Los Angeles Kings edge San Jose Sharks in season series finale, 4-2

The Los Angeles Kings exploded for a three-goal second period to overwhelm the host San Jose Sharks on Saturday night, 4-2. With a 1-1 tie going into the second period, Los Angeles forward Andreas Athanasiou redirected a pass from Jeff Carter that bounced over San Jose netminder Martin Jones’ shoulder to put the Kings up 2-1 just 2:28 in. Alex Iafallo followed that up 55 seconds later with a backhanded shot to put Los Angeles up 3-1 at the 3:23 marker.