Sharks @ New Jersey 3-0 - Friday, October 20
Martin Jones made 28 saves for his first shutout in almost a year, and the Sharks defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-0 at Prudential Center. It was Jones' 16th NHL shutout, his first since a 4-0 win on 26 saves against New Jersey on Nov. 21.
"The Devils came out pretty hard; they're good around the net with quick plays, but I thought we were really good," Jones said. "Our penalty kill was very good again and that was probably the difference."
The Devils, who were tied for seventh in the NHL on the power play, went 0-for-5. Melker Karlsson, Joe Pavelski and Joonas Donskoi scored, and Justin Braun had two assists for the Sharks (3-3-0), who have won three of their past four games. Keith Kinkaid made 30 saves for the Devils (6-2-0), who had a three-game winning streak end.
San Jose scored twice in the second period to take a 3-0 lead. Pavelski scored his second goal of the season at 5:49 before Donskoi scored his first on a backhand at 18:50. Karlsson scored his first of the season into the top right corner past Kinkaid 14:11 into the first period. Tomas Hertl made the play possible when he fought off a check from defenseman John Moore before finding Karlsson at the left post. Jones stopped Drew Stafford 2:37 later with a pad save off a point-blank slap shot from the slot.
"Like most of the shots [on Friday], the guys did a good job around the net and I was able to see it and track it well," Jones said.
Pavelski tipped in a shot by Braun from the right point. He dedicated the goal to his uncle Roger Patoka, who died Thursday.
"My uncle passed away and my family said to get a goal for him," Pavelski said. "… I don't think that goal should have actually gone in, so I'm sure Uncle Roger had a little bit to do with it."
Sharks @ NY Islanders 3-5 - Saturday, October 21The Devils, who were tied for seventh in the NHL on the power play, went 0-for-5. Melker Karlsson, Joe Pavelski and Joonas Donskoi scored, and Justin Braun had two assists for the Sharks (3-3-0), who have won three of their past four games. Keith Kinkaid made 30 saves for the Devils (6-2-0), who had a three-game winning streak end.
San Jose scored twice in the second period to take a 3-0 lead. Pavelski scored his second goal of the season at 5:49 before Donskoi scored his first on a backhand at 18:50. Karlsson scored his first of the season into the top right corner past Kinkaid 14:11 into the first period. Tomas Hertl made the play possible when he fought off a check from defenseman John Moore before finding Karlsson at the left post. Jones stopped Drew Stafford 2:37 later with a pad save off a point-blank slap shot from the slot.
"Like most of the shots [on Friday], the guys did a good job around the net and I was able to see it and track it well," Jones said.
Pavelski tipped in a shot by Braun from the right point. He dedicated the goal to his uncle Roger Patoka, who died Thursday.
"My uncle passed away and my family said to get a goal for him," Pavelski said. "… I don't think that goal should have actually gone in, so I'm sure Uncle Roger had a little bit to do with it."
Jones received a bit of good fortune 9:13 into the third period when, after losing his stick, he stopped a shot from the right point by Damon Severson with his pad before Jimmy Hayes missed an open net on the rebound when the puck hit Jones' stick on the ice.
"[Jones] is going to tell you we got the win and that's the biggest thing, and I think that's what we're worried about right now, those two points. Whether it's a tight game or high-scoring, if you win, everyone feels a little bit better. But it's good to see [Jones] rewarded with the shutout with all the big saves he had." -- Sharks captain Joe Pavelski
Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said backup goalie Aaron Dell will start at the New York Islanders. ... The Devils top line of left wing Taylor Hall, center Nico Hischier and right wing Drew Stafford, which had 13 points in the previous two games, combined for six shots on goal and was minus-6.
Anders Lee scored two goals, and John Tavares had a goal and two assists to help the New York Islanders to a 5-3 win against the Sharks at Barclays Center.
Josh Bailey and Andrew Ladd also scored for New York (4-3-1). Thomas Greiss made 28 saves. Tavares had gone five straight games without a point. All six of his points this season have come in two games; he had two goals and an assist in the Islanders' 6-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Oct. 7.
