Kings 3, Sharks 2 (OT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Right winger Marian Gaborik blew a shot past Sharks goalie Martin Jones with 53.8 seconds left in overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over San Jose on Sunday night.
Los Angeles center Vincent Lacavalier tied the game with 12.2 seconds left in regulation with his fourth goal of the season.
Recently acquired from Philadelphia in a trade, Lacavalier gained body position against Sharks defenseman Brent Burns, then punched home the puck after left winger Tanner Pearson tipped right winger Dustin Brown's drive from the corner.
At the time, Los Angeles had its goalie pulled for an extra attacker.
Sharks center Logan Couture scored a tiebreaking goal at 11:42 of the third period. Limited by injury to only 17 games, Couture scored his third goal of the season at even strength. Rookie left winger Joonas Donskoi won a battle behind the net with Los Angeles defenseman Jake Muzzin, and he fed Couture for a one-timer that beat Kings goalie Jhonas Enroth low to the glove side for a 2-1 lead.
Enroth finished with 30 saves for the win, while Jones made 29 saves.
The Kings tied the game 1-1 on defenseman Drew Doughty's power-play goal at 6:30 of the third period. Doughty unleashed a slap shot from the top of the right circle that beat Jones, who was screened by Los Angeles center Tyler Toffoli.
Doughty, who has nine goals, drew the penalty when he was roughed in the neutral zone by Sharks fourth-line right winger Mike Brown.
The Sharks broke through for the only goal of the opening 40 minutes when right winger Joe Pavelski scored his team-leading 24th at 3:39 of the second period.
Center Joe Thornton keyed the scoring sequence when he exited the penalty box after serving a two-minute minor for tripping Los Angeles left winger Tanner Pearson. Thornton was first in the Kings' zone to chase down one final clear on the San Jose penalty kill.
Thornton won a battle behind the net with Los Angeles defenseman Christian Ehrhoff, and tossed the puck from his knees in front to left winger Tomas Hertl, who with Pavelski had an odd-man situation against the Kings. Hertl threaded a goalmouth feed to Pavelski, who one-timed his shot past Enroth.
San Jose dominated play in the middle period, but couldn't extend its lead despite earning two more power plays in the period.
Jones came up huge in the final seconds against Kings center Jeff Carter, who cruised into the slot and fired point-blank from 10 feet away. After Jones stopped Carter's high blast, he scrambled to snuff out Carter's backhand put-back on the rebound as the horn sounded.
Each team had a failed power play during a scoreless first period in which the Kings outshot the Sharks 10-5.
Los Angeles' best chance came early when left winger Andy Andreoff redirected a blast by defenseman Jake Muzzin onto the crossbar, and defenseman Alec Martinez fanned on the loose puck in front at 3:30.
The only quality San Jose chance at even strength occurred when center Logan Couture stickhandled to the side of the net, but he couldn't connect with Donskoi in front.
NOTES: Los Angeles LW Milan Lucic was suspended for Sunday's game following his actions in Arizona on Saturday. Lucic earned a game misconduct for punching Coyotes D Kevin Connauton early in the third period. Lucic learned of his one-game suspension following a phone hearing Sunday. He forfeits $32,258.06. ... San Jose brought a 4-0-1 record at home into Sunday's game after opening the season by losing 12 of 17 as hosts. ... Sunday's game was Los Angeles' sixth in nine days. The Kings host Colorado on Wednesday in their final game before the All-Star break. ... San Jose entertains the Avalanche on Tuesday to wind up their pre-All-Star break schedule. ... C Dainius Zubrus and D Matt Tennyson were San Jose's healthy scratches, while D Jamie McBain did not dress for Los Angeles. ... The game drew a sellout crowd of 17,562.