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WCF Game 5: Sharks pushed to the brink
Home
ice provides no advantage for SJ in 5-0 loss
by
Mike Lee
The Sharks returned home with a chance to regain the lead in
their Western Conference Finals series with the St Louis Blues, and flat our
whiffed. Early mistakes and mounting injuries allowed the Blues to smack the
Sharks with a 5-0 shutout in the Sharks barn. By virtue of the loss, the Sharks
now sit one loss from elimination and a flurry of injuries in the game make
their long term outlook questionable.
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WCF Game 4: No urgency for San Jose
Blues
even series with 2-1 win at home
by Mike
Lee
After getting shutout in Game 4 of their quarter finals match-up
with the Vegas Knights and their semi-finals match-up with the Colorado
Avalanche, you can claim a small victory for the San Jose Sharks on Friday
night. They didn't get shutout by the St Louis Blues, but they did fall 2-1,
which begs raises a different concern. That being that the Sharks have a
difficult time getting prepared for games which afford them the ability to step
on their opponents throat.
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WCF Game3: Sharks win wild one in OT
Controversial non-call mars final goal
by Mike Lee
There are hockey games, and there are hockey
games that you'll remember for a long time. The Sharks Western Conference
Finals series with the St Louis Blues shifted to Missouri on Wednesday, and it
turned out to be a memorable one. San Jose jumped out to a big lead, imploded
in the 2nd period to give up four goals, then tied the game in the final minute
of regulation. All of that was ancillary to the ending in overtime, which was
capped by a controversial non-call on an apparent hand pass before Erik
Karlsson banged home the game-winning goal. In the end, San Jose skated away
with a 5-4 victory.
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WCF Game 2: Sharks fizzle in 4-2 loss
San
Jose loses home ice for the 3rd consecutive series
by Mike Lee
For whatever reason, the Sharks don't care
too much for Game 2's. Playing in their third Game 2 of the playoffs, San Jose
misfired for a third consecutive time on Monday night, dropping a 4-2 decision
to the St Louis Blues in their Western Conference Finals match up at SAP
Center. The Sharks played an uninspired game, devoid of much action to get the
sellout crowd involved. If not for a pair of strikes from Logan Couture, the
Sharks were muted by the Blues in their own barn. The loss evens their best of
seven series at one game a piece.
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WCF Game 1: Meier and Couture lead to win
Sharks
take early series lead with big 6-3 win
by Mike
Lee
The Western Conference Finals kicked off on Saturday night, and
for at least one night, the Sharks looked unbeatable. San Jose powered up
offensively, putting 5 goals past rookie netminder Jordan Binnington, before
adding an empty net tally to steamroll the St Loius Blues 6-3 at SAP Center.
Timo Meier and Logan Couture scored a pair of goals each to propel San Jose,
who also received a 28 save performance from Martin Jones to take the 1-0
series lead.
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2019 Playoffs - Conference Finals Predictions
We call it like we see it
by Mike
Lee
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com put their collective heads
together (which equated to a half a normal human brain), and we present our
predictions for the 2019 NHL Playoffs - Conference Finals Edition.
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WCSF Game 7: Pavelski returns to lead SJ
Sharks captain scores a goal and adds an assist in 3-2 series
clincher
by Mike Lee
When Joe Pavelski
was laying on the ice in Game 7 of the Sharks Western Conference Quarter Final
series with the Vegas Golden Knights, things looked bleak for the San Jose
Sharks. Their captain was unconscious and they were trailing by 3 goals in the
3rd period. 15 days later, Pavelski made his return to a sheet of NHL ice and
it couldn't have been more dramatic. Pavelski scored a goal and added an assist
to lead the Sharks to a thrilling Game 7 victory over the Colorado Avalanche to
punch San Jose's ticket to the Western Conference Finals and a date with the St
Louis Blues.
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WCSF Game 6: Landeskog forces a Game 7
Sharks comeback three times, but lose in overtime
by Mike Lee
The Sharks may regret their performance in
Game 6 of their Western Conference Semi Final series with the Colorado
Avalanche. Should the Avalanche come back to win Game 7 on Wednesday, the
Sharks will look back to all the missed chances in Game 6. After overcoming
three separate deficits in the game, San Jose let their guard down in overtime
and let Gabriel Landeskog take the game with a goal 2:32 into the extra period
to take a 4-3 decision.
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WCSF Game 5: Hertl leads Sharks to crucial win
Sharks win tight 2-1 decision to grab series lead
by Mike Lee
The Western Conference Semi Finals series
between the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks shifted back to California
on Saturday night in a pivotal Game 5. As was expected, the two teams played a
knock down, drag out contest that ended with the Sharks holding a 2-1
advantage. Tomas Hertl scored a pair of goals to provide San Jose with all the
offense they would need to give the Sharks a 302 series lead. Martin Jones
stopped 21 shots to earn his 7th win of the playoffs.
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WCSF Game 4: Complacency costs SJ
Colorado
shuts out the Sharks 3-0 to tie series
by Mike
Lee
With a chance to put a stranglehold on their Western Conference
Semi Final series with the Colorado Avalanche in Game 4 on Thursday night, the
Sharks laid a proverbial egg. A lackluster effort, no organization on the
offense and a pair of defensive miscues resulted in a 3-0 shutout loss to the
host Avalanche. One of the few bright spots was goaltender Martin Jones
performance. The Sharks goaltender kept the game within reach for the Sharks,
but his teammates didn't make the effort required to win playoff hockey.
