Marleau's whole line scorching since his 4-goal game

The San Jose Sharks are on some kind of streak and that's thanks in large to a suddenly potent second line.

The Sharks have gone 8-1-1 in their last 10 contests to propel them to the top of the Pacific Division, and it's all thanks to a trio that have been lighting it up ever since a dramatic third period back on Jan. 23.

That, of course, was the night that Patrick Marleau became one of only a dozen players to score four goals in a single period - doing so in the final frame of a 5-2 Sharks victory over the Colorado Avalanche.

The game seemingly awoke a sleeping giant, as the trio of Marleau, Logan Couture, and Mikkel Boedker have been nearly unstoppable in the five games since.

Including that win over the Avs, the Sharks have gone 4-1-1 in their last six, scoring 19 times along the way. Amazingly, the aforementioned trio has been responsible for 10 of those goals, one of which was also the 500th of Marleau's career. That's over 52 percent of the team's scoring.

Here's exactly what the three men have accomplished in six games:

The three have combined for 22 points in the last half-dozen games, which averages out to nearly a point each per game each. Couture's goal Saturday night against the Arizona Coyotes - a game the team ultimately dropped in a shootout - proved just how in sync the linemates are at the moment.

Of course, Brent Burns has also been on a tear of his own lately, contributing three goals and eight points in the same six-game stretch. Along with the trio above, that accounts for 13 of the Sharks' past 19 goals.

San Jose has been lethal these last few weeks, in large part due to a small collection of players who are playing inspired hockey since late January.