Dazzling shot caps four goal night for Sharks Hertl (with video)

SAN JOSE Calif. Tomas Hertl needed only three games to make a name for himself in the NHL.

San Jose's 19 year old rookie from the Czech Republic scored four goals Tuesday (going between his legs for a dazzling shot on his final tally) as the Sharks ran the New York Rangers out of SAP Center in a 9 2 victory.

You don't see that too often Sharks captain Joe Thornton said of Hertl's performance. It's very very special.

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Hertl who has six goals in his last two games smiled from ear to ear as television cameras caught his mother fighting back tears as the building exploded in noise.

This is a dream. It's crazy four goals Hertl said. I never in the Czech league I never had three. And (four) in the NHL it's crazy.

Hertl became the youngest NHL player to score four goals in a game since March 30 1988 (Jimmy Carson Los Angeles Kings). He is the fourth youngest player in NHL history to score four or more goals according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Hertl becomes the only player to score a total of six goals in his first three games as a Shark. His four goals tied a franchise single game record and he did it by logging only 11 12 of ice time. Hertl became the fourth player since 1987 88 to log less than 11 30 of ice time and score four goals in a game.

He likes to score goals you can tell by his celebrations Thornton said. As teammates it's fun to watch him put pucks in the back of the net.

Hertl scored his first by tapping in a cross ice feed from Andrew Desjardins at 9 19 a goal that gave the Sharks a 4 1 lead and chased Rangers starting goalie Henrik Lundqvist. Logan Couture greeted New York backup Marty Biron with his second goal of the season swatting in the puck after a shot by Patrick Marleau bounced hard off the end boards at 9 39.

Hertl finished the four goal second a period that featured a 23 8 advantage in shots for San Jose by backhanding a breakaway through Biron's legs at 12 32.

Hertl produced his third goal on the team's first power play at 9 02 of the third period and he scored No. 4 at 12 05 with a breakaway making an incredible between the legs shot.

That's something I don't have in my bag Thornton said. That was awfully pretty.

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