Reilly the Hockey Dog sees another Sharks road win!

Denver, CO

Hey Sharks fans, its a glorious morning to wake up to, and a victory in Game 3 last night makes it even better.  Logan Couture, the Sharks version of Captain Clutch delivered in the 3rd period last night, just when the Sharks seemed to be sliding to a loss.

With San Jose firmly in control, leading 2-0 in the 2nd period the Avalanche began their familiar push to come back. Like most scoring for Colorado, it began with Nathan MacKinnon on one of his patented bursts of speed, he blew by Brent Burns and the defense to score the first goal.

An old friend came back to haunt the Sharks, scoring their second goal, former Shark Matt Nieto, on a deflection from in front to tie the game.  At this point, one can see the need for a hero and Couture did not disappoint as he faked Grubauer out of his jock strap with a nifty short side, well placed forehand shot, off the post and in to regain the lead.

The drama wasn’t over as Couture took a penalty with 3:30 to go in the game, but the PK was up to the task as San Jose weathered the onslaught of the Av power play. As is fitting when a guy has two goals, the Sharks got it to Couture to score into the empty net to complete the Hat Trick!

There were so many post shots for both teams, the Sharks with at least 5 and the Avs with 3, these guys are so amazing.  Martin Jones was solid and has really stabilized his game. Gus Nyquist was also driving the Sharks offense, he’s a keeper.

Paste the link below for a really nice highlight montage from NHL.com.

https://www.nhl.com/video/t-306627776