Logan Couture had a hat trick for San Jose (3-4-0), which played the second of a five-game road trip. Brent Burns and Joe Thornton each had two assists, and Aaron Dell made 18 saves.
"He was excellent," Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said of Couture. "I thought our effort as a team was pretty good. We're on the road, tough building, back-to-back [games]. I thought it could have gone either way. They capitalized on a few mistakes we made. We couldn't finish a couple off, but that's the game."
Lee's second goal made it 4-2 when he scored on a 2-on-1 with Tavares at 11:47 of the third after Ladd put the Islanders ahead earlier in the period.
The Islanders responded with two goals 58 seconds apart to take a 2-1 lead. Lee tied the game at 7:33 of the second period when he one-timed Nick Leddy's feed past Dell. Bailey gave the Islanders a 2-1 lead at 8:31. Couture's second goal of the game made it 2-2 at 12:44 of the second when he took a pass from Jannik Hansen and put a wrist shot from the edge of the left circle past Greiss.
Couture completed the hat trick with 1:52 remaining in the third period when he redirected Burns' shot past Greiss to make it 4-3.
"He looks like the player who led the Stanley Cup Playoffs in scoring a little over a year ago," DeBoer said of Couture, who helped the Sharks reach the 2016 Stanley Cup Final with 30 points (10 goals, 20 assists) in 24 games. "It's good to see, we're going to need him."
Tavares scored an empty-net goal with 55.4 seconds left. Ladd gave the Islanders a 3-2 lead at 3:12 of the third period when Mathew Barzal skated around the Sharks net with the puck before sending it to Ladd, who one-timed it from the bottom of the left circle past Dell. Greiss preserved the 3-2 lead with 15:29 remaining in the third period when he managed to glove Tomas Hertl's wrist shot from the left circle. Bailey intercepted a pass from Thornton in the slot, worked his way around Joe Pavelski by putting the puck between his skates and poked it past Dell.
"Looking back over the summer, my year last year was OK. It could have been better. I wanted to improve this season. It's been a good start; obviously, the team hasn't played the way we're capable of, and that's the most important thing. We have to figure out how to win games right now." -- Sharks forward Logan Couture
It was the second hat trick of Couture's NHL career. … San Jose outshot New York 16-6 in the third period. … The Islanders are 22-4-4 against Western Conference opponents at Barclays Center since beginning play there for the 2015-16 season.
Sharks @ NY Rangers 4-1 - Monday, October 23Logan Couture had a hat trick for San Jose (3-4-0), which played the second of a five-game road trip. Brent Burns and Joe Thornton each had two assists, and Aaron Dell made 18 saves.
"He was excellent," Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said of Couture. "I thought our effort as a team was pretty good. We're on the road, tough building, back-to-back [games]. I thought it could have gone either way. They capitalized on a few mistakes we made. We couldn't finish a couple off, but that's the game."
Lee's second goal made it 4-2 when he scored on a 2-on-1 with Tavares at 11:47 of the third after Ladd put the Islanders ahead earlier in the period.
Couture gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal 6:26 into the second period. With Brock Nelson in the box for hooking, Couture parked himself in the slot and redirected Burns' shot from the right point past Griess for his fourth goal of the season.
Couture completed the hat trick with 1:52 remaining in the third period when he redirected Burns' shot past Greiss to make it 4-3.
"He looks like the player who led the Stanley Cup Playoffs in scoring a little over a year ago," DeBoer said of Couture, who helped the Sharks reach the 2016 Stanley Cup Final with 30 points (10 goals, 20 assists) in 24 games. "It's good to see, we're going to need him."
Tavares scored an empty-net goal with 55.4 seconds left. Ladd gave the Islanders a 3-2 lead at 3:12 of the third period when Mathew Barzal skated around the Sharks net with the puck before sending it to Ladd, who one-timed it from the bottom of the left circle past Dell. Greiss preserved the 3-2 lead with 15:29 remaining in the third period when he managed to glove Tomas Hertl's wrist shot from the left circle. Bailey intercepted a pass from Thornton in the slot, worked his way around Joe Pavelski by putting the puck between his skates and poked it past Dell.
