Mitchell’s offensive surge continues as the Sharks win their fourth straight

Torrey Mitchell has been criticized by Sharks fans all season long, but his recent play may be changing people’s minds. Mitchell scored two goals for his first ever multi-goal game. He also had two points on Saturday against the Blues, which gives him multiple points in back to back games for the first time in his career. His four game point streak also ties a career high. He has nine points in his last nine games. Patrick Marleau also had two goals to give him 31 on the season. It’s his third straight season with more than 30 goals. Marleau’s second goal of the game ended up being the game winner. It was his ninth game winning goal of the season, which trails only Alex Ovechkin and Daniel Sedin for the league lead (both have ten). Andrew Desjardins scored his first NHL goal in his tenth career NHL game. Logan Couture played despite getting injured in Saturday’s game. He scored the sixth goal of the game for the Sharks. Joe Pavelski had two assists, which giv...