TORONTO - Logan Couture had a goal and an assist as the San Jose Sharks dispatched the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Thursday night.
Couture's goal early in the second period was the eventual winner for San Jose (35-28-8), which ended a two-game skid. Tomas Hertl, Melker Karlsson and Tommy Wingels also scored for the Sharks, as Antti Niemi made 27 saves for the win.
Joe Thornton added two assists for San Jose.
Jake Gardiner was the lone scorer for Toronto (27-39-6), which has dropped four straight. Jonathan Bernier stopped 38 shots.
Hertl opened the scoring for the Sharks on a costly turnover by the Leafs. An errant Toronto pass went deep into the defensive zone thanks to a line-change mixup. Chris Tierney beat defenceman Eric Brewer to the puck, skated behind the net and fed Hertl for the easy deflection past Bernier.
San Jose dominated play in the first, outshooting the Leafs 21-8.
