In San Jose, Mike Hoffman scored his third goal of the season in the first period for a 1-0 lead to the Montreal Canadiens.
The Habs’ Jake Allen made 45 saves to get a 4-0 shutout of San Jose on Thursday night.
“[Allen] has been playing unbelievable lately,” the Canadiens’ Josh Anderson (goal) said. “We just haven’t played good enough in front of him. He really deserved this one tonight. [He’s] a good goalie, a really good goalie, so we know what we have back there and we’re really confident in him each and every night.”
Montreal improved to 2-6-0 with the win.
“I thought it was a crucial game for our group,” Allen said. “I know it’s early, but we’re obviously in a funk, and I thought it was an important game to get our momentum going so we can finish this trip on the right note.”
The Sharks have sputtered of late and dropped to 4-3-0.
“I thought we looked a little tired at times coming out,” Sharks head coach Bob Boughner said. “There’s no panic in the room right now. Three [losses] in a row now, we could still be in a good spot with a good showing against [the] Winnipeg [Jets on Saturday].”
Alexander Romanov and Brendan Gallagher (power play) scored in the middle frame for a 3-0 lead.
“Even at 3-0 coming out in the third [period], the game wasn’t over for us, we got some really good looks right on the doorstep,” Boughner said. “We ran up against a hot goaltender. We really did.”
Anderson ended the suspense with an late empty-net goal in the third.
Adin Hill made 28 saves for San Jose in the loss.
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