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WCSF Game 3: Couture big night leads SJ
Forward records 6th playoff hat trick in Sharks
history
by Mike Lee
The Sharks Western
Conference Semi Final series shifted to Denver on Tuesday night, and as has
been the case in the first two games, the score was a tightly contested game.
San Jose allowed the host Colorado Avalanche to overcome a 2-goal deficit, but
Logan Couture stepped up as a team leader and recorded his first career playoff
hat trick to lead San Jose to a 4-2 victory. Martin Jones made 25 saves and has
suddenly turned his season around, which couldn't come at a better time for the
Sharks.
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WCSF Game 2: Avalanche bite back
Colorado
ties series with 4-3 win
by Mike
Lee
Playing to the whistle is something every coach stresses, at
every level. Marc-Edouard Vlasic didn't do that in Game 2 of the Sharks Western
Conference Semi Finals series with the Colorado Avalanche, and it cost the
Sharks. A non-call on an apparent icing that wasn't turned out to be a turning
point in the Sharks 4-3 loss to the Avalanche. Colorado knotted the series at
1-1 with the victory, and claimed the home ice advantage in the series.
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WCSF Game 1: No hangover for SJ
Sharks jump
on Colorado with big 2nd period to take series lead
by Mike Lee
The emotion was still fresh from the Sharks
dramatic Game 7 victory over Vegas 72 hours earlier, but the Sharks had to get
right back at it on Friday night as they kicked off their Western Conference
Semi Final series with the Colorado Avalanche. San Jose overcame a 2-1 deficit
with a 2nd period outburst that pushed toward an eventual 5-2 victory. Brent
Burns led San Jose with a goal and 3 assists, and Martin Jones made 26 saves to
stake the Sharks to the 1-0 series lead.
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2019 Playoffs - Semi Finals Predictions
We
call it like we see it
by LGS
Staff
Playoff time! Which means all bets are off. We're making our
predictions and sticking to them. Not that you should be mortgaging your home
and using this info to bet the farm. We did, however, go a collective 23-1 with
our predictions last year.
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One for the Ages
Tuesday's win was magical
moment for Sharks, fans
by Paul
Krill
Since 1982, I've felt that the greatest game I'd ever seen in
any sport was the Miami Dolphins-San Diego Chargers NFL playoff game played
early that year, where the Dolphins trailed 24-0 after the first quarter,
brought the score to 24-17 at halftime on a trick play, and then lost in OT.
Well, Tuesday night's Sharks game gives that Dolphins game a run for its money,
at least in my book. And I was in actual attendance for the Sharks game, unlike
that Dolphins game, which became known as the "Epic in Miami."
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WCQF Game 7: Hockey Miracle
Sharks erase
3-goal deficit in 3rd period, win in OT
by Mike
Lee
There are hockey games, and there are epic hockey games. The
Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights played in the latter variety on Tuesday night
at SAP Center, in what may regarded as the greatest comeback in San Jose
playoff history. Trailing 3-0 in the 3rd period of Game 7 of the Western
Conference Quarter Finals match up, San Jose did the improbable after captain
Joe Pavelski was knocked out of the game with a cross check to the head. The
Sharks scored four goals during a 5-minute major penalty to grab the lead, then
converted in overtime to take the series.
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WCQF Game 6: Jones saves the day
Tomas Hertl
scores in double overtime to force Game 7
by Mike
Lee
Martin Jones has been the target of significant criticism this
season. After dropping Games 2, 3 & 4 in the Sharks Western Conference, the
Sharks goaltender was the biggest reason the Sharks had been pushed to the
brink of playoff elimination. San Jose got an Easter miracle on Sunday night in
Game 6, as Jones set a franchise record with 58 saves as the Sharks knocked off
the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 in double overtime.
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WCQF Game 5: Sharks win to see another day
Tomas Hertl and Martin Jones lead San Jose to 5-2
win
by Mike Lee
The Sharks margin of
error is now zero if they want to keep their season alive. Having already
dropped three games to the Vegas Golden Knights in their Western Conference
Quarter Finals match-up, San Jose can not afford any more let downs this
season. Thursday night's Game 5 contest at SAP Center felt more like Game 1,
when San Jose dictated play and skated with a resounding win. San Jose jumped
on the Knights early, and managed their lead en route to a 5-2 win before a
sellout crowd.
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WCQF Game 4: No answers
Sharks fall 5-0 to
Vegas, find themselves on the brink
by Mike
Lee
Trailing the Vegas Golden Knights by a game entering Game 4 of
their Western Conference Quarter Final match-up, the Sharks had a chance to
draw even in the series. Instead, they rolled over and laid down at the feet of
their opponent. The game was over in the 1st period after the Knights scored a
pair of goals. San Jose had no answer in any of the three periods, but it was
the surrender in the 3rd period that will go down as the point that stands out
in one of the ugliest losses in franchise playoff history.
