HOCKEY: Sharks beat Kings in OT after hectic finish

William Eklund scored on a feed from Macklin Celebrini to finish a 2-on-1 break at 3:08 of overtime, giving the visiting San Jose Sharks a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.

Celebrini had a goal and two assists, extending his point streak to 12 games (nine goals, 15 assists), while Yaroslav Askarov made 23 saves for San Jose, which has won five of its last six games.

For the Kings, Alex Turcotte and Kevin Fiala each recorded a goal and an assist, Joel Edmundson had two assists, and Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves. Los Angeles was aiming for its first three-game winning streak since mid-November.

Alex Laferriere tipped in a shot by Edmundson to give the Kings a 3-2 lead with 2:10 remaining in the third period. But Celebrini drove the net with Askarov pulled for an extra skater and scored with a wrist shot from the right hash marks, tying the game 3-3 with 1:07 left in regulation.

After a scoreless first period, the Sharks opened the scoring on a power play. Celebrini took a shot from just inside the blue line that Alex Wennberg deflected with his stick, then backhanded a pass to Tyler Toffoli, who scored into the open side of the net at 4:10 of the second period.

The Kings responded at 11:34 of the second. A clearing attempt in front of the San Jose crease by Ryan Reaves struck Fiala in the chest, and the puck bounced to Turcotte at the side of the net. He spun toward the goal line and scored from a sharp angle to tie it 1-1.

San Jose regained the lead on another power play when Adam Gaudette tipped in a shot by Timothy Liljegren at 5:38 of the third period. The Kings tied it again at 6:40 when Turcotte kept the puck alive in front of Askarov and passed it back to Fiala, who scored his team-leading 16th goal of the season.

Edmundson appeared to give Los Angeles the lead at 12:09 of the third, but the goal was overturned after a video review. The puck had deflected off his glove as he was pushed into Askarov by Zack Ostapchuk, and the play was ruled no goal.

With the victory, the Sharks improved to five wins in their last six games, while the Kings’ attempt at a three-game streak fell short.

—Field Level Media/Reuters