Jones Puts Tough Night in Game 4 Behind Him

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SAN JOSE — San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones came into Game 4 of the Western Conference Final against the St. Louis Blues at SAP Center on Saturday with back-to-back shutouts.

He extended his shutout streak to 153:47 before Blues forward Troy Brouwer scored on the power play at 6:14 and allowed three more goals before being pulled for James Reimer at 10:11 of the second period; until then, he had played every second of San Jose’s postseason games.

Jones left having allowed four goals on 19 shots in a 6-3 loss that evened the best-of-7 series at two wins apiece.

Jones had given up four goals three other times in the playoffs, all in the second round against the Nashville Predators. But he played between 60 and 111-plus minutes in those three losses. This time he lasted 30:11.

“We hung him out to dry tonight,” forward Tommy Wingels said. “He made some big saves there and he gave us a chance. But we kept giving them more opportunities. Odd-man rushes …

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