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WCQF Game 3: Sharks late to the party
Knights score early and often in 6-3 win over Sharks
by Mike Lee
The Sharks Western Conference Quarter Finals
series with the Vegas Golden Knights shifted to Southern Nevada on Sunday
night, but things looked a lot like the last game in San Jose. The Knights took
advantage of the Sharks inability to defend their own net in the first minute
of a period, scoring goals to start each period in seconds, en route to a 6-3
pasting of San Jose. Mark Stone recorded a hat trick and Marc-Andre Fleury made
25 saves to lead Vegas.
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Controversy mars Game 2 loss
Special teams
implodes as Sharks drop 5-3 decision
by Mike
Lee
Game 2 of the Sharks Western Conference Quarter Finals series
with the Vegas Golden Knights will go in the books as the game that was lost on
a controversial call and a bushel of missed special teams opportunities. San
Jose dropped Game 2 by a 5-3 score after referee Kelly Sutherland took a would
be go-ahead goal off the board after the Sharks stormed back from a 3-goal
deficit in the opening period.
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WCQF Game1: Sharks open series with win
San
Jose dominates Golden Knights to take 1-0 series lead
by Mike Lee
If the rest of the Sharks Western Conference
Quarter Finals Series with the Vegas Golden Knights is like Game 1, we're in
for a humdinger of a match up. Wednesday night's series opener had a little bit
of everything that you'd expect in a playoff hockey game. When the smoke
cleared, the Sharks had themselves a well earned 5-2 victory to take a 1-0 lead
in the best-of-seven series. Five different Sharks recorded goals, including
defensemen Brent Burns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic.
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2019 Playoffs - Quarter Finals Predictions
We call it like we see it
by LGS
Staff
Playoff time! Which means all bets are off. We're making our
predictions and sticking to them. Not that you should be mortgaging your home
and using this info to bet the farm. We did, however, go a collective 23-1 with
our predictions last year.
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Sharks get back in the win column
Nyquist
scores game winner for San Jose
by Mike
Lee
It wasn't pretty, but the Sharks got the job done. As they try to
get their game back on track, San Jose played well enough to knock off the
Edmonton Oilers 3-2 at Rogers Arena. Gus Nyquist scored his first game-winning
goal as a Shark, with a 2nd period tally. The Oilers were just trying to get to
the off-season after a disastrous season that has resulted in Todd McLellan's
dismissal.
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Sharks blow late lead and lose again
No
answers for SJ as they fall to another doormat
by
Mike Lee
The good news is, Captin Joe Pavelski made his return to the
Sharks lineup on Tuesday night in Vancouver. The bad news is the Sharks didn't
have 20 more guys like him on the ice, as the Canucks rallied for 3 goals in
the 3rd period to comeback and beat the suddenly hapless Sharks 4-2 at Rogers
Arena. San Jose lost for the 9th time in their last 10 games and don't seem to
have any answers. One goal leads aren't something the Sharks can trust right
now, but they also don't seem to have the fortitude to build any buffer.
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Flames take West crown
Sharks fall 5-3, will
face Vegas in first round
by Mike Lee
The
Sharks had 24 hours to enjoy their overtime win over Vegas on Saturday night,
before the reality of their problems came back to haunt them. Hosting the
Calgary Flames at SAP Center with the Western Conference and Pacific Division
on the line, San Jose's lack of defensive prowess allowed their opponent to
walk away with both titles. There was little drama in this one, as San Jose
allowed the Flames to score the next four goals, en route to a 5-3 win over the
Sharks.
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Close is one letter added to lose
Sharks
comeback from 3 goal deficit, still fall
by Mike
Lee
The losing streak reached 7 games on Thursday night, and by the
look of things, there's no reason to believe it's going to end anytime soon.
San Jose dropped a fourth straight game against a team that is on the outside
looking in at the teams that are in playoff spots. This time it was the Chicago
Blackhawks, who sit 6 points out of the last spot in the Western Conference.
Chicago opened the game with a roundhouse kick that floored the Sharks. San
Jose battled back, only to lose 5-4 at SAP Center.
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Losing becoming easy for San Jose
Red Wings
latest underperformer to handle SJ
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks were gifted many things this season, but their soft
schedule in the month of March was one of the biggest ones. San Jose tripped on
that gift, and squashed it like a bug under a two ton truck. The league's third
worst team, the Detroit Red Wings, were the latest door mat to embarrass the
Sharks this month, taking a 3-2 decision and extending the Sharks losing streak
to 6 games. San Jose continues to spiral out of control, losing to a team they
should have man-handled.
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Losing streak reaches five games
Ducks beat
SJ 4-3 in overtime
by Mike Lee
The Sharks
started the month of March by winning their first six games. Since then,
they've done a complete about face and lost 5 in a row after dropping a 4-3
decision to the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. San Jose continued to sputter
without regulars Erik Karlsson, Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture. Special teams
was particularly bad, surrendering two power play goals for the second time in
the last 24 hours.
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Sharks gag up another loss
Doormat Kings
score three 3rd period goals to show up SJ
by Mike
Lee
With 8 games left in the regular season, the Sharks have to make
a decision. Are they going to try and play for the 1st seed in the Western
Conference, or will they be content with a 2nd or 3rd seed. Sporting a 3-game
losing streak, they were all set to get things headed in the right direction
with a date against West's worst team, the Los Angeles Kings. San Jose
responded by gagging up a lead and losing to the hapless Kings 4-2 at Staples
Center on Thursday night.
