Brent Burns and Nick Bonino each scored on the power play, and Zach Sawchenko made 33 saves for his first NHL win for the Sharks (25-25-7), who were 0-3-1 in their past four games. Erik Karlsson had two assists in his first game since Jan. 20 because of a forearm injury that required surgery. He missed 15 games.
"I think when we do the things that we're good at, we're a good team just like any other team in this league," Karlsson said. "The margins are not as big as people think. I just think that we have a little bit of learning to do in how to keep it on a consistent level a little bit more often."
Sawchenko responded favorably after allowing two goals on his left glove side in the first period, including saving a shorthanded shot by Adrian Kempe on a 2-on-1 break at 8:53 of the third period.
"He rebounded and found a way to settle himself down and make some saves when he needed to, so I thought he played real solid in the second and third period," San Jose coach Bob Boughner said.
Trevor Moore had a goal and two assists, Andreas Athanasiou and Phillip Danault each had a goal and an assist, and Quick made 26 saves for the Kings (32-19-8), who had won three straight.
"It's a good point considering how sloppily we played," Los Angeles coach Todd McLellan said. "It's a point on a night where we probably didn't deserve a point, so let's move on. Let's fix a few things, a lot of things, and get ready to play again."
Alexander Barabanov tied it 3-3 at 1:21 of the third period with a tip-in from the slot set up by Karlsson.
"I just blindly did it," Karlsson joked when asked about his 20th assist. "No, we had a similar situation right at the end of the second, I think, and he kind of peeled off. I told him, 'Just go there, and if it hits you … Like I'm going to shoot it hard, you never know.' And we connected right after, so it was nice."