Igor Chernyshov scored 3:18 into overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday at SAP Center at San Jose. Chernyshov took a pass from Macklin Celebrini and beat goaltender Anton Forsberg with a slap shot to conclude a three-point night.
Los Angeles opened the scoring late in the first period when Adrian Kempe converted a power-play slap shot at 15:50 with assists from Artemi Panarin and Brandt Clarke. San Jose responded in the second period with three consecutive goals. Tyler Toffoli tied the game on a power-play tip-in at 1:48, followed by an unassisted snap shot from Kiefer Sherwood at 9:52. Nolan Allan extended the lead to 3-1 at 12:32, but Quinton Byfield brought the Kings back within one goal by scoring on the power play with two seconds left in the second frame.
Chernyshov pushed the San Jose advantage back to two goals at 4:08 of the third period with a backhand tally assisted by Toffoli and Jacob Trouba. Los Angeles mounted a comeback later in the period to tie the score. Erik Haula tipped in a shot at 10:21 to cut the deficit to one, and Panarin tied the game 4-4 at 15:00 with a slap shot set up by Byfield.
Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov earned the win with 31 saves on 35 shots, while Forsberg took the overtime loss after stopping 20 of 25 shots. Los Angeles generated two goals on three power-play chances, and San Jose scored on one of its two opportunities with the man advantage.
With the victory, the Sharks improved their regular-season record to 2-0-0 and extended their winning streak to two games. The Kings fell to 0-1-1 and remain winless through their first two contests of the season.
Both teams resume regular-season play on the road. The Sharks visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, October 19, and the Kings visit the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, October 20.
