Goalie Martin Jones outdueled Carey Price as the Sharks continued their home domination of Montreal with a 2-1 win at sold-out SAP Center Friday night.
Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski scored first-period goals while Jones made 31 saves as the hosts wrapped up a busy portion of their schedule — 10 games in 18 nights — in impressive fashion.
In winning for the sixth time in seven games, first-place San Jose increased its lead in the Pacific Division to three points over idle Anaheim.
In addition, the Canadiens dropped to 0-8-2 since last winning in San Jose in November of 1999.