Steven Stamkos continue his climb up the NHL’s career goals list and Curtis McElhinney made 30 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the host San Jose Sharks 3-0 Saturday night. Tampa Bay also improved to 8-0-0 this season against Pacific Division teams. San Jose goaltender Aaron Dell stopped 32 of 34 shots, but the Sharks suffered their second consecutive defeat and dropped to 1-5-0 in their past six games. The first period was scoreless, despite the Lightning having a 13-2 advantage in shots on goal. The goal was the 416th of Stamkos’ NHL career, moving him into a tie for 85th place all-time.

Source: National Post February 02, 2020 06:22 UTC