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Canadiens outstruggle Sharks
Logan Couture
leads San Jose to 5-2 win
by Mike Lee
The
Sharks needed something to light a fire under their lethargic season opening
homestand. After whiffing on three of the first four games to start the season,
San Jose received that something in the form of an equally struggling Montreal
Canadiens hockey team. The Canadiens 1-3-1 record entering Tuesday night's game
mirrored the Sharks struggles. Little offense and shaky goaltending have been
the story out of the gate, but it was San Jose that took advantage of those
struggles on Tuesday night, as they dispatched the Canadiens 5-2 at SAP
Center.
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Stumbling out of the gate
Wilson's apathy
pointing Sharks in wrong direction
by Mike
Lee
Four games into the 2017-18 NHL season and the San Jose Sharks
are at a crossroads. Just two season removed from a trip to the Stanley Cup
Finals, Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson placed his bets on his Cup Finals
roster to repeat their success even though they tripped a year ago. With
essentially the same roster intact, Wilson placed his own destiny in the hands
of that core lineup to rekindle some of the magic that saw them sweep through
the first three rounds of the playoffs in the Spring of 2016 without as much as
a hiccup. That bet is starting to look like lost money as the Sharks have
floundered against three teams that they would have handled easily two seasons
ago.
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The Good and the Bad
Thursday's highs and
lows for the Sharks
by Paul Krill
The
Sharks on Thursday evening became the last team in the league to tally a point
in the standings this season, with a 3-2 win over the Sabres at home. Granted,
they had only played two games prior to that. But what was alarming about those
two games was they were home games against two teams that didn't make the
playoffs last season and the Sharks couldn't muster a lead against either of
them. In Thursday's win, the Sharks never trailed.
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Young Sharks lead to first win
San Jose
holds off hungry Sabres in 3-2 victory
by Mike
Lee
If the Sharks are going to compete with the rest of the Western
Conference this season, they'll need their younger players to step up. That
type of support was on display on Thursday night as San Jose's third line
accounted for all three goals in a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres at SAP
Center. The win was the first of the season for the Sharks, who struggled to
generate much offense in their first two games of the season. Thursday night's
win was a cake walk, but it pointed the Sharks in the right direction.
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Sharks drop season opener
Labanc's lows
outweigh highs in opening night loss
by Mike
Lee
The post-Patrick Marleau era began in San Jose on Wednesday night
as the Sharks kicked off the 2017-18 NHL season with a 5-3 loss to the
Philadelphia Flyers. San Jose will lean on several young players to pick up the
slack that was created with Marleau's departure. Kevin Labanc tried to fill
some of that void by scoring a pair of goals for San Jose, but his inexperience
cost the Sharks in the form of three penalties that turned into Flyer goals.
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It's been fun, Patty
Franchise icon moves
on
by Paul Krill
Twenty years ago, the
slumping Sharks had the second pick of the NHL draft. With it, they took
Patrick Marleau, the consensus #2 pick behind Joe Thornton, who was taken by
the Bruins but, as we know, would end up with the Sharks several years later,
anyway.
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Can Timo and Tomas save us?
Aging Sharks
appear headed downward
by Paul Krill
Last
year, I predicted the Edmonton Oilers would be contenders. After all, how could
they pick first in the draft year after year and not get good eventually? Well,
it looks like my prediction was just a year ahead of schedule. The Oilers,
having stockpiled topnotch young players such as Connor McDavid and Ryan
Nugent-Hopkins and trading Taylor Hall for Adam Larsson, got really good this
year instead of last. And at the Sharks' expense in the playoffs.
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Sharks on the brink after Game 5 OT loss
SJ
blows 2-goal lead in 4-3 loss
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks let one slip through their fingers on Thursday night.
Holding a 2-goal lead, the Sharks sat back and let the Edmonton Oilers steal
Game 5 of their Western Conference Quarter Final match up on Thursday night.
San Jose allowed the Oilers to score late in the 2nd period to make it a 3-2
series, then let Edmonton tie the game with a goal with 2:46 left in
regulation. David Desharnais won it in overtime on the Oilers 14th shot of the
extra period to take a 3-2 series lead.
