James Reimer’s 200th career NHL victory will have to come another day.
Reimer made 33 saves, including 28 in the first two periods, but Gabriel Vilardi and Drew Doughty both scored third-period goals as the Los Angeles Kings handed the Sharks a 4-3 loss on Wednesday in a closely fought game at Crypto.com Arena.
The Sharks tied the game 2-2 on a power play goal by Timo Meier with 9:49 left in regulation. But after Vilardi’s goal with 7:20 left, Doughty beat Reimer with a top-shelf wrist shot on an odd-man rush 53 seconds later, helping the Kings sweep the three-game season series with their northern California rivals.
