Hertl's 30th goal leads Sharks past Canadiens:
added an empty-netter for his first goal since joining the Sharks. San Jose pulled within one point of Calgary in the race for first place in the Pacific Division and has a game in hand.scored for the Canadiens, who remained two points ahead of Columbus in the race for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
They took a one-goal lead into the third and added an insurance goal when Meier got a pass in front fromThe teams had traded goals off odd deflections in the second period. Thornton's centring pass to Sorensen hit off the stick of Montreal'sand went into the net to put San Jose up 3-1 despite getting outshot 23-8 at that point.'s shot pinballed toward the net before hitting off Shaw and trickling past Jones to make it a one-goal game heading into the third.
The Canadiens controlled the play in the opening period, outshooting San Jose 16-5, but were on the short end of the scoreboard thanks to a couple soft goals allowed by Niemi. Hertl scored on a wraparound early in the period for his 30th goal of the season and Sorensen then beat Niemi to the short side midway through the period to make it 2-0.Brent Burns
assisted on Sorensen's goal, giving him 60 on the season. The only defencemen to record 60 assists in a season since the start of the 1996-97 season are Nicklas Lidstrom and remained sidelined for a third straight game for the Sharks. ... Montreal rookie FMontreal: Visit Anaheim on Friday.
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