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Sharks get teeth kicked in by Knights
Vegas
runs roughshod on SJ in 7-3 win
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks completed about as bad a home stand as they come on
Monday night. San Jose ended their third consecutive game at SAP Center in
flaming dumpster fire fashion, losing 7-3 to the Vegas Golden Knights. The
Sharks were outscored 15-7 in that three game tilt, but none was worse than
Monday night's disaster. San Jose surrendered 3 power play goals to a team that
hadn't scored multiple goals on the man advantage since December.
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Just a glitch?
Sharks slipping
lately
by Paul Krill
After a six-game win
streak that ended with two road wins in Minnesota and Winnipeg in two nights,
the Sharks have come home to lose twice, to Florida and Nashville. Of course,
they can't win them all. There's going to be some rough patches along the way.
The losses, though, spoiled the chance for the Sharks to re-take first place in
the conference, where they had been playing leapfrog with the Calgary Flames on
an almost daily basis.
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Sharks come back to earth
SJ falls flat in
4-2 loss to Panthers
by Mike Lee
The
Sharks play 15 games in the month of March, and had won their first six
entering play on Thursday night. The Sharks looked like a team that is letting
that heavy schedule take its toll as the Florida Panthers took a 4-2 decision
from San Jose who returned home to start a three game home stand. The Panthers
came back from a 2-1 deficit by scoring three straight goals on a Sharks team
that ran out of gas in the second half of the game.
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Pavelski stuns Winnipeg with late goal
Sharks outlast the Jets 5-4 in epic style
by Mike Lee
The Sharks didn't have time to react. After
beating the Minnesota Wild less than 24 hours earlier in overtime, San Jose was
forced to play in Winnipeg on tired road weary legs. It didn't seem like it.
Especially in the last 10 seconds of the game, when Timo Meier and Joe Pavelski
raced up ice on a 2-on-1 break. Meier carried the puck up the left wing before
feathering a pass to his captain on the opposite side. Pavelski collected
Meier's pass and lifted it past Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck with 4
seconds left in regulation, knocking off the Jets 5-4 at Bell MTS Center.
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Jones shuts out Wild...again
SJ scores 3
times to take road opener
by Mike Lee
The
Sharks stayed perfect in March, by winning for the 5th straight time on Monday
night. San Jose kicked off a quick two-game road trip, with a stop in Minnesota
to play the Wild. The Sharks scored three times, then leaned on Martin Jones,
who stopped 24 shots to earn his third shutout of the season. The Sharks also
hop-scotched past the Calgary Flames to reclaim the top spot in the Western
Conference with the win. The Sharks sit a point better than the Flames who have
one fewer overtime wins than San Jose. The strength of schedule for the
remaining schedule favors San Jose, who still also has 8 of their remaining 13
games at SAP Center.
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Labanc cashes in with OT goal
San Jose fends
off St Louis Blues 3-2
by Mike Lee
The
Sharks completed a perfect 4-0 home stand with a thrilling overtime victory
over the St Louis Blues on Saturday afternoon. The red hot Blues entered play
in third place in the Central Division after they've revived their season
following a coaching change. San Jose outlasted St Louis in the extra period on
a Kevin Labanc goal with 1:39 remaining to keep their March perfect.
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Third line propels Sharks over Habs
Sorensen
and Thornton lead SJ
by Mike Lee
The
Sharks continue to take advantage of home cooking, even though that may have
been nothing but chicken soup for the last few days. With a flu bug ravaging
the Sharks locker room, the sickly Sharks reached deep on Thursday night to
knock off the visiting Montreal Canadiens 5-2 at SAP Center. Clinging to the
last wild card spot in the East, the Canadiens were motivated to continue their
hot hand against the Pacific Division this season. San Jose had other ideas, as
the Sharks received more offensive production from their third line.
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Desperate Hawks remain desperate
Sharks open
up in the 3rd period to beat Chicago 5-2
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks continued to enjoy some home cooking, as they squared
off against the Chicago Blackhawks at SAP Center on Sunday night. That cooking
is helping the Sharks fatten up the win column, as San Jose knocked off the
Blackhawks 5-2. Desperate to climb back into the playoff hunt, Chicago couldn't
afford to leave San Jose without any points, but that wasn't enough to overcome
a three goal 3rd period by the Sharks. San Jose was the aggressor most of the
evening, but it took a 40 minute warm up before they kicked the offense into
gear.
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Home cooking pots Sharks win
San Jose holds
off Avalanche to start home stand
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks returned home from their recent road trip on Friday
night, taking on a desperate Colorado Avalanche team at SAP Center. With a
little more than a month to play and the Avalanche on the outside, looking in
at the playoff race, Colorado had every reason to lay in on the line. The
Sharks had other ideas, as they scored four times to hold off the Avalanche 4-3
in regulation.
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Pavelski's hat trick leads SJ comeback
Sharks score 4 straight to beat Detroit 5-3
by Mike Lee
The Sharks shook off the 4-0 spanking that
they took from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday by beating the host
Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena by a 5-3 score on Sunday afternoon.
Joe Pavelski led San Jose with a natural hat trick, helping the Sharks overcome
a 3-1 deficit. Aaron Dell made 20 saves to record his 8th win of the
season.
