Brian Wilde: Habs in midst of tough opening month

Logan Couture scored a pair of goals and the San Jose Sharks extended their dominance of the Montreal Canadiens with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night.

Joe Pavelski, Tomas Hertl and Joe Thornton also scored for the Sharks, who have won the past 11 home games against the Canadiens, a streak that dates to Nov. 23, 1999.

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Jonathan Drouin and Shea Weber scored for the Canadiens, who are winless since an opening night victory at the Buffalo Sabres.

Martin Jones stopped 28 of 30 shots for the Sharks, who finish their season-opening homestand with a 2-3 record.

Carey Price, who stopped 31 of 35, fell to 2-7-1 in 10 games against the Sharks.

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Couture opened the scoring 3:30 into the first period, grabbing a rebound off the back board, skated across the front of the net to get Price to commit and then fired into an open net.

The Habs (1-4-1) continue their California road trip through Los Angeles Wednesday night, puck drop is at 10:38 p.m.

— with files from The Associated Press