Sharks Triumph Over Ducks in Couture's Return

San Jose ends losing streak with 5-3 victory, as captain Logan Couture makes impactful comeback from injury.

Sharks captain Logan Couture returned from injury and recorded an assist in his first game this season, contributing to San Jose's 5-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
Fabian Zetterlund, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Kyle Burroughs, Jan Rutta and Tomás Hertl scored for the Sharks, who had previously lost 15 of 16 games.
Despite trailing 4-2, Anaheim's Mason McTavish managed to cut the deficit to 4-3 with a wrist shot on the power play, but San Jose held off a final push.
Couture, who revealed he was dealing with a hip/groin injury, played in all 82 games last season and led Sharks’ forwards with 67 points.
The Ducks were without forward Alex Killorn, who will miss four to six weeks after the team announced he will undergo arthroscopic left knee surgery next week.