The Sharks got back into the win column Monday night as they defeated the Kings 2-1.
San Jose got off to a great start, getting the first goal of the game on Logan Couture's 14th of the year, which went in after deflecting off Kurtis MacDermid. Kevin Labanc and Evander Kane were credited with the assists on the Couture goal. A few minutes after the first goal, Kurtis Gabriel and Kurtis MacDermid dropped the gloves and fought, which followed after an incident between the two during warmups. Gabriel got the brunt of the fight as he headed straight to the dressing room instead of the box after the scrap.
Matt Roy ties the game for the Kings in the second period with his first of the season. This was also following his recent signing of a new three-year contract.
Early in the third, Ryan Donato scored the game-winner to put the Sharks ahead 2-1. This was his fifth goal of the season on a wrap-around from John Leonard and Nikolai Knyzhov.
The brightest spot on the ice for the Sharks in this game was Martin Jones, who had one of his best performances of the year making 41 saves and only giving up one goal. In his past three starts, Jones is 2-0-1 with a .970 save percentage and a 0.97 goals against average. His latest hot streak is a stark contrast from his early season slump this year.
Rudolfs Balcers was back in the lineup Monday night and placed on the fourth line after missing the past few games with a lower body injury.
The only significant downside in this game from the Sharks' perspective is that they got into some penalty trouble throughout the game, including two against Nikolai Knyzhov. Fortunately, none of these penalties proved costly as San Jose's penalty kill was excellent against the Kings' power play unit.
It always feels amazing when the Sharks beat the Kings in their match-ups no matter what the circumstances are.The Kings are a team that the Sharks should be able to beat on most nights, and Team Teal got the job done Monday night. Hopefully the Sharks can do the same on Wednesday night in the second game of this miniseries at 7:30 pm PT, which will be nationally televised on NBCSN.
Sources: NBC Sports Bay Area/California, NHL App
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