SAN JOSE Nick Jensen Jersey , Calif. (AP) Seconds after almost costing the San Jose Sharks a game with a turnover, Logan Couture ended it with his backhand.Couture scored 39 seconds into overtime after getting bailed out by goalie Martin Jones and the San Jose Sharks won their season-high sixth straight game, 2-1 over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.r1;I was able to make a move on their guy,r1; Couture said. r1;(Marc-Edouard Vlasic) did a good job of driving their backchecker back and I was able to go far side.r1;Couturer17;s goal came at the end of an opening shift of the overtime that started with him losing the puck in his own zone, giving Jonathan Marchessault a chance alone in front. Jones got enough of the shot to stop it, and then Vlasic sent the puck ahead to Couture for the winning goal that moved San Jose within seven points of first-place Vegas with eight games remaining in the regular season.Brent Burns also scored and Jones made 24 saves to help the Sharks open a four-point lead over third-place Los Angeles in the Pacific Division with a game in hand as the Sharks close in on home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.r1;For us to get a win tonight was important,r1; captain Joe Pavelski said. r1;Plus, just plant that seed. If we stay hot Thomas Vanek Jersey , you never know, we might be able to catch them and get home ice. We took care of business tonight and wer17;ll try to keep playing well.r1;Tomas Tatar scored the lone goal for the Golden Knights, who were kept in the game by a sterling performance by goalie Malcolm Subban. He stopped 42 shots but it wasnr17;t enough for Vegas to come up with the win, although he helped earn a point that gave the expansion team 100 this season.r1;Itr17;s impressive,r1; forward James Neal said. r1;Itr17;s a great season for our guys. Guys came together real quick. A great job so far but wer17;re not done yet.r1;The Golden Knights struck first on a pretty passing play early in the first period that ended when Marchessault found Tatar cutting through the slot ahead of Justin Braun. Tatar skated past Jones and backhanded the puck into the open net.Vegas has been dominant when getting off to a lead, posting an NHL-best 31-5-1 record when scoring first heading into this game. But the Sharks carried the play in the second period, outshooting the Golden Knights 18-4 and getting the equalizer on a blast by Burns from the point after another strong shift by San Joser17;s fourth line.r1;We want to be playing really good hockey this time of year and heading into the playoffs. I think thatr17;s the goal,r1; coach Peter DeBoer said. r1;Whether we would have won tonight or lost Womens Adam Larsson Jersey , I like how we played for most of the game, so thatr17;s what Ir17;m concentrating on.r1;Vegas managed to keep it tied despite the lopsided shot totals, killing off a four-minute penalty to Colin Miller and another late power play that started late in the second.That penalty carried over until the third period and the Sharks got 25 seconds of a two-man advantage after Brayden McNabb was called for throwing his stick but still couldnr17;t get anything past Subban.The Golden Knights squandered a power-play chance later in the period when Miller was called for cross checking with the man advantage. That nearly led to a power-play goal for San Jose but Subban appeared to get a piece of a shot from in close to Joe Pavelski to keep the game tied at 1.r1;Her17;s the main reason we got the point,r1; coach Gerard Gallant said. r1;He looked comfortable.r1;NOTES: Vegas G Marc-Andre Fleury didnr17;t make the trip to San Jose with an undisclosed injury but is expected to join the team for Saturdayr17;s game in Colorado. r30; Burns became the 15th player to play 500 career games with the Sharks.UP NEXTGolden Knights: Visit Colorado on Saturday.Sharks: Host Calgary on Saturday.r12; BOSTON (AP) r12; Patrice Bergeron missed the entire exhibition season and most of training camp recovering from back spasms that followed offseason groin surgery.It doesnr17;t seem to have slowed him down.The Bruins forward had his fourth career hat trick, scoring his first goal just 30 seconds into the game, and Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots for his first win of the season to help Boston beat the Ottawa Senators 6-3 in its home opener on Monday.Two games after the Bruins lost the season opener to the Stanley Cup champion Capitals 7-0, allowing a goal just 24 seconds in, Bergeron opened their home season in similar fashion.r0;Her17;s impressive. Her17;s a competitor Cam Talbot Jersey ,r1; said linemate Brad Marchand, who had three assists for a league-leading seven through just three games this season. r0;He wants to be the best player on the ice every night.r1;Bergeron also had an assist, David Pastrnak had two goals and two assists and defenseman Charlie McAvoy had his first career three-assist game for Boston. Chris Wagner also scored for the Bruins, who beat Ottawa for the fifth straight time and won their second straight this year since losing to the Capitals the night they raised their championship banner.Mike Condon made 24 saves and Ryan Dzingel scored twice for the Senators, who picked up a 5-on-3 power play with about 12 minutes left but failed to score.r0;Those are momentum builders,r1; Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. r0;That makes a difference, if they get a goal get back into it.r1;The 2014 Vezina Trophy winner, Rask was pulled from the opener against Washington after allowing five goals on 19 shots in less than 28 minutes. Backup Jaroslav Halak replaced him and also started the second game Youth Darnell Nurse Jersey , a 4-0 win over Buffalo on Thursday.r0;Well, I finished the game,r1; Rask said with a smirk. r0;I guess that qualifies as a lot better.r1;Rask was spotted a 2-0 lead in Mondayr17;s matinee, thanks to Bergeronr17;s goal off a rebound in the crease in the first minute. The Bruins forward also scored on a power play from the right faceoff circle with three minutes left in the first.r0;Your17;re trying to have a good, strong start,r1; Bergeron said. r0;Itr17;s not always going to be a goal.r1;It was 3-2 after two periods when Bergeron scored off Ottawa defenseman Cody Cecir17;s knee 4:38 into the third, sending a shower of caps onto the ice. Pastrnak made it 5-2 with 3½ minutes left, but Bobby Ryan cut the deficit back to two goals just 30 seconds later.Pastrnak added an empty-netter from mid-ice.Boston fans broke into a couple of r0;Yankees Suck!r1; chants in the third period Kailer Yamamoto Jersey , a few hours before the Red Sox played New York in Game 3 of the AL Division Series.r0;I agree with that chant, by the way. Ir17;m all for it. Ir17;m excited for the Red Sox,r1; Cassidy said. r0;Letr17;s face it, when you have four teams that are in the mix r12; (it would) suck to be like Cleveland. Although theyr17;re turning the corner, I shouldnr17;t say that. Theyr17;ve got a quarterback now, but I think wer17;re spoiled here.r1;NOTES: The Bruins had lost six straight to Ottawa before sweeping the Senators last season 4-0-0. r30; Ottawa did not have a captain in uniform with the offseason trade of Erik Karlsson to San Jose. Matt Duchene, Mark Stone and Zack Smith served as alternates.UP NEXTSenators: Host Flyers on Wednesday night.Bruins: Host Edmonton on Thursday night.
