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Sharks’ Jones Up to Task in Game 3 Victory
- Updated: June 5, 2016
SAN JOSE — San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones knew what kind of night it was going to be in the first period Saturday when he faced 14 shots from the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Jones let the Penguins know what type of challenge they were in for when he stopped 13 of those shots, including one by Phil Kessel on a breakaway from point-blank range.
“He was coming in,” Jones said of Kessel. “Just the way he had the puck it looked like he was going to shoot. I just tried to stay aggressive and got a pad on it.
“I felt good going into the game. I can’t control what happens, how the game goes. I can’t rely on making a breakaway save to get into the game. I felt like I was ready from the start of the game.”
Jones made 40 saves in the Sharks’ 3-2 overtime victory in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final at SAP Center. San Jose trails the best-of-7 series to 2-1 and avoided a 3-0 hole in large part because Jones refused to break in the game’s final 33:11.
Jones has been under siege since the Cup Final began. He has faced 113 shots and stopped 106. He faced 41 shots in Game 1, 30 in Game 2, and 42 in Game 3.
“Not hard to be focused this time of …
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