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Goals galore in Sharks Game 4 win
SJ unloads
on Edmonton in 7-0 win
by Mike Lee
After
failing to score in their last 120 minutes of hockey, the Sharks erupted on
Tuesday night in Game 4 of their Western Conference Quarter Final series with
the Edmonton Oilers. San Jose rose to another level after falling behind 2-1 in
the series by scoring 7 goals in their own shutout victory at SAP Center. Logan
Couture and Joe Pavelski scored two goals each to lead San Jose, who tied the
series with the Oilers at 2-2.
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Sharks lay a Game 2 Easter egg
San Jose shut
out again by Oilers
by Mike Lee
Home ice
is supposed to be an advantage in hockey. The Sharks did nothing with that
advantage on Sunday night, dropping Game 3 in their Western Conference Quarter
Finals series with the Edmonton Oilers by getting shutout for the second
consecutive game. San Jose played 20 minutes of hockey and let a mistake end up
in their net midway through the 3rd period to fall 1-0 to the Oilers.
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Special teams costs Sharks in Game 2
Oilers
in with pair of short-handed goals
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks special teams play has been their Achilles heel all
season. It proved to be their soft underbelly on Friday night, after dropping
Game 2 of their Western Conference Quarter Final series to the Edmonton Oilers
at Rogers Place. The Sharks went 0-for-6 on the power play and allowed the
Oilers to generate all their offense on a pair of short-handed goals in a 2-0
decision in Alberta.
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Karlsson's OT Winner gives Sharks 1-0 WCQF lead
Sharks storm back from 2-0 deficit to win on the
road
by Mike Lee
With the way the Sharks
have played the last 6 weeks and Joe Thornton not being able to make the call
for Game 1 of the Sharks Western Conference Quarter Final matchup with the
Edmonton Oilers, it was easy to believe the Sharks had a tough hill to climb on
Wednesday night in Alberta. When they fell behind 2-0 in the 1st period, it
seemed as if that hill turned into Mt Everest. The task became almost
insurmountable as Rogers Arena crowd laid into the Sharks after the host Oilers
scored a pair of opening period goals.
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Go Sharks! (And pray a lot)
Playoffs start
today
by Mike Lee
Finally! From October
to April, most of us couldn't wait for this season to end. Admittedly, the
reasons changed as it went along. Now the San Jose Sharks go against an
Edmonton Oilers team most of us would have rather not see again until 2018.
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Go Sharks! (And pray a lot)
Playoffs start
today
by Ken Smyth
Finally! From October
to April, most of us couldn't wait for this season to end. Admittedly, the
reasons changed as it went along. Now the San Jose Sharks go against an
Edmonton Oilers team most of us would have rather not see again until 2018.
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Sharks look lost in loss to Oilers
SJ
surrenders 3rd period lead to fall to 3rd in Pacific
by Mike Lee
The Sharks true colors are starting to show
at the worst possible time. With home ice in the first round of the playoffs on
the line, San Jose rolled over in a 3rd period meltdown that ended in a 4-2
loss to the Edmonton Oilers at SAP Center on Thursday night. The Sharks blew a
2-1 lead in the 3rd period on three Milan Lucic goals and are simply absent of
any answers.
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Late-season tailspin: Is it finally over?
Not much optimism can be found 10 days before the playoffs
begin
by Paul Krill
This past Sunday, the
Sharks won a game in regulation for the first time in 19 days. That's nearly
three weeks, for a team that had been having a dominant season until this
recent skid that saw the team lose eight of nine game. And Sunday's game in
Vancouver could prove to be be a very Pyrrhic victory: Joe Thornton hobbled off
the ice, barely mobile, and nobody immediately after the game was over knew
what his status was. I really can't remember the last time he was injured, it's
been so long.
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Resilient Sharks battle back to beat Rangers
SJ overcomes 3rd period deficit to win in OT
by Mike Lee
So the Sharks do remember how to win. The
spiraling stopped for one night, allowing the team to clinch a playoff birth,
by beating the New York Rangers in a wild 5-4 overtime game at SAP Center.
Defenseman Brent Burns rifle a shot past Henrik Lundqvist 3:10 into the extra
period to help the Sharks snap their season high 6-game losing streak. Call it
a topsy-tuvey win that saw the Sharks blow a 2-goal lead, then claw back in the
3rd period to tie the game late before winning it in the extra period.
