In Los Angeles, the San Jose Sharks picked up a 2-1 win over the Kings, on Saturday night.
It was a two-game sweep for the Sharks.
“I think we’re making strides,” the Sharks’ Logan Couture said. “We’re in a spot right now with 19 games left to make a push and see where we end up, so I’m definitely happy with how we’ve played this last stretch.”
Martin Jones made 35 saves to get the win.
Dustin Brown and Trevor Moore were the Kings’ strikers.
“Lots of good things within the 60 minutes for us,” Kings head coach Todd McLellan said. “Aggressive, played hard, checked well. A lot more traffic in and around the net, made the goaltender work a lot more, [got a] shorthanded goal, so there were a lot of positives in that game, but it’s only a moral victory. The two-point victories are what really counts at this time of the year and we’ve got to find a way to get a few more.”
Dylan Gambrell scored the game-winner in the 16th minute of the third period.
“Johnny (John Leonard) did all the work there, so I can’t take too much credit,” Gambrell said. “He went end to end there and did all the work, and I was just there to tap it in, so kudos to him.”
Kevin Labanc and Evander Kane also scored for the Sharks.
“They were digging in and they had a hard, hard push when the puck dropped at the beginning of the night, and I thought it took us a while to get our legs going,” Sharks head coach Bob Boughner said. “It’s a period like that, we come out 1-1 and we got outshot badly and are still in position to change the game, and we did that in the second period.”
Jonathan Quick took the loss on 20 saves.
“On the penalty kill, you know if you’re on it, first and foremost, you’ve got to get your clears and you’ve got to be solid defensively,” Moore said. “The offensive stuff is great when it happens. You only got to do it when it presents itself. You can’t be forcing it, for sure.”
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