San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton (19) fights Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson (43) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

On the SJ Sharks Podcast with Mary Lisa:

1 The Sharks who dropped their last two games in Tampa Bay on Saturday and the in Washington on Monday by a significant margins 5-2 and 4-1 respectively giving Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer reason to question how to create more offense.

2 In Washington the Sharks Joe Thornton got into a huge scrap after a second period collision with the Caps TJ Oshie. Oshie and Thronton who were going for the puck in the right corner had Thornton digging for the puck while Oshie was looking down at the puck and made contact with Thornton and the boards. The Caps said that Thronton intentionally drove Oshie into the boards Thornton contends he didn’t even see Oshie and that he didn’t force Oshie into the boards and Oshie collided with Thornton’s backside and went down.

3 In the third period Thornton dropped the gloves with the Caps Tom Wilson the fight brought major penalties to both Thornton and Wilson. Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer said the Caps decision to fight for Oshie’s injury in the second period was garbage and that Wilson and the Caps should have addressed the issue in the second period when it happened instead of fighting in the third period.

4 The Sharks who have lost their last two games are struggling on Monday night they had Tim Heed, Melker Karlsson, Joonas Donskoi, Mikael Boddeker all out on injuries and Brandon Dillion was suspended Monday for a slash penalty from Saturday’s game in Tampa Bay

5 The Sharks open a three game homestand on Thursday night at SAP Center against Carolina they’ll play back to back nights on Saturday and Sunday against Ottawa and Minnesota. Mary tells us about the Sharks having the home ice advantage for this coming homestand.

Mary Lisa Walsh covers SJ Sharks hockey home and away each weekend at http://www.sportsradioservice.com