"Looking back over the summer, my year last year was OK. It could have been better. I wanted to improve this season. It's been a good start; obviously, the team hasn't played the way we're capable of, and that's the most important thing. We have to figure out how to win games right now." -- Sharks forward Logan Couture
It was the second hat trick of Couture's NHL career. … San Jose outshot New York 16-6 in the third period. … The Islanders are 22-4-4 against Western Conference opponents at Barclays Center since beginning play there for the 2015-16 season.
Martin Jones made 33 saves and the Sharks penalty kill went 6-for-6 in a 4-1 win against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Jones made 10 saves on the penalty kill. The Sharks' penalty kill is 13-for-13 in three road games this season and 30-for-31 in seven games since allowing three power-play goals against the Philadelphia Flyers on Oct. 4.
"We don't want to take that many penalties, but on the plus side our penalty kill was outstanding again," Jones said. "It's not a habit we want to get into, but our penalty kill was great."
San Jose defenseman Tim Heed scored his first NHL goal. Center Logan Couture scored his sixth goal in the past four games and team-leading seventh. He also had an assist on forward Melker Karlsson's goal. Forward Joonas Donskoi added his second goal of the season. The Sharks (4-4-0) have won three of their past four games.
"You can't come into a building and take six or seven minors and expect to win," Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. "We got fortunate that our goalie was as good as he was tonight and our PK was good. We feel fortunate."
Mika Zibanejad scored for the Rangers. Goalie Henrik Lundqvist made 20 saves.
New York is 4-for-32 on the power play in its past eight games after going 4-for-9 in its first two games. Couture gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead with a slap shot that deflected off Rangers forward Chris Kreider and past Lundqvist at 1:56 of the first period. The Rangers have allowed the first goal in the first 2:40 of the first period five times. They also allowed the first goal at 5:29 of the first period in their season-opening 4-2 loss against the Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 5.
Heed made it 2-0 at 12:45 of the first period with a shot out of the right corner that banked in off Lundqvist, who blamed himself for losing his focus on the shot. Donskoi gave the Sharks a 3-0 lead at 19:22 of the second period.
Couture then forced a turnover behind the Rangers' net and set up Karlsson for his second goal of the season at 2:51 of the third period to make it 4-0.
Zibanejad scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season at 4:23 of the third.
Couture's assist on Karlsson's goal was the 200th of his NHL career. … Zibanejad's goal ended Jones' shutout streak at 133:46.
Sharks @ Boston Bruins 1-2 - Thursday, October 26San Jose defenseman Tim Heed scored his first NHL goal. Center Logan Couture scored his sixth goal in the past four games and team-leading seventh. He also had an assist on forward Melker Karlsson's goal. Forward Joonas Donskoi added his second goal of the season. The Sharks (4-4-0) have won three of their past four games.
"You can't come into a building and take six or seven minors and expect to win," Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. "We got fortunate that our goalie was as good as he was tonight and our PK was good. We feel fortunate."
Mika Zibanejad scored for the Rangers. Goalie Henrik Lundqvist made 20 saves.
New York is 4-for-32 on the power play in its past eight games after going 4-for-9 in its first two games. Couture gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead with a slap shot that deflected off Rangers forward Chris Kreider and past Lundqvist at 1:56 of the first period. The Rangers have allowed the first goal in the first 2:40 of the first period five times. They also allowed the first goal at 5:29 of the first period in their season-opening 4-2 loss against the Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 5.
Couture then forced a turnover behind the Rangers' net and set up Karlsson for his second goal of the season at 2:51 of the third period to make it 4-0.
Zibanejad scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season at 4:23 of the third.
Rangers defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk's pass off the rush was behind Zibanejad. Sharks forward Joe Pavelski got to the loose puck, pushed it up to center Joe Thornton, who got around Mats Zuccarello and moved it to Donskoi. He skated unchecked through the left circle and beat Lundqvist with a far side shot. Rangers center David Desharnais was alone in the slot with the puck on his backhand early in the second period, but Jones stayed with him and covered the bottom of the net. Desharnais tried to tuck it inside the right post with his forehand, but Jones made a glove save at 2:26. Heed scored by carrying the puck below the right circle and shooting it from a tough angle. The puck squeezed through Lundqvist's legs and went in off the back of his right leg. It was the game-winning goal.