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Sharks start trip with a bang
SJ knocks off
Penguins with convincing 4-0 win
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks kicked off a four-game road trip on Thursday, with a
commanding 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at the PPG Paints Arena in
Pennsylvania. Tomas Hertl scored a pair of goal and Martin Jones made 26 saves
to lead San Jose. The Sharks scored three goals on the power play and added
another short-handed. San Jose man-handled the Penguins throughout the night,
starting their longest remaining road trip on the schedule.
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Shoddy officiating and goaltending doom Sharks
Controversy mars Bruins overtime win
by
Mike Lee
The Sharks let two points slip through their fingers on
Monday night. Rather, Martin Jones let 6 pucks slip past him, which cost San
Jose a chance at a share of the Western Conference lead. Shoddy officiating and
poor goaltending resulted in a crazy 6-5 loss for San Jose, who dropped the
contest to the Boston Bruins in overtime at SAP Center. The Sharks overcame a
3-0 deficit to take a 5-4 lead in the 3rd period before a controversial call
allowed the Bruins to get the game to the extra period where Charlie McAvoy
ended it with a goal 3:59 in.
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Young goaltender learns a tough lesson
San
Jose rolls with 7 goals against Canucks
by Mike
Lee
There's not stopping the Sharks right now. If you could bottle
the Sharks current hot streak, it would be a big seller. San Jose continued to
roll on Monday night, winning their 6th game in a row, with a lop-sided 7-2
victory over the host Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena. With the win, San Jose
leap-frogged past the Calgary Flames for the top spot in the Western
Conference. Evander Kane led the Sharks with a pair of goals in the big
win.
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Sharks exact some revenge in Calgary
Team
focus on the win in retribution game
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks have waited 38 days for a chance to even a score with
the Calgary Flames. The Sharks were beat by the Flames back on New Year's Eve,
but more importantly, they knocked out Radim Simek with an unpenalized cheap
shot that resulted in a concussion to Simek. San Jose paid the Flames back on
the scoreboard, extending their winning streak to four games. The Sharks caught
the Flames with a 3-spot in the 1st period, then never looked back, taking a
5-2 decision at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
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Pavelski helps SJ win third straight in OT
Sharks start trip with come from behind victory
by Mike Lee
The Sharks kicked off their 4-game road trip
on Tuesday night with a stop in Winnipeg, where temps were sub zero. San Jose
overcame a Winnipeg Jets team that boasted the best home record in the NHL,
with a Joe Pavelski goal in overtime. The Sharks came back from a 3rd period
deficit, then scored the game winner while short-handed.
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Post All Star stretch kicks off with a W
Brent Burns bags overtime winner to repel Coyotes
by Mike Lee
With all the All Star hullabaloo in the rear
view mirror, the Sharks returned to the ice as the unofficial second half of
the NHL regular season kicked off on Saturday night. San Jose had to knock off
some of the rust that accumulated during their 10 days off, but one of their
All Stars used some nifty moves to bail out the Sharks. That All Star being
Brent Burns, who scored an unbelievable goal in overtime to knock off the
Arizona Coyotes 3-2 at SAP Center.
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Can we avoid looking silly (again!) against the
Coyotes?
Back to Work!
by
Ken Smyth
The gathering of the tribes otherwise known as NHL All-Star
weekend has come and gone. My wife was wondering just how many people from the
far-flung reaches of North America would show up on the West Coast for a
weekend. She was impressed.
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Reporter's Notebook: San Jose welcomes the NHL stars
Players talk to the press, with Shark fans watching the
festivities
by Paul Krill
With the NHL
All Star Game in town this weekend, San Jose played host to the NHL All Stars
at the Civic Center downtown on Thursday evening, for All Star Media Day. It
was kind of a zoo-like setup for the fans who were there; we could see the
players from a distance but not approach them. We could watch interviews from
the stands, listening to one at a time from a selection given to us on this
earphone device.
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Hertl's hat trick saves Sharks
SJ wins wild
7-6 overtime shootout in D.C.
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks scored the first and last goals of Tuesday nights wild
game in Washington D.C. In between that, the Sharks and Capitals scored eleven
more goals in what amounted to an All-Star game preview. No defense to be seen.
The 13th goal of the night came in overtime, when Tomas Hertl deposited a Logan
Couture feed 1:48 into the extra period. The goal also gave Hertl a hat trick,
his second in as many weeks. The 7-6 also snapped San Jose's 3-game losing
streak.
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Comedy of errors ends Sharks win streak
Coyotes knock off Sharks again
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks followed up one of their best games of the season with
undoubtedly one of their worst on Wednesday night. Playing on back to back
nights, San Jose had to fly to Phoenix late Tuesday night and play less than 24
hours after knocking off the Pittsburgh Penguins at SAP Center. The Sharks gave
it a go, but several late gaffs cost them a chance at overcoming a single goal
deficit and would eventually fall 6-3 to the host Coyotes.
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Pens no match for red hot Sharks
Tomas
Hertl's 2nd career hat trick leads SJ
by Mike
Lee
The next time someone in a Sharks sweater steps on SAP Center
ice, it will be for the NHL All Star Game. That made Tuesday night's win over
the Pittsburgh Penguins was all the more important. The Sharks played a
complete game from horn to horn en route to a dominating 5-2 win over the
Penguins. Pittsburgh entered the game with a 8-20 record in their last 10
games, but the Sharks have been equally hot. Tomas Hertl helped propel San Jose
with his second career hat trick.
