The Sharks fought hard in this one and attempted a comeback but was for not as the Sharks fall to the Los Angeles Kings 4-3.
LA set the tone early in this one, getting on the board first via Adrian Kempe. In addition, they outshot San Jose by a wide margin in the first period, 22-8. The Sharks had an answer early in the second period via Nick Bonino with the backhand for his fifth goal of the season to tie it at one. Scott Harrington was in the starting lineup on defense but didn't take a shift in the second period and didn't return due to an undisclosed injury. Later on in the second period, Quinton Byfield scored to put the Kings back on top by one.
Things picked back up in the third period when Timo Meier scored on the power play for his 24th goal of the year to tie it at two. Logan Couture and Erik Karlsson picked up the assists on this equalizer, with the latter now at a 16-game point streak. In the next few minutes after this equalizer, the Kings scored the next two goals via Gabe Vilardi and Drew Doughty. In a late comeback effort, the Sharks got back within one on a goal that was initially given to Alexander Barabanov but was later credited to Tomas Hertl for his 14th goal of the year, but wasn't enough to at least force overtime. Barabanov was later credited with the primary assist, while Timo Meier was credited with the secondary assist on this last goal.
James Reimer had a decent outing in net, totaling 33 saves and remaining one shy of his 200th NHL win.
In addition, the season series has wrapped up between the Sharks and Kings, with the Kings sweeping the season series three games to none. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise this season since the Kings are on a hot streak and the Sharks have struggled for much of this season. Certainly disappointing, but many people expected this outcome at the same time. Next up, the Sharks return home to face the Edmonton Oilers on Friday at 7:30 pm PT.
Sources: Sharks Audio Network, NHL App, Bay Area News Group
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