The San Jose Sharks ended an eight-game winless streak with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night, marking their first home win since late November. Tyler Toffoli opened the scoring with a skillful toe drag, netting his 15th goal of the season in the first period. Mario Ferraro added another goal in the second, helping the Sharks secure a much-needed win after a tough stretch of games.

Yaroslav Askarov was solid in goal for San Jose, making 24 saves. The Sharks had previously struggled, going 0-7-1 in their last eight games, including a heavy 8-1 defeat to the Lightning earlier in December. Anthony Cirelli scored the lone goal for Tampa Bay, while Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded 23 saves.