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Sharks continue to stumble
SJ loses 4th
straight with 3-2 decision in Minnesota
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks freefall continued in Minnesota on Tuesday night, as
San Jose fell for a fourth consecutive game in regulation. The host Minnesota
Wild napped their own 5 game losing streak by dominating the Sharks in a 3-2
game that wasn't as close as the score might suggest. The Sharks chased their
own tails and the Wild for 60 minutes, as the regular season winds down to the
final 10 games before the playoffs begin.
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Sharks learn from past mistakes
SJ holds on
to 4-1 lead against Buffalo
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks played the Buffalo Sabres on February 7th and grabbed
a 4-1 lead in the 3rd period, only to squander it and eventually lose 5-4 in
overtime. Call Tuesday night in San Jose their do-over. The Sharks scored a
pair of goals in the 3rd period to grab establish another 4-1 lead, but they
learned from their error of the past by clamping down on the Sabres to win by
that score before 17,386 at SAP Center.
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Sharks top league's best
San Jose's special
teams comes through in win
by Mike Lee
To
say the Sharks special teams play has been a challenge this season would be an
understatement. When they turn that challenge around against the best team in
the NHL is a positive sign as the end of the regular season sits on the
horizon. San Jose converted on 2 of 5 power play chances in their 4-2 win over
the Washington Capitals on Thursday night, and their special teams went a
perfect 5-for-5 on the penalty kill in an entertaining game at a sold out SAP
Center.
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Sharks snooze through loss in Minny
Wild
smothers San Jose in 3-1 win
by Mike
Lee
The good news is the Sharks didn't blow another 4-1 lead in the
3rd period like the last time they played the Minnesota Wild. The bad news is,
they were overmatched for three periods, and never even came close to holding a
lead against the Wild. San Jose spent the majority of the night chasing a
faster Wild team en route to a 3-1 loss at Xcel Energy Center. The loss was
reminiscent of the Sharks performance against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the
Stanley Cup Finals last spring. The Sharks were overmatched and never really
made an appearance in the loss.
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Sharks finally beat Vancouver at home
SJ
handles Canucks for 3-1 win
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks extended their win streak to three games by
dispatching the Vancouver Canucks at SAP Center on Thursday night. It was
simply a case of the better team beating a team that has some building to do.
San Jose shook off a lethargic1st period by scoring three straight goals,
including a pair in the 2nd period to brush aside the Canucks 3-1. Backup
netminder Aaron Dell made 17 saves to earn his 8th victory of the season.
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Mumps the Word
Sharks return from break with
4-1 win in B.C.
by Mike Lee
You can't win
them all, but there are some games you should win. After their week long break,
the Sharks got back to work on Saturday night and used a slow and steady
approach to beating the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena in British Columbia.
The undermanned Canucks had to rely on several prospects after a mumps outbreak
affected several players, putting up a decent fight, before succumbing to their
guests from the south 4-1.
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Offense sputters again
Sharks drop 4th OT
game in last 7
by Mike Lee
It wasn't the
6-3 shellacking like the last time they played, but the Sharks played well
enough to lose their second game to the Boston Bruins this season. 24 hours
after reviving their offense in Phoenix, San Jose sputtered once again and
dropped a 2-1 decision to the Bruins in overtime. The loss marked the third
defeat in overtime in their last seven games.
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Storm Clouds on the Horizon?
It's time to
for the NHL to grow up
by Ryan Hall
Pop
Quiz: What do Long Island, Raleigh, and Glendale all have in common? If you
said they're home to NHL teams that are all in trouble, then you probably
already know how much uncertainty the league head office is currently dealing
with. While the situations are all different, and complex in their own way, the
underlying truth is that at least 10% of franchises are facing some serious
questions in the near future. Just in case you aren't familiar with the
details, here's a quick refresher:
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Sharks Score! (Oh, wait - never mind. It's been
overturned.)
New rules to ensure goals are "valid" are
frustrating
by Paul Krill
These days, NHL
hockey is becoming more like NFL football - and not in a good way. What I'm
referring to is the increasing incidence of goals being overruled - via
after-the-fact offside calls or goalie interference rulings, which can be very
subjective. It's similar to NFL football, where after a touchdown is scored,
you have to wait to see if there were any flags on the play that could overturn
the score. No celebrating until that determination has been made. The other
day, the Sharks managed to score the first goal against the Flyers, only to
have it overturned on a coach's challenge.