"When [the penalties] are piling up on you it makes them tough, but it really didn't matter how they came, the [penalty] killers went over and executed. The stayed aggressive. They stayed fresh all night and [Jones] made the big saves when he had to." -- Sharks captain Joe Pavelski
The decision to call up Danton Heinen from the American Hockey League worked out perfectly for the Boston Bruins. Heinen scored his first two NHL goals, and Anton Khudobin made 36 saves to lift Boston to a 2-1 win against the Sharks at TD Garden. Heinen had no points in eight NHL games last season, but the 22-year-old forward had three assists in three games for the Bruins (4-3-1) this season before he was sent down to Providence on Oct. 17. He scored shorthanded at 9:41 of the first period to give Boston a 1-0 lead.
The Sharks (4-5-0) tied it 1-1 when center Joe Thornton scored on the power play at 10:40 of the second period, backhanding the rebound of a Tim Heed shot pasy Khudobin. It was the 1,398th point of Thornton's NHL career, tying him with Jari Kurri for 20th in League history.
"We were pushing and pushing, but we couldn't get one past him at the end," said Thornton, who was selected by the Bruins with the No. 1 pick in the 1997 NHL Draft. "But the boys fought hard. I liked our game, but it didn't work out for us in the end."
With the Bruins killing a delay of game penalty on Sean Kuraly, defenseman Kevan Miller won a puck battle behind Khudobin and passed ahead to David Backes. After Backes hit Heinen in stride to exit the Boston zone, Heinen gave the puck back to Backes at the San Jose blue line and drove the net to score on the rebound of Backes shot. With the Sharks on a 6-on-4 advantage, Khudobin squeezed Logan Couture's tip from the high slot into his midsection and froze the puck with 1:11 remaining. Sharks forward Tomas Hertl took a slap shot from the top of the right circle that Melker Karlsson tipped. Khudobin made the save in traffic and held on with 3:19 left in the third to make sure there wasn't a rebound for Karlsson."[Anton Khudobin] knocked the net off. No question, it's a penalty. They just missed it. The goalie made it seem like someone hit him." -- Sharks forward Logan Couture on the Bruins' net coming off its moorings with 1:17 remaining
Thornton has six points (two goals, four assists) during his five-game point streak. ... Goaltender Tuukka Rask, who wasn't in the lineup for two games because of a concussion, was medically cleared and backed up Khudobin.
"We were pushing and pushing, but we couldn't get one past him at the end," said Thornton, who was selected by the Bruins with the No. 1 pick in the 1997 NHL Draft. "But the boys fought hard. I liked our game, but it didn't work out for us in the end."
With the Bruins killing a delay of game penalty on Sean Kuraly, defenseman Kevan Miller won a puck battle behind Khudobin and passed ahead to David Backes. After Backes hit Heinen in stride to exit the Boston zone, Heinen gave the puck back to Backes at the San Jose blue line and drove the net to score on the rebound of Backes shot. With the Sharks on a 6-on-4 advantage, Khudobin squeezed Logan Couture's tip from the high slot into his midsection and froze the puck with 1:11 remaining. Sharks forward Tomas Hertl took a slap shot from the top of the right circle that Melker Karlsson tipped. Khudobin made the save in traffic and held on with 3:19 left in the third to make sure there wasn't a rebound for Karlsson."[Anton Khudobin] knocked the net off. No question, it's a penalty. They just missed it. The goalie made it seem like someone hit him." -- Sharks forward Logan Couture on the Bruins' net coming off its moorings with 1:17 remainingThornton has six points (two goals, four assists) during his five-game point streak. ... Goaltender Tuukka Rask, who wasn't in the lineup for two games because of a concussion, was medically cleared and backed up Khudobin.
Sharks @ Buffalo Sabres 3-2 - Saturday, October 28
Logan Couture scored late in the third period to help the Sharks defeat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 at KeyBank Center. Couture took a pass from Tomas Hertl, and his wrist shot from the right face-off circle beat Robin Lehner high to the glove side for his eighth goal and fifth in the past four games.
