Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic extended his NHL career-high point streak to eight games with an assist on Ward's goal. It's tied for the longest streak by a defenseman in San Jose history (Brent Burns, Dec. 22, 2015-Jan. 12, 2016; Sandis Ozolinsh, Feb. 5-21, 1994).
"[Jones] gave us some saves early and the goal really backed them off a little bit," DeBoer said. "I liked our composure, even when we got behind or they tied it up. We had a good feeling of confidence and we played that way."
Bishop had 27 saves.
"We had 20 minutes to get a win on home ice and had a couple of breakdowns," Bishop said. "We're going to wake up tomorrow and not be in the playoffs. We've got 26 games left and they're all going to be important. It's gut check time."
The Pittsburgh Penguins (64 points), who were idle, moved past the Lightning (64 points) into the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference by virtue of having played one fewer game.