Sharks 4-2 Lightning (Feb 16, 2016) Final Score

San Jose Sharks

30-20-5, 19-8-2 away

	1	2	3	T
SJ	0	2	2	4
TB	1	1	0	2

Nieto, Ward help Sharks beat Lightning 4-2

Matt Nieto and Joel Ward both had a goal and an assist as the San Jose Sharks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Feb 17, 2016, 01:40 am - Associated Press

TVA		1	2	3	T
	Sharks	0	2	2	4
	Lightning	1	1	0	2

1st Period			SJ	TB
17:51		Ryan Callahan (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Killorn (17), Andrej Sustr (11)	0	1

2nd Period		SJ	TB
1:43	Joel Ward (16) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Marc-Edouard Vlasic (25), Matt Nieto (6)	1	1
6:34	Joe Pavelski (26) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Joe Thornton (37), Tomas Hertl (17)	2	1
8:46	Cedric Paquette (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: J.T. Brown (11)	2	2

3rd Period			SJ	TB
1:17		Matt Nieto (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Patrick Marleau (19), Joel Ward (18)	3	2
18:17		Melker Karlsson (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Joe Thornton (38)	4	2

SHARKS

LIGHTNING

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Lightning
4
Sharks
3

Game 1

12/5

Sharks
4
Lightning
2

Game 2

2/16

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vancouver	50	23	9	109
Edmonton	49	27	6	104
Los Angeles	44	27	11	99
Vegas	45	29	8	98
Calgary	38	39	5	81
Seattle	34	35	13	81
Anaheim	27	50	5	59
San Jose	19	54	9	47

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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San Jose Sharks

Tampa Bay Lightning

Stars of the Game

Brent BurnsD - SJ

Joe ThorntonC - SJ

Ryan CallahanRW - TB

Game Information

Nieto, Ward help Sharks beat Lightning 4-2

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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