MONTREAL - Logan Couture scored twice and Antti Niemi made 22 saves for his second shutout in three starts to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 2-0 win Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens.
Patrick Marleau had two assists for the Sharks (9-1-1) to give him at least a point in nine of San Jose's 11 games this season.
As much of an offensive powerhouse the Sharks were early on this season, that offense has led to incredible defense of late for San Jose.
Montreal's 22 shots on goal made it four straight games in which the Sharks held their opponents to 24 or fewer. They have allowed five goals over those four games.
A big reason why the Canadiens (6-5-0) weren't able to muster many shots on Niemi is that they barely had the puck all night. Montreal was called for numerous icings and spent entire shifts chasing the Sharks in their own end.
But despite the territorial dominance the Sharks' offense is clearly sputtering. After averaging 4.88 goals per game in their first eight games of the season the Sharks have scored three in their past three games, not including the "goal" awarded for winning 1-0 in a shootout against the Detroit Red Wings on Oct. 21.
Carey Price's 33 saves kept Montreal in the game, and one of the two goals he allowed came on a funny bounce off the glass that sent the puck right to Couture in front for a tap into an empty net to make it 2-0 at 4:09 of the third period. The way the game had gone up until that point, that goal essentially ended it.
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