Macklin Celebrini pushed the puck up the middle of the ice and slid a pass to the left face-off circle, where Chernyshov's one-timer beat Los Angeles goalie Anton Forsberg by the glove.
Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist and Celebrini had two assists for the Sharks, who started their season 2-0-0 for the first time since 2021-22. Kiefer Sherwood and Nolan Allan also scored, and Yaroslav Askarov made 31 saves.
Adrian Kempe, Artemi Panarin and Quinton Byfield each had a goal and an assist for the Kings, who are 0-2-0 after losing their season opener to the Colorado Avalanche 8-4 on Wednesday. Brandt Clarke had two assists, and Forsberg made 20 saves in his season debut.
Kempe put the Kings up 1-0 with a power-play goal at 15:50 of the first period. Panarin fed a seam pass from the left face-off circle to Kempe at the right face-off circle, and his one-timer beat Askarov by the blocker.
Toffoli tied it at 1-1 with a power-play goal 1:48 into the second period. Stenberg walked down the left wing and found Toffoli at the right post for the open tap-in. It was the first NHL point for Stenberg, the No. 2 pick of the 2026 NHL Draft.
Sherwood gave the Sharks a 2-1 lead at 9:52, stealing a cross-ice pass and ripping a wrist shot from high in the slot.
Allan pushed the lead to 3-1 at 12:32. Michael Misa turned to the boards on the left wing and found Allan at the left point, and his wrist shot beat Forsberg through the five-hole.
Byfield cut the lead to 3-2 with a power-play goal at 19:58. Mats Zuccarello fed Byfield a pass from the right corner, and Byfield roofed a wrist shot over Askarov’s shoulder from the right circle.
Chernyshov gave the Sharks a 4-2 lead at 4:08 of the third period. Toffoli sent Chernyshov into the Kings zone with a stretch pass from the defensive zone to the blue line, and his backhand shot from the slot beat Forsberg by the blocker.
Haula cut the lead to 4-3 at 10:21. Erik Gustafsson's wrist shot from the left point deflected off Haula's body as he was crossing the front of the net and beat Askarov by the blocker.
Panarin tied the game 4-4 at 15:00 of the third period. Byfield skated into a San Jose giveaway at the blue line and found Panarin at the left face-off circle for a one-timer.
