MONTREAL -- Montreal defenseman Nathan Beaulieu felt like the entire team let down Carey Price.Price was pulled in the second period after conceding four goals on 18 shots against the San Jose Sharks in Montreals 4-2 loss Friday night. It was the first time Price was pulled when healthy since Oct. 13, 2014.None of the goals were his fault, Beaulieu said. Guys were just not picking up sticks around the net. Tap-ins from the crease are just unacceptable. They just cant happen.It wasnt Price getting pulled because Price wasnt good enough. Hes the best player in the world and hes our best player. It had nothing to do with him. It was us.As he walked to the dressing room, Price glared at the bench, presumably at coach Michel Therrien.We pulled him to send a message to the players, Therrien said. I didnt like how they were playing in front of him. It made no sense to keep Price in there. I also had to think about tomorrows game.This was the first game of a back-to-back for Montreal. The team travels to Washington to face the Capitals on Saturday. Still looking for 250th NHL win, Price will get the start in that game.David Schlemko, Patrick Marleau, Timo Meier and Melker Karlsson scored for San Jose, and Martin Jones made 26 saves. The Sharks have won four in a row, starting their four-game trip with shootout victories in Toronto and Ottawa on Tuesday and Wednesday night.Good start, Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. Theyve been sitting around waiting for us this week. We talked a lot about how we better be prepared for their start. Our guys really got out of the gate.Brian Flynn and Jeff Petry scored in the third period for Montreal, and Al Montoya made five saves in relief of Price. The Canadiens are 1-7-1 against San Jose in the last six years.The Canadiens got into penalty trouble early on and it cost them. The took three minor penalties in the first 8 minutes and San Jose scored on two of the power playsWith Paul Byron in the box for hooking, Schlemko opened the scoring with his first goal of the season, beating a screened Price top shelf with a wrister from the half wall. With the Sharks on another power play 2 minutes later, Marleau made it 2-0 from the slot after blown coverage by Alexei Emelin.Still in the first period, the 20-year-old Meier, making his NHL debut, added San Joses third at 13:18.The Sharks chased Price at 6:44 of the second after Karlsson made it 4-0 by batting a bouncing puck into the roof of the net. It was the first time Price was pulled from a game without an injury since Oct. 13, 2014.Flynn ended Jones shutout bid with 9:32 remaining, and Petry scored with 6:12 left.They had their backs against the wall, San Jose forward Joe Thornton said. Theyre a very prideful group. We knew they were going to push and thats what they did. Well leave here with two points.Game notes Montreals Andrew Shaw was out of the lineup with concussion-like symptoms. Shaw took an elbow to the head from Bostons Torey Krug on Monday night. Winger Sven Andrighetto started in his place. ... Michael McCarron made his season debut for the Canadiens. He had an assist on Montreals second goal.UP NEXTSharks: At Chicago on Sunday night.Canadiens: At Washington on Saturday night. Wholesale Custom Blue Jays Shirts . The move comes after the Canadiens were approached by the Buffalo Sabres for permission to speak to Dudley - a former Sabres player and head coach. "The Sabres called for permission and I appreciate that, Im flattered, Dudley told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun of ESPN. Custom Blue Jays Jerseys . PAUL, Minn. http://www.custombluejaysjersey.com/ . Halifax beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-5 on the strength of two goals apiece from Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Brent Andrews. Jonathan Drouin also scored and had three assists while Zachary Fucale made 17 saves for the Mooseheads (16-8-0), who led 6-1 after two periods. Cheap Custom Blue Jays Jersey . The CFLs leading rusher kept adding to his gaudy numbers this season and scored the winning touchdown with just over two minutes to play. The New Westminster, B.C., native plowed three yards into the end zone for the last score of a heated, see-saw battle between the two teams with the best records in the CFL. Custom George Bell Jersey .J. -- Josh Cribbs was in the Pro Bowl in February and out of a job six months later. HOUSTON -- Alan Gordon scored in the 72nd minute and the Los Angeles Galaxy beat the Houston Dynamo 1-0 on Sunday to clinch a home game in the knockout round of the MLS Cup playoffs.The Galaxy (12-6-15) are locked into the No. 3 seed in the West a week ahead of the regular-season finale. Houston (7-14-12) remained in last place in the Western Conference.In the buildup to Gorrdons goal, Dynamo goalkeeper Joe Willis made a diving save of Mike Magees shot attempt but failed to secure it.dddddddddddd David Horst awkwardly attempted to poke the loose ball safely away but Gordon swooped in and blocked it back into the net. ' ' '