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Matt Roy scored the lone goal for the Kings,
who outshot the Sharks 42-23. Austin Wagner and Gabriel Vilardi
assisted on Roy's goal while Jonathan Quick made 21 saves in the
loss. The Kings have alternated losses and wins over their past
five games.
Couture opened up scoring with a cross-ice shot that appeared to
bounce off Quick and Kings defenseman Kurtis MacDermid before
finding the back of the net at 8:22 in the first period.
MacDermid was back in the spotlight a couple of shifts later
when he and Sharks forward Kurtis Gabriel squared off and
dropped their gloves. Gabriel left for the dressing room to get
a few stitches after the scrap as the Sharks killed off two
Kings power plays to take the 1-0 lead into the first
intermission.
Both the Sharks and the Kings had opportunities on the power
play and exchanged plenty of offensive zone time, but both teams
were stymied for the majority of the second stanza as Jones and
Quick traded off turning away prime opportunities from both
offenses.
Roy eventually broke up the goaltending spectacle at the 17:31
mark of the middle frame with a blast from the point that
completely eluded Jones and tied the game up 1-1.
Right after killing the Kings' fifth power-play opportunity of
the evening, the Sharks burst into Kings territory and Donato
muscled around Los Angeles' defense as he wrapped around the
Kings' net and backhanded the puck five-hole to give San Jose a
2-1 lead.
Los Angeles spent a significant amount of time in San Jose's
zone for the rest of the period in an attempt to tie the game
back up, outshooting the Sharks 15-4 in the third period alone.
Jones was especially controlled in the last few minutes of
regulation as he solidified the win.
--Field Level Media
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