"Only 20 seconds into last night's game, Blue Jackets winger Jared Boll caught San Jose's Joe Thornton with his head down in the corner after handling the puck. Boll — as is his tendency — launched his body into Thornton's, but Boll's right shoulder crept too high and popped Thornton aside the head.

The good news for the Sharks is that Thornton was OK. The bad news for the Blue Jackets is that Thornton, whose pulse is sometimes undetectable, was awakened, angered and engaged.

The Sharks, with Jumbo Joe at the controls and a cast of many in support, cruised to a 6-0 victory over the Blue Jackets to the delight of 17,562 in HP Pavilion.

Thornton had two goals and an assist, his second three-point game of the season. Joe Pavelski, Patrick Marleau, Michal Handzus and Jamie McGinn added goals for the Sharks.

The Blue Jackets fell to 2-17-2 in this building, one of their many haunts around the league."