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Sharks stun Knights for 1000th win
3rd
period comeback highlights victory in Vegas
by Mike
Lee
T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas has been a house of horrors for the
Sharks. San Jose hasn't performed very well in Sin City since the Golden
Knights entered the league last season, Vegas entered Thursday night on a 7
game winning streak, having won 8 of their last 10, so this one was tailor made
for a Sharks let down. They threw us all a curveball, by overcoming a 3rd
period deficit to stun the Golden Knights 3-2 with a pair of 3rd period
goals.
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Sharks throw a 7 spot at the Oil
Kane and
Donskoi each score a pair in big win
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks needed a game like Tuesday night's white-washing of
the Edmonton Oilers at SAP Center. San Jose pummeled the Oilers 7-2 on a night
where anyone in a teal jersey could do no wrong. The Sharks scored in bushels,
which included responses on the two occasions where the Oilers got pucks past
goaltender Aaron Dell. Dell made 20 saves to help San Jose win for the fourth
time in a row.
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Flat Sharks still beat LA
SJ generates
enough scoring to take 3-1 win over Kings
by Mike
Lee
The big question after their stunning win over the Tamp Bay
Lighting on Saturday, was which Sharks team would show up on Monday night
against the Los Angeles Kings. The feared letdown made an appearance, but the
Kings are so bad that the Sharks were able to generate enough scoring to hold
off Los Angeles for a 3-1 win.
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Mid-season musings
Observations on the
Sharks' year so far
by Paul Krill
With a
bit more than half of the regular season - 43 games - having been played, here
are some observations on how things have gone for the Sharks so far:
*
After Saturday's game against Tampa Bay, fireworks were set off downtown. These
undoubtedly were part of the festivities for the college football championship
game, to be played at Levi's Stadium on Monday night. But no Sharks regular
season game was more appropriate for fireworks this year than the Sharks'
masterful 5-2 win over the league's top team.
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Mile high but inches from defeat
Sharks hold
on to beat Colorado 5-4
by Mike Lee
The
Sharks brushed aside their disappointing performance in Calgary on New Year's
Eve, kicking off 2019 with a hair-raising 5-4 win in Denver over the host
Colorado Avalanche. The Sharks jumped out to a 5-1 lead, before allowing the
Avalanche to score three straight goals to cut the lead to a single goal.
Martin Jones stopped 31 shots, including a Nathan Mackinnon shot from the
doorstep at the final horn to preserve the Sharks first win of the new year.
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Burns shines in his 1000th game
Sharks beat
Anaheim to end home stand
by Mike
Lee
Brent Burns is no kid. His 1000th NHL game is proof. The Sharks
defenseman skated in his milestone game on Thursday night on home ice and
capped it with the game winning goal to help San Jose snap a three-game losing
streak. Burns helped the Sharks overcome a lost 3rd period lead with a go-ahead
shot with 9:39 to play. The Sharks would score an empty netter late to take a
4-2 decision over the Anaheim Ducks.
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Kings take advantage of AWOL Sharks
LA takes
3-2 overtime decision at SAP
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks just can't help themselves sometimes. After a terrific
performance against one of the best teams in the NHL on Thursday, the Sharks
laid an egg against the worst team in the NHL on Saturday afternoon. Facing in
state rival, the Los Angeles Kings, the Sharks failed to handle an opponent
then should have overwhelmed. Absent was any of the energy that had them
running neck and neck with the Winnipeg Jets two days earlier.
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Lock down defense nets win in Minny
Couture
scores a pair to lead SJ in 4-0 win
by Mike
Lee
The Xcel Energy Center hasn't been kind to the Sharks. San Jose's
dismal record in Minneapolis was offset for a night by one of the best
performances by the Sharks this season. The focus was clearly on a defensive
first approach, that resulted in a 4-0 shutout win as the Sharks capped their
short 2-game road trip by taking their 7th win in the last 8 games. Martin
Jones made 26 saves for the shutout win.
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Offense comes alive in the Windy City
Sharks
knock off the Blackhawks 7-3
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks always seem to be on the road, and visiting barns have
been less than inviting. They finally had some success in a foreign arena. San
Jose kicked off another quick 2-game jaunt away from SAP Center with a stop at
the United Center in Chicago on Sunday night. The offense came alive against
the downtrodden Blackhawks, scoring 7 goals in a 7-3 knockout of their hosts.
Seven different Sharks scored goals in one of the best showings of the season.
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Sharks avoid Stars season sweep
Timo Meier
scores another pair to pace SJ
by Mike
Lee
Timo Meier continued to wield a hot hand, turning in another
2-goal game to propel the Sharks to a 3-2 win over the visiting Dallas Stars on
Thursday night. San Jose avoided dropping a third consecutive game to the Stars
and the season sweep with the win. Meier has been the Sharks primary goal
scorer as of late. His first tally helped San Jose tie the Stars, followed by
another tally which would give the Sharks the lead for good.
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Meier leads Sharks over Devils
San Jose
splits season series with New Jersey
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks had a score to settle with the New Jersey Devils after
gagging up a win on the East Coast back in October. San Jose exacted some
revenge on the Devils by grabbing a lead and holding it this time in a 5-2 win
at SAP Center. The Sharks blew a 3rd period lead the last time these two teams
played, but San Jose built on a 3rd period lead this time around en route to
their 16th win of the season.
