SAN JOSE, Calif. — Joe Pavelski lost a couple of teeth, had stitches in his lip and his mouth was still bloody long after taking Brent Burns’ point shot right off his chin. Pavelski was…
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Joe Pavelski lost a couple of teeth, had stitches in his lip and his mouth was still bloody long after taking Brent Burns’ point shot right off his chin. Pavelski was also able to smile since his pain led to a goal and a playoff victory.
Tomas Hertl added an empty-net goal and Martin Jones made 24 saves to get San Jose started off right in this series heading into Game 2 on Friday night. Pavelski epitomized that with the Sharks on the power play in the first period. He went to the front of the net, where he is usually so adept at tipping pucks with his stick for goals. Burns’ point shot came in high and hit him in the chin instead before bouncing into the net. Pavelski was unable even to celebrate, heading straight to the dressing room for treatment while the crowd roared at the series-opening goal.
Things then got wild early in the period following a series of penalties. After coincidental minors to San Jose’s Brenden Dillon and Jonathan Marchessault left the teams playing 4-on-4, the Sharks went on a power play when Deryk Engelland was called for a trip. The Golden Knights got on the board seconds after Pavelski’s penalty ended when Stone got inside of Burns at the side of the net to knock in a loose puck.
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