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Jones makes 34 saves as

Sharks tie series with 4-0 win

By JOSH DUBOW tonight," Golden Knights Hertl was in front and
AP Sports Writer coach Gerard Gallant knocked in the loose puck
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — said. "We didn't play a bad to make it 3-0.
Marcus Sorensen and Joo- game, but we didn't play Pavelski's goal on the re-
nas Donskoi delivered the well enough to win and bound of Couture's shot
fast start San Jose coach they did, and they really sealed the game midway
Peter DeBoer wanted and did. I think we played well through the third.
Martin Jones did the rest enough to win all of the first The Sharks made some
to help the Sharks tie their three, but tonight? No." changes from Game 3,
playoff series with Vegas at Jones was a big reason with defenseman Joakim
two games apiece. for that, starting with a key Ryan returning to the lineup
Sorensen and Donskoi save early against Reilly for the first time since March
scored in the first period Smith. Jones was helped on 16 in place of Paul Martin,
and Jones made 34 saves a delayed penalty when and Donskoi getting back
for his sixth career postsea- Brent Burns cleared a puck in after missing the previous
son shutout as the Sharks off the goal line and when game with a lower-body
bounced back from an James Neal hit the post on injury.
overtime loss to beat the a power play in the first pe- After an early giveaway
Golden Knights 4-0 in Game riod. led to a scoring chance
4 on Wednesday night. But the San Jose goalie also for Vegas, Ryan fared well
"We'd been chasing the delivered some big-time and stripped William Car-
game the whole series," saves, including back-to- rier of the puck to thwart
DeBoer said. "We talked back stops against William a chance for the Golden San Jose Sharks goalie Martin Jones (31) and center Chris Tier-
about it, but it's easier said Karlsson and Jonathan Knights. ney celebrate after the Sharks defeated the Vegas Golden
Knights 4-0 in Game 4 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff
than done. I think we've Marchessault on a Vegas San Jose then scored twice series in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, May 2, 2018.
had chances in the last power play in the final min- in the final five minutes of Associated Press
two games to get out in ute of the second. Jones the first period. Sorensen
front, but (Marc-Andre) then turned aside Smith on struck first, using a pick from The Sharks added to the they actually had some
Fleury has I think been ex- a power play in the third. linemate Eric Fehr to get lead with 5.1 seconds to go better looks than we did. I
ceptional, especially early Jones tied Evgeni Nabo- loose from the corner and when Donskoi skated from think they came out hard
in games, in order to keep kov's team record for most then skate around two de- his own zone and beat and better than we did
us off the board. It's nice saves in a playoff shutout, fenseman to beat Fleury Fleury with a wrist shot from and then Marcus scored
that we've stuck with it, and the Sharks have turned with his fourth goal of the the high slot. and Joonas' goal was big
and hopefully we see some things around following a playoffs. "At the start of the game as well," Couture said. q
cracks." 7-0 loss in the opener.
Tomas Hertl added his "I thought we probably
team-leading fifth goal of managed the puck a little
the playoffs and Joe Pav- bit better for the whole
elski scored a power-play game," Jones said. "We
goal in the third to set up won battles on the boards,
a best-of-three for a spot we got pucks out when
in the Western Conference we needed to and we got
Final. pucks in when we needed
Game 5 is Friday night in to. That was big for us to-
Las Vegas. night."
Fleury made 30 saves and Hertl helped give Jones a
Vegas failed to convert on cushion with his goal early
all five power-play chanc- in the second. Logan Cou-
es while losing for the sec- ture won an offensive zone
ond time in eight games faceoff against Erik Haula,
this postseason. and Mikkel Boedker took
"They were a little more the puck behind the net
competitive than we were for a wraparound attempt.