Sharks tie late, down Kings in OT

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In Los Angeles, the visiting San Jose Sharks escaped with a 5-4 win on Tuesday in the skills competition.

The Sharks trailed 2-3 late in the game until Evander Kane scored with 45 seconds left on the clock.

Martin Jones made 24 saves for the win.

“‘Kaner’ has been pretty good the last few games, and it’s nice to see him where he’s getting that goal from,” Sharks head coach Bob Boughner said. “Digging around the blue paint, I think that’s his game, and he’s a big body and tough to move out of there. He did an excellent job with a timely goal.”

Dustin Brown had a pair of goals for the Kings, and Anze Kopitar added a single marker.

Logan Couture stayed hot for San Jose with a a goal in his third straight game.

“It was a little bit of a roller coaster,” Couture said. “The first period was obviously great. Second period, we had a lull, as we’ve done most of the season, so we’ve got to figure a way to change that. Third period, we were OK, but it was nice to score a goal less than a minute left and get that point. Getting a second one in overtime or a shootout is very important right now, so we’ll take it, but there’s definitely a lot of stuff we can clean up.”

for the Sharks (5-5-1), who have won two of three.

“It was a little bit of a roller coaster,” Couture said. “The first period was obviously great. Second period, we had a lull, as we’ve done most of the season, so we’ve got to figure a way to change that. Third period, we were OK, but it was nice to score a goal less than a minute left and get that point. Getting a second one in overtime or a shootout is very important right now, so we’ll take it, but there’s definitely a lot of stuff we can clean up.”

Timo Meier also scored for the Sharks in regulation.

Couture had the only goal on penalties.

“I thought he was unreal tonight, I thought he played his best game of the year,” Couture said. “He can still skate. He can probably play until he’s 65 and still be able to skate in the NHL.”

Calvin Petersen made 37 saves in the loss.

“It was a good game after the first. Our whole team didn’t show up in the first,” Brown said.