Chernyshov lifts Sharks over Kings in overtime on Saturday

SAN JOSE (Interstat) — Igor Chernyshov scored his second goal of the game with 1:42 remaining in overtime, giving the San Jose Sharks a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday at SAP Pavilion. Yaroslav Askarov made 32 saves for San Jose, which improved to 2-0-0. Los Angeles fell to 0-2-0. Adrian Kempe, Quinton Byfield, Erik Haula and Artemi Panarin scored for the Kings. Tyler Toffoli, Kiefer Sherwood and Nolan Allan also scored for the Sharks. Toffoli and Byfield each had a goal and an assist, while Kempe and Panarin also recorded a goal and an assist. Macklin Celebrini assisted on Toffoli’s goal and Chernyshov’s overtime winner, finishing with two assists. Chernyshov also had an assist in the win. The Kings controlled play for most of overtime before the winner. Los Angeles erased a two-goal third-period deficit before Chernyshov converted Celebrini’s feed in overtime. Attendance at SAP Pavilion was 17,435. San Jose opened the season with an overtime win over Florida.