Patrick Marleau scored once and assisted on San Jose’s other two second-period goals as the Sharks beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 in the NHL on Monday.
Joe Thornton started the outburst in the second period and Dan Boyle capped it by scoring his first of the season with San Jose on a two-man advantage. Logan Couture added a third-period goal.
Jack Johnson had scored on a two-man advantage to give the Kings a 1-0 lead, but Los Angeles lost their fifth straight game. Anze Kopitar also scored a power-play goal for the visitors.
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This was the first meeting of the season between the two California rivals, who played a tense first-round playoff series last season won by San Jose in six games, including three overtime wins for the Sharks.
Bruins 6, Islanders 2
In Boston, Nathan Horton had two goals and an assist, while Tuukka Rask stopped 24 shots to earn his first win of the season as Boston comfortably beat New York.
The win pulled the defending Stanley Cup champions out of last place in the Eastern Conference. The have won three in a row for the first time this season.
New York pulled the goalie down 5-2 with 4 minutes, 2 seconds left and David Krejci scored an empty-netter with 2:48 to play.
Krejci had a goal and two assists in the game, giving him back-to-back three-point games after going scoreless in his previous six.
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