 2-1

SNEAK PEEK AT FRIDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Pittsburgh @ Tampa Bay, 8:00 p.m., PIT leads 2-1