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Quick home pit stop nets a win
Shark split
season series with Carolina with 5-1 victory
by
Mike Lee
The Sharks returned home after their abysmal 5-game road
trip on Wednesday night with a quick 1-game homestand against the Carolina
Hurricanes. Much like their win in Montreal, the Sharks returned to a focus on
defense and goaltending which resulted in a victory. San Jose also balanced
their scoring with five skaters potting goals in a 5-1 win over the Hurricanes
at SAP Center.
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Sharks end skid in Montreal
Martin Jones
stops 40 shots to propel San Jose
by Mike
Lee
The road trip that wasn't finally ended on Sunday night. What is
wasn't was a complete disaster. The Sharks salvaged the final game with a 3-1
win in Montreal to end a 6-game road losing streak. San Jose scored early and
counter punched when the Canadiens tried to strike. An infusion of youth in the
lineup helped resuscitate a roster that was in dire need of change as the
Sharks have spiraled out of the Pacific Division lead int he last week.
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Special teams dooms San Jose
Maple Leafs
score three power play goals to sink Sharks
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks entered Wednesday night's game in Toronto with the
league's 2nd ranked penalty kill, but even that was exposed by the Maple Leafs
in another 5-3 defeat. The Sharks completed their home and home series with the
Eastern Conference opponent by dropping both games by the same score. San Jose
continued to under perform on their 5-game road trip, but this one was decided
by a penalty kill that imploded by allowing three goals on the man advantage.
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Good enough to lose in Buffalo
Sharks
comeback late, only to lose in overtime
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks are solidifying their position as a mediocre hockey
team. Win one, lose one is the theme through the first 25 games this season.
They followed up their 6-0 tail whipping by the Vegas Golden Knights by
dropping a 3-2 overtime defenseman to the red hot Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday
night. The Sharks were 9 minutes from getting shutout for a second straight
game, but late heroics by Joe Pavelski salvaged a point in the standings for
the ho-hum Sharks.
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Sinful effort dooms Sharks
Golden Knights
continue their dominance over SJ
by Mike
Lee
When the Sharks were eliminated from the playoffs last spring by
the Vegas Golden Knights, they should have circled November 24th on their
calendars. That was the day they would finally get a crack at exacting some
retribution on the Knights for the unceremonious exit. San Jose responded on
Saturday night by rolling over to the Knights in a 6-0 whipping. Much like Game
1 of last springs playoff series with Vegas, the Sharks had no answer for an
opponent that ran roughshod over them.
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Sharks have a Dell-emma after win
Netminder
records back-to-back shutouts
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks have a dilemma on their hands. Aaron Dell has created
a problem for San Jose after recording his second straight shutout, stopping
the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 at SAP Center as the Sharks wrapped up a 6-game home
stand. Dell stopped 19 shots en route to his 3rd win of the season. Dell's
numbers have been more effective than starter Martin Jones, and back-to-back
shutouts shouldn't be ignored.
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Sharks blow three leads and the game
Oilers
take OT win after McLellan fired
by Mike
Lee
When Todd McLellan woke up this morning, he was still the head
coach of the Edmonton Oilers. By the start of the Oilers game with the San Jose
Sharks on Tuesday night, McLellan was out of a job. The Sharks don't need many
excuses to play mediocre hockey, but the Oilers coaching change was enough to
inspire Edmonton to a 4-3 overtime win at SAP Center. Leon Draisaitl booted a
puck past Martin Jones with the only shot of the overtime to allow Ken
Hitchcock to win his first game as bench boss for the Oilers.
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No lead is safe
Sharks can't stay in the
driver's seat
by Paul Krill
Saturday's
delightful 4-0 win against the Saint Louis Blues was a bit uncharacteristic of
this season:
* The Sharks captured the lead and held it.
* The
Sharks had their first shutout of the year.
According to pre-game
reporting on TV, the Sharks have had a lead in seven of the 10 games they've
lost this season. And that doesn't count a game like last Tuesday's, where they
had to come from behind to win after blowing a 3-0 lead against a Nashville
team that had played an overtime game the night before.
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Dell exacts some revenge on Blues
Sharks
payback St Louis with 4-0 win
by Mike
Lee
Eight days ago, the St Louis Blues ran roughshod over a fatigued
San Jose Sharks hockey team. San Jose was playing on back to back nights, and
the fatigue reared its ugly head in the second half of that game when the
Sharks fell 4-0 at the Enterprise Center. The Sharks got a little revenge on
Saturday night, as it was their turn to rest and wait for the Blues who beat
the Vegas Golden Knights in Sin City on Friday night. The Sharks took advantage
of the road weary Blues by reciprocating with their own 4-0 victory at SAP
Center.
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Jumbo to the rescue
Thornton's 400th career
goal is game winner
by Mike Lee
Joe
Thornton had a quiet Tuesday night. Then the Sharks had another chance to upend
the best team in the NHL, and the Sharks senior statesman worked his magic. Not
known for his shooting prowess, the old man snapped a shot with 6:42 left in
regulation that sailed past Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros to give
the Sharks a 5-4 lead. It capped another come-from-behind victory over the
Predators this season.
