NHL: San Jose 3, Tampa Bay 1

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Vesa Toskala made 21 saves and Joe Thornton had two assists Monday as the San Jose Sharks posted a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Milan Michalek, Kyle McLaren and Nils Ekman scored goals for San Jose, which has won seven of its last eight games.

Brad Richards scored the lone goal for Tampa Bay, which lost for the third time in its last four games.

Tampa Bay's Sean Burke allowed three goals on 25 shots.