SAN JOSE — Logan Couture had a lighthearted response when he was asked about his goal in the first period of Thursday night’s game against the Minnesota Wild — one that ended a personal 13-game drought that matched the longest of his NHL career.
“I think maybe Al Stalock maybe did me a favor over there,” Couture said of the Wild goalie and former Sharks teammate. “I texted him before the game, ‘I need one, buddy.'”
Things were a little less cheery when discussing the rest of the game, particularly the final two periods, when the Sharks, after taking a four-goal lead, were outscored by three goals and largely outworked at even strength by the last place Wild.