Martin Jones bests Carey Price for Sharks victory

SAN JOSE -- Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski scored in the first period, and Martin Jones made 31 saves for the San Jose Sharks in a 2-1 win against the Montreal Canadiens at SAP Center on Friday.
San Jose defeated Montreal here for the 10th straight time. The Canadiens are 0-8-2 since Nov. 23, 1999.

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The Sharks (15-9-1) won for the sixth time in seven games, and Jones is 8-2-1 in his past 11.
"He did his job," Pavelski said of Jones. "He always does his job. He shows up. We have a lot of confidence in him, and he showed you why tonight. Guys did a good job in front of him, and it was a really good effort I think against a good team."
Artturi Lehkonen scored on a 6-on-4 power play with 1:17 left in the third period after the Canadiens pulled goalie Carey Price.
Price made 28 saves for the Canadiens (16-6-2), who are 1-5-0 in their past six road games.
"Would have been nice to get off to a better start in this building," Price said. "We ran into another goalie who is playing well."

Montreal forward Alexander Radulov went to the locker room with 4:06 left after being high-sticked in the face by Logan Couture, who drew a 4:00 penalty.
"I was just going to the net, and I think [Couture] was trying to protect the slot area and not let me in, and it's part of the game," Radulov said. "Scary, but it's OK."
Burns gave San Jose a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 5:22 of the first period. He took a pass from Pavelski in the left circle and beat Price with a slap shot to the far side.
"Just a good play by [Pavelski]," Burns said. "Obviously shooting against Price you know there's not many holes. It's good that one found its way back. I was swinging all night and none of the other ones went in."
San Jose made it 2-0 when Pavelski scored on an odd-man rush at 19:03. Joe Thornton had his second assist of the game.

Goal of the game

Pavelski set the stage for his first-period goal by forcing a Canadiens turnover, knocking the puck ahead to Thornton along the left boards, and igniting a 2-on-1. Thornton passed from the left circle to Pavelski, who was skating down the slot and lifted the puck over Price's glove from close range.

Save of the game

Jones was under siege midway through the first period when Canadiens center Alex Galchenyuk tracked down a rebound in the low right circle and sent a wrist shot his way. Jones, sliding right to left through the crease, made an off-balance glove save, preserving San Jose's 1-0 lead at 11:29.
"I think at that point I was just kind of reacting to the play," Jones said. "You're not going to see me pull that out too, too often. Just tried to get over and bring as much of my body as I could."

Unsung moment of the game

Sharks forward Joel Ward paid the price to help kill a penalty early in the third period. Ward blocked a slap shot by Montreal defenseman Shea Weber, who has one of the hardest shots in the NHL. Ward and Weber were teammates for three seasons with the Nashville Predators.

Highlight of the game

Lehkonen knocked in a rebound with a wrist shot from close range, beating Jones through the five-hole to make it 2-1.
"Kind of an unlucky bounce there in front of the net that just kind of squeaked through my legs there," Jones said. "But we killed really well tonight. We didn't let them get set up for the most part. That's a good power play. They're going to get some chances."

They said it

"That's one of those internal things. I think when he looked down 200 feet away and saw Carey Price, what a great challenge for [Martin], and he was outstanding tonight, as was Price for them. That's as good a goalie duo as I've seen in a long time. That was a heck of a hockey game by both goaltenders." -- Sharks assistant coach Steve Spott

"We gave them a couple power plays that gave them some legs. They have a dangerous power play and they got one. Once you fall behind, it's tough to come back, especially in this building. We have to find ways to put the puck in." -- Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher

Need to know

Montreal forward Brian Flynn returned to the lineup after missing nine games with an upper-body injury; he skated on the fourth line. ... Sharks forward Tommy Wingels returned to the lineup after missing three games with a lower-body injury and centered the fourth line, replacing rookie Ryan Carpenter. ... Sharks defenseman Paul Martin played his 800th NHL game..

What's next

Canadiens: At the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday (3 p.m. ET; RDS, SNE, FS-W, NHL.TV)
Sharks: Host the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday (10:30 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN5, CSN-CA, NHL.TV)