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Meltdown in Buffalo
Sharks blow 4-1 lead in
3rd period and fall to Sabres
by Mike
Lee
There are meltdowns, and then there was Tuesday night's game in
Buffalo, as the Sharks kicked off a 4-game road trip through the Eastern
Conference. San Jose held a 4-1 lead with 11 minutes to play at KeyBank Center,
then the wheels fell off. Make that the wheels, doors, motor and seats. Throw
in the steering wheel for good measure, because there wasn't a soul in a Sharks
jersey steering this train wreck. Buffalo stormed back with three goals over a
3:27 span, then scored the game winner in overtime to stun the Sharks 5-4.
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Pacific Division Power Rankings
By the
Numbers Edition
by Ryan Hall
Welcome
Ladies and Gentlemen!
With the All-Star Game now in the rear view
mirror, the NHL is heading into frantic Trade Deadline season, before the final
stretch run to the postseason. Right now, teams have to decide if they are
buyers or sellers, which means digging deep into the numbers to find the truth.
While it has been said that stats can lie, they do offer an unique insight into
the actual performance of a club, and provide the cold, hard truth that a Front
Office needs to know in order to decide the best path forward. So, buckle up,
as we go into the numbers to see how the Pacific Division stacks up internally,
and with the rest of the league.
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Iron Man Marleau Makes it 500 Goals
Has it
really been almost 20 years since he came to San Jose?
by Paul Krill
On January 23, Patrick Marleau entered the
game having scored 493 goals in his career. Just 10 days later, he now has 500.
Wow. He made quick work of that, tallying four goals in one period alone
against the Avs on the 23d , followed by a game-winner one night later in
Winnipeg and a goal against Chicago on January 31. He then scored number 500 on
February 2 in Vancouver.
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Sharks edge Hawks in battle of titans
Tomas
Hertl scores game winner in his 2nd game back
by
Mike Lee
The schedule makers put a treat on the calendar when they
decided to match-up the Sharks with the Chicago Blackhawks in the first game
following the All Star break. With both teams rested, Tuesday night's game
pegged two of the best teams in the Western Conference in a battle for that
didn't disappoint. The contest was a back and forth affair that was settled in
the last 2 minutes of the game when an unlikely source potted the game
winner.
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More Marleau Magic
Sharks overcome 3rd
period deficit in Winnipeg
by Mike
Lee
The NHL schedule makers weren't too kind to the Sharks on Tuesday
night. Having played in Colorado 24 hours earlier, the Sharks were forced to
fly to Winnipeg and square off against the Jets in a game that turned out to be
a hum-dinger. The Sharks had to overcome a 3rd period deficit against a team
that was eager to exact some revenge after falling to San Jose in California
last week. San Jose scored a pair of 3rd period goals, then let Aaron Dell hold
off the Jets in a 4-3 win at MTS Center in Saskatchewan.
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Marleau can't miss in 4-goal outburst
Sharks
forward sets franshise record for goals in a period
by Mike Lee
The Sharks were in need of a pick-me-up on
Monday night, as they battled with the Colorado Avalanche in the back end of a
home-and-home series in Denver. Patrick Marleau obliged by scoring 4 goals in a
single period, something no other Sharks player had ever done before. Marleau
snapped a 1-1 tie in the 3rd period, then buried the Avalanche with three more
tallies. San Jose slept through the first 40 minutes, fighting to generate much
offense, then turned to their former captain to save the day.
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Sharks go to work in SoCal
San Jose wins
season series with Kings 3-2
by Mike
Lee
Winning division games are always important, but they're always
sweeter when they come against the Los Angeles Kings. The Sharks 3-2 win at
Staples Center on Wednesday night gave the Sharks the edge in the season series
3-2, but more importantly. it helped them keep pace with the contenders in the
Pacific Division. San Jose sits three points out of the division lead, and they
have two teams ahead of them. The 4-point game also staked the Sharks to an 8
point lead over the Kings, who sit in the final a playoff spot in the Western
Conference.
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Ward leads Sharks in MLK matinee
Sharks get
back to basics and roll Jets 5-2
by Mike
Lee
Joel Ward wears number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson. Ward read
a biography of Robinson and found it fitting to honor the man that crossed
Major League Baseball's color line by sporting his number on his NHL jersey.
Call it fitting that Ward was the man that stepped up on the Martin Luther King
Jr. Holiday and led the Sharks to a 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets. Ward scored
a goal and added an assist, but more importantly put his nose to the grind
stone and led by example as the Sharks desperately needed to derive some
positives from.
