Needed response: San Jose Sharks beat Lightning behind Askarov’s solid effort

SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky didn’t have to remind his players about what happened the last time they played the Tampa Bay Lightning.

“Our guys aren’t stupid,” Warsofsky said Wednesday of the 8-1 drubbing the Lightning handed the Sharks last month at Amalie Arena. “They remember that game pretty vividly.”

Warsofsky got the response he was looking for Thursday as goalie Yaroslav Askarov finished with 24 saves to help the Sharks beat the Lightning 2-1 before an announced crowd of 11,103 at SAP Center...