"I think Lehner saw me look, I think he may have moved his head a tiny bit and [with] just a small opening I was able to find it," Couture said. "I had to make my mind up, pass or shot, and I think I made the right one."
"Big-time goal," Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. "He's been doing that all year for us. We need a big year out of him and he's delivering so far."
Aaron Dell made 31 saves for the Sharks (5-5-0), who ended their five-game road trip with a 3-2-0 record. It was San Jose's third win in 20 games at Buffalo (3-15-2) and its first regulation win in Buffalo since Dec. 5, 2005. They had been 1-4-2 with the win coming in a shootout.
"Tough place to win, it has been over the years for us and we knew today was going to be a tough game," DeBoer said. "They're a desperate team and we wanted to end this road trip right. We knew it wasn't going to be easy."
The Sabres (3-7-2) have lost two straight games. Lehner made 28 saves.
Joonas Donskoi gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead at 9:12 of the first period with a breakaway goal. Donskoi picked up a loose puck that got past Sabres defenseman Matt Tennyson after his slashing penalty expired and skated in against Lehner, beating him with a wrist shot. Jack Eichel, who turned 21 on Saturday, had a goal overturned at 17:12 of the first period when DeBoer challenged the goal because of goalie interference. After video replay, it was determined that Sam Reinhart interfered with Dell before the puck crossed the goal line. Jason Pominville gave the Sabres a 2-1 lead at 14:51 of the second period, taking a pass from Eichel, and took a shot that beat Dell to his blocker side for his sixth goal. Chris Tierney tied the game 2-2 at 19:48 of the second period, putting a loose puck past Lehner at the far post after a shot by Melker Karlsson went to Tierney.
"I think the way we played throughout this trip we could've had eight [points]. There were a couple of them we had little breakdowns here or there. Lot of good stuff; lot of good depth, a lot of good goaltending, the PK was phenomenal and gave us a chance every night. We got six. It was a huge way to end this trip though." -- Sharks captain Joe Pavelski
Sharks center Joe Thornton's point streak ended at five games. ... Donskoi's goal ended Lehner's shutout streak at 100:47.
"Big-time goal," Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. "He's been doing that all year for us. We need a big year out of him and he's delivering so far."
Aaron Dell made 31 saves for the Sharks (5-5-0), who ended their five-game road trip with a 3-2-0 record. It was San Jose's third win in 20 games at Buffalo (3-15-2) and its first regulation win in Buffalo since Dec. 5, 2005. They had been 1-4-2 with the win coming in a shootout.
"Tough place to win, it has been over the years for us and we knew today was going to be a tough game," DeBoer said. "They're a desperate team and we wanted to end this road trip right. We knew it wasn't going to be easy."
The Sabres (3-7-2) have lost two straight games. Lehner made 28 saves.
Joonas Donskoi gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead at 9:12 of the first period with a breakaway goal. Donskoi picked up a loose puck that got past Sabres defenseman Matt Tennyson after his slashing penalty expired and skated in against Lehner, beating him with a wrist shot. Jack Eichel, who turned 21 on Saturday, had a goal overturned at 17:12 of the first period when DeBoer challenged the goal because of goalie interference. After video replay, it was determined that Sam Reinhart interfered with Dell before the puck crossed the goal line. Jason Pominville gave the Sabres a 2-1 lead at 14:51 of the second period, taking a pass from Eichel, and took a shot that beat Dell to his blocker side for his sixth goal. Chris Tierney tied the game 2-2 at 19:48 of the second period, putting a loose puck past Lehner at the far post after a shot by Melker Karlsson went to Tierney.
"I think the way we played throughout this trip we could've had eight [points]. There were a couple of them we had little breakdowns here or there. Lot of good stuff; lot of good depth, a lot of good goaltending, the PK was phenomenal and gave us a chance every night. We got six. It was a huge way to end this trip though." -- Sharks captain Joe Pavelski
Sharks center Joe Thornton's point streak ended at five games. ... Donskoi's goal ended Lehner's shutout streak at 100:47.
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