NEW YORK — Logan Couture had a goal and an assist, and the San Jose Sharks beat the struggling New York Rangers 4-1 on Monday night.

Tim Heed, Joonas Donskoi and Melker Karlsson also scored to help the Sharks win for the third time in four games. Goalie Martin Jones got his fourth straight win after losing his first two starts.

New York finished 0 for 6 on the power play and is 3 for 25 over the last six games.

With the Sharks leading 3-0 after two periods, Couture took the puck away from Lundqvist behind the goal and sent it to Karlsson, who put it in for his second of the season at 2:51 of the third. Couture got his 200th career assist.

San Jose turned the puck over in its defensive zone and Zibanejad snapped a shot into the top right corner to spoil Jones’ shutout bid at 4:23 of the final period.

Donskoi increased the Sharks’ lead to 3-0 with 38 seconds left in the second as he skated into the right circle and beat Lundqvist glove-side inside the right post.

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The Rangers controlled the play for most of the first period while outshooting the Sharks 16-8, but trailed 2-0 after 20 minutes.

Couture, who had his second career hat trick in a loss at the New York Islanders on Saturday night, got San Jose on the scoreboard 1:56 into the game.

MAPLE LEAFS 3, KINGS 2: Frederik Andersen made 36 saves, and host Toronto handed Los Angeles its first regulation loss of the season.

Matt Martin, Tyler Bozak and Patrick Marleau scored for the Maple Leafs. Mitch Marner added two assists.

NOTES

PENGUINS: Goalie Casey DeSmith, who played two years at Berwick Academy and then at the University of New Hampshire, was recalled by Pittsburgh.

DeSmith, 26 of Rochester, New Hampshire, is joining an NHL roster for the first time in his career. He had three starts for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season and went 21-5-3 with a 2.01 goals-against average in 29 games last season.

FLAMES: Winger Jaromir Jagr is on injured reserve after Saturday’s 4-2 loss to Minnesota.

The Flames said the 45-year-old player was being evaluated for a lower-body injury.


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