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By Pearl Allison Lo

~ San Jose and goalie Alex Stalock held the Winnipeg Jets to one goal in a 4-1 win Tuesday.

The Jets have now lost three straight. Conversely, the Sharks have won three straight.

Stalock’s last appearance was against Winnipeg as well, where he came in to replace Martin Jones and stopped all six shots he faced. This time, Stalock turned aside 21 shots, to earn his first win since November 22.

There was plenty of animosity between the teams. Both the first and second period saw fights and the third included roughing and a game misconduct.

Scoring times were similar in the end periods.

San Jose’s Chris Tierney scored shorthand at 15:18. Winnipeg followed 23 seconds later still on the power play. Nikolaj Ehlers scored, aided by Drew Stafford.

With 47 seconds left in the period, Joe Thornton made it 2-0 off teammate Tomas Hertl’s rebound.

The Sharks got a five minute man advantage in the third when Tyler Myers was called for cross checking. Tommy Wingels had checked Myers into the boards and Myers replied by shoving Wingels in the head at 12:55.

With 5:48 left, most of the Jets thought they had tied the game, Blake Wheeler scoring after tripping Stalock, as Stalock’s stick went flying in the air. However, the goal was taken back and San Jose got a two man advantage.

It was a lackluster power play until Coach Peter DeBoer gave the Sharks a talking to. It resulted in the typical Joe Pavelski power play at 15:59. Logan Couture and Brent Burns helped. With the assist, Burns now has a career high eight game point streak. It is also the longest run by a San Jose defenseman, according to @EliasSports.

After missing a breakaway earlier, the Sharks’ Joel Ward’s empty netter with 54 seconds left, made the game the same score as the teams’ last matchup. That game also featured a shorthand goal and unguarded net.

Game notes: Injury-wise, Wingels and Winnipeg’s Mathieu Perreault returned, but the Jets’ Mark Scheifele remained out. San Jose was outhit again 29-10. The Sharks outblocked Winnipeg 21-10. San Jose now hopes to use momentum from their last home win and perfect road trip. They begin a three game homestand, starting Thursday at 7:30pm with former Coach Todd McLellan’s return to SAP Center for the first time with his Edmonton Oilers. The Sharks’ Raffi Torres will also be eligible to return from his 41-game lockout.