Reimer makes 26 saves, Sharks shut out Kraken

SAN JOSE --James Reimer made 26 saves, and the San Jose Sharks defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-0 at SAP Center on Monday.

It was Reimer's second shutout of the season and 27th in the NHL.
"It's a good feeling that you can play spoiler a little bit," Reimer said. "[Seattle is] a talented team, they're a hardworking team. We played a suffocating, aggressive style of play tonight and just didn't allow them to get anything going."
Reimer was making his first start since Jan. 27 after missing seven games with an illness.
"The team played great," he said. "We've had a couple of really solid games start to finish this year, and this is one."
Logan Couture and Evgeny Svechnikov each had a goal and an assist, and Erik Karlsson had two assists for the Sharks (18-29-11), who won for the fourth time in their past 12 games (4-6-2).
"I thought from the get-go we were on our toes," San Jose coach David Quinn said. "From top to bottom, I really liked our effort."
The Sharks played without forwards Timo Meier and Tomas Hertl. Meier sustained an upper-body injury in a 4-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday and is day to day. Hertl did not play due to personal reasons but is expected to return against the Nashville Predators on Thursday.

Martin Jones made 19 saves for the Kraken (32-19-6), who had won two straight and had their four-game point streak end (3-0-1).
"They were quicker and harder at the puck," Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said. "They worked at a level that they were winning and dictating those battles."
Couture was credited with the goal that gave San Jose a 1-0 lead at 10:45 of the second period when Seattle forward Yanni Gourde pulled an offensive-zone face-off back toward his own net, surprising Jones.
"It's unfortunate," Gourde said. "It's a quick play. [Jones] doesn't have time to react."
Svechnikov made it 2-0 at 16:08, scoring on his own rebound after he intercepted an outlet pass by Vince Dunn at the top of the right face-off circle.

Noah Gregor extended it to 3-0 at 19:42 when he received a drop pass by Svechnikov at the right point, skated into the left circle and scored stick side.
"I think we just didn't skate," Gourde said. "We didn't skate hard enough. They dictated the pace of the game [and] we adjusted to them, which should never happen with our group. I think our group is good enough that we should impose the pace of the game every single night, and they were quicker than us."
Michael Eyssimont tipped in a centering pass by Couture from the left boards at 16:57 of the third period for the 4-0 final.
"This is a really good team we just beat tonight," Quinn said. "It's good to see that we can step up our game when we need to."
NOTES:Couture has scored 20 goals this season, tying Joe Pavelski for the second-most 20-goal seasons in Sharks history (10). Only Patrick Marleau has more (14). ... Karlsson has 16 multiassist games this season, becoming the fourth NHL defenseman in the past 25 years to reach the mark, joining Roman Josi of the Nashville Predators (19 games in 2021-22), John Carlson of the Washington Capitals (16 games in 2019-20), and Sergei Gonchar of the Pittsburgh Penguins (16 games in 2006-07). … Forward Martin Kaut had one shot on goal and one hit in 14:12 of ice time in his Sharks debut after being acquired from the Colorado Avalanche on Jan. 25. He was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League earlier Monday. … Svechnikov has three goals in his past five games. He had four goals in the first 37 games of the season.