Fortunately for the Sharks, Joe Thornton is showing no signs of slowing down.
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“I hadn’t played in a month and a half”, said Allen, who stopped 15 of the 17 shots he faced.
However, the Sharks will have to be on their toes in the defensive end as the Avalanche can make teams pay in an instant.
Tennyson was injured after he was checked hard into the boards by Reaves behind the San Jose net.
Reaves’ hit knocked Sharks defenseman Matt Tennyson out of the game, and there was no information available after the game about the extent of Tennyson’s injury. Tennyson’s head then slammed against the ice as he fell down. Penalties_Reaves, StL, served by Fabbri, major-game misconduct (boarding), 8:37; Bortuzzo, StL (slashing), 12:01; Couture, SJ (tripping), 16:38.
Sharks coach Pete DeBoer said Tennyson was likely concussed by the hit.
The Sharks have played as of Scottrade Center is their home rink of late, and they did it again on Monday night.
Hertl had two of San Jose’s three goals in the first. This careless decision by Reeves set off a chain of events to which the aftermath will be felt for several games to come. The Sharks said they hope C Nick Spaling and D Roman Polak, acquired Monday from Toronto, will join the team before Wednesday night’s game in Colorado….
With the road trip concluding in Colorado, the Sharks will face an Avalanche team that possesses plenty of offensive firepower led by Matt Duchene.
Hertl gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead off a wraparound following Thornton’s flip pass behind the net at 4:44 of the first period.
Tomas Hertl, Logan Couture and Joe Thornton each scored two goals, powering San Jose to a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday night.
Just 20 seconds after Tarasenko’s goal, Couture picked up a rebound after Marc-Edouard Vlasic’s shot and beat goalie Jake Allen for his eighth of the season.
ABOUT THE BLUES (35-17-9): Steen was placed on injured reserve after getting hurt on a check by Coyotes defenseman Kevin Connauton in Saturday’s win and will be evaluated in four weeks.
“I think it hit (Melker Karlsson) in the back of the leg, and it just found me”, Couture said of his second goal. “I’ll take those all day”. In that game, teammate Dan Boyle had to be stretchered off of the ice after a bad hit from behind by Maxim Lapierre. “That’s the big thing”. They got back to within 3-2 in the second period and seemed to be gaining steam after Vladimir Tarasenko’s power play score on a laser-like wrist shot made it 3-2.
I want to go on record as saying that I have always been a Reaves fan. “That’s the way it goes sometimes”.
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Thornton also had two assists as San Jose improved to 21-9-2 on the road, matching their total road wins from last season.