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Sharks shelled on Military Appreciation Night
Blues blitz the Sharks in 4-0 win
by
Mike Lee
The Sharks honored our men and women in the military on
Saturday by going AWOL and getting shelled by the St Louis Blues at SAP Center.
It was Military Appreciation night in San Jose, complete with people rappelling
from the rafters, Joe Thornton conducting bayonet demonstrations on the ice,
and the Sharks getting blitzed at home.
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Pacific Division Power Rankings
Mid-Season
Awards Edition
by Ryan Hall
Welcome
Ladies and Gentlemen!
We find ourselves gathered here, at the halfway
mark of the NHL season, to recognize the accomplishments of the teams from the
Pacific Division. Through hard work, determination, and a high level of
craftsmanship, every team here has done something notable; though not
necessarily praiseworthy. So, without further ado, let's get right down to the
awards.
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Sharks peter out in Calgary
Flames score
late to take 3-2 win
by Mike Lee
The
Sharks missed on a golden chance to go perfect on their swing through Alberta
on Wednesday night, but a flurry of missed opportunities against the Calgary
Flames allowed the host Calgary Flames to come from behind to take a 3-2
decision at Scotiabank Saddledome. Aaron Dell matched Chad Johnson with a 25
save night, but the Flames had one more shot that San Jose in a game that can
be best described as the one that got away.
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Mikkel Boedker found alive
Sharks forward
records hat trick in 5-3 over Oil
by Mike
Lee
Brace yourselves, but Mikkel Boedker has been found. After going
missing right after the Sharks signed him, the forward surfaced in Edmonton on
Tuesday night and brought his game to Rogers Place as the Sharks squared off
with the Oilers. The forward went crazy by recording a hat-trick to pace the
Sharks to a 5-3 win as San Jose kicked off a brief two-game road trip through
Alberta. The Sharks have gone hog-wild on the offensive zone all of a sudden,
scoring 11 goals in their past two games.
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Offense unloads on Wings
San Jose last team
in NHL to record 5 goals this season
by Mike
Lee
After stinking it up for three straight games, the Sharks paid
homage to the California Golden seals of the 60's and 70's by scoring like it
was the NHL's golden era. San Jose scored bushels of goals in the 1st and 3rd
period to run roughshod over the visiting Detroit Red Wings at SAP Center on
Saturday night. Joe Pavelski led all scorers with a pair goals to spark a
Sharks offense in dire need of unloading on an opponent.
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Implosion
Sharks fall flat on their faces in
3rd period
by Mike Lee
If you thought two
straight losses to the Los Angeles Kings stank, then you may want to buy some
air freshener. The Sharks stank it up on Thursday night, blowing a 2-goal lead
in the 3rd period to the visiting Minnesota Wild, dropping their 3rd straight
game. San Jose did about everything possible to implode in a game they had in
the bag. Minnesota scored 4 goals in the final 20 minutes after they failed to
lockdown on a team that has been red hot.
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Nappy New Year
Sharks sleep through another
loss to Kings
by Mike Lee
If your 2016
ended with that bloated, half hung over feeling, then you know what the Sharks
felt like. They kicked off 2017 by ringing in the new year with fully hung
over, gouty kind of bloat that resulted in a second consecutive loss to the Los
Angeles Kings. Yes, those same Kings who have been bringing up the rear of the
Pacific Division most of the season with their perennial backup goaltender Petr
Budaj holding down the fort while Jonathan Quick mends.
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Ring in the New?
The Sharks roster could be
in for some big changes
by Paul
Krill
While the Sharks are having a good run lately, an issue
percolating in the background is – who exactly will be with the Sharks in
coming months and on into next season? For starters, Joe Thornton and Patrick
Marleau, who have both been around for years – nearly two decades in
Marleau’s case – are both unsigned for next season. For sentimental
reasons, we’d probably like to see both come back next year. But will they
still have the skills to make them worth expensive roster spots? We could be
saying goodbye to at least one of them after this season.
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Burns bails out Sharks with OT winner
Sharks
return to work after short Xmas break
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks extended their Pacific Division lead by beating a
division foe on Tuesday night, as the league restarted things following the
Christmas Break. San Jose trekked to Southern California for a brief one-game
roadtrip, knocking off the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on an overtime goal by defenseman
Brent Burns. The Ducks deserved the 2 points, but the Sharks aren't going to
complain with the outcome, after they managed a way to pull out the victory.
