Karlsson (65) to Brent Burns (88) for the one-timer from the left dot — of course, Joe Pavelski (8) made an all-important cameo here, too.
In much the same way, this is what the Los Angeles Kings envisioned when they acquired Ilya Kovalchuk:
This one-timer on the power play opened scoring.
But while Karlsson and the Sharks are swimming up the standings, yesterday afternoon’s 3-2 overtime loss to Los Angeles withstanding, Kovalchuk and the Kings are struggling with their move out of the Western Conference basement.