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Sharks finally turn the tables after big win vs. Blues

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For once, the San Jose Sharks turned the tables.

Seventeen games into the season, the now 3-13-1 Sharks enjoyed their first three, four, and five-goal leads of the year, on their way to a 5-1 rout of the visiting St. Louis Blues.

This is the first time that they’ve scored more than three goals in a game this season and their first multi-goal victory.

Mike Hoffman scored a pair, while William Eklund, Givani Smith, and Luke Kunin piled on. Kaapo Kahkonen made 44 saves.

San Jose seemed especially happy that enforcer Smith got a goal, his first as a Shark. Smith, and linemates Kunin and Ryan Carpenter also enjoyed multi-point efforts, a well-deserved turn in the spotlight for the lunchpail guys.

“Guy has already stuck up for a couple of guys this year after big hits. When a guy does that, guys in the locker room notice. Everyone was really excited,” Carpenter said of Smith, adding this joke. “Even after that pass too, [my] pass was maybe even nicer.”

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