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Labanc outshines McDavid for Pacific Division lead
Rookie forward scores a pair of goals in OT win
by Mike Lee
With the Edmonton Oilers in town in the
battle for Pacific Division supremacy, there was a youth exhibit on display on
SAP Center ice on Friday night. Both teams sport a few players under 25 that
are key contributors. NHL poster-boy Connor McDavid showed everyone in the
South Bay why he's the new face of the NHL, but it was Sharks rookie Keving
Labanc that decided the game, scoring a pair of goals for San Jose. Labanc's
2nd goal came in the overtime period to give the Sharks a 3-2 victory and sole
possession of the Pacific Division lead.
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Donskoi gets back to scoring
Sharks unload
on Flames with 4-goal 2nd period
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks returned home from their successful 4-game road trip
on Tuesday night, and continued their hot hand by beating the Calgary Flames
with a solid 4-1 victory. The game kicked off a span that will see the Sharks
play at SAP Center 8 out of their next 12 games. San Jose spent the first 20
minutes acclimating themselves to home ice, then unleashed a flurry of goals on
the Flames.
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Pacific Division Power Rankings
The Week
Before Christmas Edition
by Mike
Lee
T'was the week before Christmas and all through the League,
Teams were eyeing the break, worn out from fatigue.
Over 30 games had been
played, by one and by all,
The standings so close, it was too close to
call.
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Sharks learning to enjoy the shootout
Couture injured in chippy contest with Senators
by Mike Lee
The Sharks enjoy playing hockey so much,
they're trying to squeeze out as much extra ice time as they can get. After
taking the Toronto Maple Leafs to the shootout on Tuesday night, San Jose
repeated that with another trip to the skills competition in Ottawa 24 hours
later. The outcome was the same as San Jose scored the only goal in the
shootout to take a 4-3 win over the Senators at Canadian Tire Centre. The win
may have come at a steep price, as Logan Couture was injured after being
cross-checked in the back of the head.
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Sharks continue mastery over Maple Leafs
Big
3rd period comeback kicks off road trip
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks were 0-8-1 this season when starting the 3rd period
with a deficit. The Toronto Maple Leafs had them on the ropes with 20 minutes
to play, holding a healthy 2-0 lead over the Sharks. A gritty comeback, an
inexperienced opponent or a combination of both helped the Sharks tie the game
with 5:10 left in regulation, before Logan Couture scored the only goal in the
shootout to propel the Sharks to a 3-2 victory at Air Canada Centre.
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Things a Must for Sharks Fans
Author Ross McKeon
captures the early color of Sharks hockey
by Mike
Lee
Christmas is now less than two weeks away, and like everyone else
on the planet, you've procrastinated and your shopping isn't done. Actually
making it to the mall isn't usually the hard part. It's finding something
worthwhile to gift. My advice to you is, procrastinate a little more and get
something for yourself. Given that you're reading this article, there is an
extremely high likelihood that your a Sharks fan. At the very least, you're a
hockey fan. I've eliminated the need for you to do any thinking when it comes
to gifting something for yourself. It's simple. grab a copy of Ross McKeon's
book, "100 Things Sharks Fans Should Know & Do Before They
Die".
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Offense opens up to snap losing streak
Labanc stays hot and pots game winner
by
Mike Lee
With a four game road trip looming on the horizon, the
Sharks didn't want to kick things off already on a 3-game losing streak. They
prevented that by jump-starting the offense then holding off the Carolina
Hurricanes for a 4-3 win at SAP Center on Saturday night. Kevin Labanc's 4th
goal of the season with 6 minutes remaining in the 2nd period turned out to be
the game-winner. The Sharks rookie scored in back to back games and is
outperforming some of the big ticket forwards who were supposed to be carrying
the load for San Jose.
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Defensive gaff late costs SJ
Sharks battle
back from deficit, but still lose
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks inconsistency is one of the most consistent things
about them this season. After their mesmerizing performance against the
Montreal Canadiens last Friday, the Sharks turned 5 days of rest into a
dumbfounding performance that resulted in a 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on
Wednesday night on SAP Center ice. The Senators jumped out to an early 2-0
lead, then stunned the Sharks with a go-ahead goal with a minute left in
regulation after San Jose clawed their way back to tie the game.
