Noah Gregor and Jonathan Dahlen both snapped long goal droughts and Nicolas Meloche scored his first career NHL goal as the Sharks began a critical four-game road trip with a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.
Gregor scored at the 7:41 mark of the first period for his first goal in 20 games and Meloche added an insurance goal at the 3:48 mark of the second off an assist from Matt Nieto as the Sharks survived some tense moments in the third period to win for just the second time in their last six games.
James Reimer made 19 saves through the first two periods before Daniel Sprong scored just 14 seconds into the third period to cut the Sharks’ lead to 2-1. Reimer, though, finished with 32 saves to help the Sharks collect an important two points with less than a week to go before the NHL all-star break.