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Jones shines in win over Flames
Sharks
kickoff 6-game homestand with 3-1 win
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks goaltending has not been a strength for the Sharks
early this season. That wasn't the case on Sunday night as the sharks returned
home to kickoff a 6-game home stand. Martin Jones turned in what might have
been his best game of the season to propel the Sharks to a 3-1 win over the
Calgary Flames. Jones made 29 saves to earn his 8th win of the season.
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Sharks checkout early to Blues
St Louis
shuts out Sharks 4-0
by Mike Lee
The
Sharks got an early jump on their weekend by checking out of the office early
on Friday. San Jose wrapped up their quick 2-game road trip with an absentee
performance at the Enterprise Center in St Louis, dropping a pitiful 4-0
decision to the Blues. San Jose was outplayed in all three periods, exuding no
fight or energy in one of their poorest performances of the season.
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Thornton rains on Thornton's parade
Sharks
drop 4-3 decision to Stars
by Mike
Lee
Joe Thornton played in his 1500th NHL game on Thursday night as
the Sharks kicked off a quick 2-game road trip with a stop in Dallas. Thornton
had a chance to be a hero late in the game with the Sharks trailing the Stars
by a single goal. The Sharks centerman found himself with the puck and open ice
between him and the Stars goal with a minute to play. Never a goal scoring
threat, Thornton lived up to that reputation by putting a shot on net that
never really challenged goaltender Anton Khudobin. Thornton's moment to shine
ended with a thud, as did the Sharks who lost 4-3.
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Goodrow's goal salvages win over Wild
Sharks
blow 2-goal 3rd period lead
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks had a tall task in hosting the Minnesota Wild on
Tuesday night. The Wild boast one of the best records in the NHL, and like San
Jose, rolls four lines that are capable of beating any team on any given night.
The Sharks put their heads down and built a lead that they would squander in
the 3rd period, but a Barclay Goodrow goal would propel the Sharks to a second
consecutive win and a stake in the Pacific Division lead.
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Meier's overtime winner sweeps Philly
SJ
overcome's 3rd period deficit to win at home
by
Mike Lee
The Sharks have struggled on home ice since returning on
October 30th. After dropping their first two games back on home ice, San Jose
had to battle back from a 3rd period deficit to take a 4-3 overtime decision of
the Philadelphia Flyers at SAP Center on Saturday night. Joe Thornton scored
the tying goal with 4:57 to play in regulation, then Timo Meier scored the game
winner 13 seconds into the overtime period to help propel the Sharks.
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Sharks blow late heroics in return home
Tomas Hertl's last second goal squandered in shootout
loss
by Mike Lee
San Jose returned home
from an arduous three game road trip on Tuesday night, and played a flat game
until the waning minutes of their rematch with the New York Rangers. The Sharks
lost to New York in overtime back on October 11th, and were looking to exact a
little revenge. Only problem is, they played an uninspiring game on home ice,
only to lose 4-3 in the shootout. Tomas Hertl played hero by scoring a
game-tying goal with 1.3 seconds left in regulation, but that was the last puck
that would get by Henrik Lundqvist.
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Meier bails out Sharks in Anaheim
SJ wins in
overtime after dominating game
by Mike
Lee
San Jose wrapped up their 3-game road trip with a frustrating
overtime win in Anaheim against their division rivals on Sunday night.
Outplaying the Ducks for a majority of the game, the Sharks allowed Anaheim to
stick around all night and eventually force overtime by surrendering the lead
in the 3rd period. Timo Meier was the Sharks savior, scoring the game winner in
overtime. The Sharks forward finished the game with a pair of goals, an assist
and a +4 night.
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| SHARK SNAPSHOT |
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| Western Conf |
W |
L |
OTL |
Pts |
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| (1) Calgary (P) |
50 |
24 |
7 |
107 |
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| (2) San Jose (P) |
45 |
27 |
9 |
99 |
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| (3) Nashville (C) |
46 |
29 |
6 |
98 |
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| (4) Winnipeg (C) |
46 |
30 |
5 |
97 |
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| (5) St Louis (C) |
44 |
28 |
9 |
97 |
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| (6) Vegas (P) |
43 |
30 |
7 |
93 |
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| (7) Dallas (C) |
42 |
31 |
7 |
91 |
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| (8) Colorado (C) |
38 |
29 |
14 |
90 |
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| (9) Arizona (P) |
38 |
34 |
8 |
84 |
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| SJ Home |
24 |
11 |
5 |
51 |
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| SJ Road |
21 |
16 |
4 |
46 |
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| Scoring |
Gm |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
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| Burns |
81 |
15 |
66 |
81 |
34 |
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| Hertl |
76 |
35 |
37 |
72 |
18 |
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| Couture |
78 |
27 |
43 |
70 |
22 |
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| Meier |
78 |
30 |
36 |
66 |
55 |
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| Pavelski |
74 |
38 |
26 |
64 |
22 |
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| Goaltending |
W |
L |
OTL |
Sv% |
GAA |
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| Jones |
35 |
19 |
5 |
.896 |
2.95 |
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| Dell |
10 |
8 |
4 |
.886 |
3.17 |
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# |
Eff% |
Rnk |
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| Power Play |
57/239 |
23.8% |
6th |
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| Penalty Kill |
45/232 |
80.6% |
15th |
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