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Sharks bust some balls in LA
3-goal 1st
leads SJ to second straight win
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks turned back into the road warriors that vaulted them
into a playoff spot last season on Wednesday night with a commanding 4-1 win
over the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center in Southern California. San Jose
scored early with a flurry of 1st period goals, then leaned on Martin Jones to
snap the Kings 5 game winning streak.
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Burns OT winner bails out Sharks
SJ avoids a
3rd loss to Arizona this season
by Mike
Lee
The Arizona Coyotes entered Tuesday night's game against the
Sharks with the worst record in the Western Conference. With only 8 wins this
season, the Coyotes should have been easy picking for the Sharks, but San Jose
had lost both meeting with Arizona this season, including an overtime loss to
the Coyotes last week. Arizona almost kept things close and could have made it
a third win over San Jose this season if not for an overtime tally by Brent
Burns.
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Sharks win humdinger vs Hawks
Special teams
extra special on Thanksgiving-eve
by Mike
Lee
Losses to teams like the Carolina Hurricanes and Phoenix Coyotes
become all the more frustrating when the Sharks play the way they did on
Wednesday night. San Jose turned in a statement performance with a solid 2-1
win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks at SAP Center. Chicago leads the
Western Conference for good reason this season, but it was the Sharks night as
the special teams were extra special and Martin Jones had a second consecutive
gem of a game.
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Home cooking energizes Sharks
San Jose
scores 4 goals in shutout out of New Jersey
by Mike
Lee
The Sharks returned to the friendly confines of SAP Center on
Monday night, following their long 6-game road trip, and made the most of their
home-ice advantage. San Jose scored early, and rolled to a decisive 4-0 win
over the visiting New Jersey Devils, paced by Martin Jones' 26 saves and 15th
career shutout. The victory snaps the Sharks 3-game losing streak.
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Early Diagnosis: Mediocrity
Slumping Sharks
can't score
by Paul Krill
OK, so it's
probably too early to panic. But what we've seen so far from this year's Sharks
team has them on a downward trajectory. As in, if this keeps up, we can forget
about another fourth-round appearance in the playoffs this year. Or anything
close to that. According to hockey-reference.com, the Sharks one year ago on
November 20 had played 19 games and had a record of 11 wins and 8 losses
amounting to 22 points.
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Coyotes bite Sharks again
Sharks finish road
trip 3-2-1
by Mike Lee
The Sharks limp
home from their 6-game road trip that started like gang busters, but finished
with a whimper. After taking the first 3 games of the trip, San Jose dropped
all three in the back half, including a 3-2 overtime loss to the Arizona
Coyotes on Saturday night. The Sharks battled back from a 2-0 deficit by
scoring a pair of 3rd period goals, but a tip by Martin Hanzal 1:16 into the
extra period sent the Sharks to their first overtime loss of the season.
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Special teams fails Sharks in St Louis
Sharks drop second straight game
by Mike
Lee
After an abysmal showing in Carolina again an inferior team on
Tuesday, the Sharks squared off against a more qualified team that was also
looking to settle a score Thusday night. The St Louis Blues had a score to
settle after they were eliminated in the Western Conference Finals by San Jose
last spring. The Blues converted on a power play late in the 2nd period to take
a 3-2 win an exact a bit of revenge over the Sharks at Scottrade Center in St
Louis.
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| SHARK SNAPSHOT |
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| Western Conf |
W |
L |
OTL |
Pts |
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| (1) Vegas (P) |
5 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
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| (2) Los Angeles (P) |
4 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
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| (3) Chicago (C) |
4 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
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| (4) Calgary (P) |
4 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
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| (5) St Louis (C) |
4 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
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| (6) Colorado (C) |
4 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
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| (7) Nashville (C) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
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| (8) Dallas (C) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
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| (9) Winnipeg (C) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
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| SJ Home |
2 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
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| SJ Road |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| LEADERS |
| Scoring |
Gm |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
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| Labanc |
5 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
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| Couture |
5 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
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| Hertl |
5 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
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| Thornton |
5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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| Boedker |
5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
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| Goaltending |
W |
L |
OTL |
Sv% |
GAA |
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| Jones |
2 |
2 |
0 |
.895 |
3.38 |
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| Dell |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.935 |
1.49 |
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| Special Teams |
# |
Eff% |
Rnk |
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| Power Play |
6/21 |
28.6% |
3rd |
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| Penalty Kill |
4/23 |
82.6% |
10th |
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