Sharks, Jones shut out Kings
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Goalie Martin Jones stopped 28 shots to blank his former team as the San Jose Sharks beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-0 on Saturday night.
Jones improved to 8-3-2 in his career against Los Angeles, the team he broke in with and for which he played two seasons, including 2014 when the Kings won the Stanley Cup.
San Jose improved to 5-1-2 in its last eight games as Jones collected his third shutout of the season and 18th of his career. Los Angeles lost for only the fourth time in 14 games.
Joe Pavelski added insurance at 7:35 of the third period when he scored his eighth goal of the season on the power play.
The only goal of the opening 40 minutes came one second past the midway point as the hosts broke through.
San Jose's Marcus Sorensen scored his third goal in four games as the team's fourth line made an offensive contribution even if they got a little help from the Kings.
Los Angeles forwards Andy Andreoff and Torey Mitchell collided in the right circle, allowing a free lane for Sorensen to skate to the crease. He pulled the puck to the backhand just as Kings goalie Jonathan Quick made a move to poke check and pushed the puck into the open net at 10:01.
The game was scoreless after one period.
The teams traded two power plays each during the first 10 minutes.
Los Angeles managed six shots after Chris Tierney tripped Andreoff at 10:03. The Sharks managed just two shots combined on their two five-on-fours.
NOTES: D Paul Martin returned to the Sharks after the conclusion of his conditioning assignment with the Barracuda of the AHL. Martin did not suit up, and he missed his final conditioning game, too, with the flu. ... C Logan Couture missed a third straight game because of concussion symptoms. F Barclay Goodrow remains out with a lower-body injury. ... D Joakim Ryan was recalled from the minors and stepped into the lineup for struggling rookie D Tim Heed, who was a healthy scratch. ... The Kings continue to play without injured D Christian Folin and C Jeff Carter, both out with lower-body injuries. ... LW Kyle Clifford was placed on injured reserve with LW Jussi Jokinen and D Kevin Gravel.