Sharks
acquire goaltender Askarov Move could be the quiet
blockbuster SJ needs by Mike Lee
Sharks General Manager Mike Grier has had a
tall task the past two seasons, trying to revive his team from the depths of
the NHL's standings basement. It's been tough sailing on the west coast the
past four seasons and a botched reset three seasons ago finally forced Grier's
hand into diving into a full scale rebuild. The moves Grier has made the last
24 months have been hit or miss, but the move to chasing the rebuild with a
youth movement got a big injection of adrenaline when the Sharks acquired
goaltending prospect Yaroslav Askarov on Friday. More >>
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Sharks
select Macklin Celebrini with #1 pick SJ nabs Sam
Dickinson with solid selection in the 1st round by
Mike Lee
The worst kept secret in hockey was exposed
on Friday night when the SanJose Sharks selected top prospect Macklin Celebrini
with the first overall pick in the NHL Draft. Celebrini has been the consensus
number one pick for months and the Sharks used their selection to bring home
their former Junior Shark by taking him at the Sphere Las Vegas. More >>
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Stick a fork
in em Regular season ends with a
whimper by Mike Lee
The 2023-24 NHL season has mercifully come
to an end for the San Jose Sharks. With a full scale rebuild in progress, the
Sharks limped through the majority of the year armed with little talent and
even less motivation to compete in the Pacific Division and Western Conference.
They closed out the year with one final whipping, this time at the hands of the
Calgary Flames who pummeled the Sharks 5-1 at the Scotiabank Saddledome on
Thursday night. More
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Little to
appreciate in home finale loss Minnesota Wild mauls
Sharks at SAP by Mike Lee
The Sharks wrapped up their regular season
home schedule with one final tilt at SAP Center on Saturday night. They
rewarded their fans with much of the same bad hockey they played in the
previous 40 games on home ice this season. The Minnesota Wild piled on the
Sharks, taking a 6-2 decision before a rare sellout crowd. More >>
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Little fight
against playoff bound Kings Sharks do little against
division rival by Mike Lee
If these late season games are an
opportunity for guys to audition for spots on the 2024-25 roster, too many
Sharks are missing a chance to make a mark. With 8 games left in the season,
the Sharks did little to compete against a Los Angeles Kings team that's
fighting to retain their spot in the upcoming playoffs. The Kings scored goals
18 second apart in the opening period, and held on to take a 2-1 decision at
SAP Center on Thursday night. More >>
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One step
closer to the end Stars sweep Sharks in season series
with 6-3 tilt by Mike Lee
The Sharks miserable season took one step
closer to finality with the Sharks closing out their 3-game home stand with a
6-3 loss to the Dallas Stars at SAP Center on Thursday night. The Sharks tried
to make a go of it against the high-powered Stars offense, but in the end, San
Jose was simply outclassed by a team vying for the top spot in the Western
Conference. More
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Sharks blow
4-goal lead in Cooley's home debut SJ implodes against
Hawks second time in 6 days by Mike Lee
When Devin Cooley was acquired at the NHL
Trade Deadline on March 8th, the Sharks were bringing home one of their own.
The goaltender was not only a native of the Bay Area, but he was a product of
the Junior Sharks development program. Saturday night marked Cooley's first
start on SAP Center Ice in Sharks sweater. It won't be one that the kid will
soon forget. After taking a 4-0 lead over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks, the
Sharks would go on to squander their big lead and lose it 5-4 in
overtime. More
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Another
tough 3rd period dooms SJ Tampa Bay shakes off sluggish
start to beat Sharks 4-1 by Mike Lee
After getting annihilated by the Nashville
Predators to end their 5-game road trip last Tuesday night, the Sharks were
focused on cleaning up lots of issues. They did that for the first 40 minutes
of Thursday night's contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Problem is NHL
games are 60 minutes. Tampa Bay snapped out of a 40-minute funk and scored 3
unanswered goals in the 3rd period to send the Sharks to their 6th consecutive
loss in a 4-1 tilt. More >>
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Sharks have
no answers for Nashville Predators extend their point
streak to 15 games with 8-2 win by Mike
Lee
The Sharks wrapped up their 5-game road trip
with a demonstration of why they are a cellar dweller and why their hosts, the
Nashville Predators, extended their standings point streak to 15 games on
Tuesday night. San Jose held a 2-1 lead in the game before the Predators went
on a scoring streak, potting the game's final 7 goals. It was an ugly end to
the trip which netted San Jose 5 regulation losses. More >>
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Sharks fade
in the 3rd, fall in Pittsburgh SJ contains Pens big
guns, but can't score late by Mike Lee
The Sharks continued their tour of
Pennsylvania on Thursday night with a stop in Pittsburgh. San Jose hung on for
40 minutes, but would allow three 3rd period goals to fall 6-3 to the Penguins
at PPG Paints Arena. Magnus Chrona made 25 saves in the loss. Klim Kostin,
MArc-EDouard Vlasic and Mikael Granlund all had 2-point games. More >>
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Sharks start
roadie with 3-2 loss Flyers pot break 3rd period tie to
split season series with SJ by Mike Lee
As the post trade deadline fog begins to
lift and the Sharks try to get to the finish line of this lost 2023-24 NHL
season, the Sharks hit the road for the first of five games away from SAP
Center with a stop in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. Not unlike most games this
season, the Sharks can't outscore their opponent and fall for the 41st time in
regulation by dropping a 3-2 decision at Wells Fargo Center. More >>
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Sharks Fire
Sale Keeps Going Hertl trade is a shocker but the
future actually looks bright by Paul
Krill
When the Sharks signed Tomas Hertl to a
massive contract a couple seasons ago, knowing this probably would mean they
couldn't keep Timo Meier, I thought they'd chosen the wrong player. Well, now
neither player is still with the team. More >>
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Islanders
pounce on new look Sharks roster SJ drops 9th straight
in 7-2 loss by Mike Lee
With the NHL Trade Deadline hours away, the
Sharks got some clarity on their roster situation by learning that winger
Anthony Duclair had been dealt to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday
afternoon. They then proceeded to play like half the team had been traded,
losing to the New York Islanders by a 7-2 tilt at SAP Center. More >>
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Tank at the
Tank Sharks blow 3-goal 3rd period lead, lose in
OT by Mike Lee
When the Sharks dropped their 3-2 shootout
decision to the Dallas Stars on Saturday it planted a seed of belief. It proved
they could compete with top tier teams. They got their chance to build on that
on Tuesday night as Dallas came calling. That seed was doused in oil, wrapped
in gasoline and blown up with a stick of dynamite as San Jose let a 3-goal 3rd
period lead slip through their fingers to eventually fall 7-6 in overtime on a
Roope Hintz goal. More >>
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Sharks
showcase trade bait in loss Ducks win season series
with 6-4 win by Mike Lee
The Sharks are using the final 24 games of
the season to evaluate who is worth keeping, and also showcasing some of their
talent for the impending NHL Trade Deadline. Several Sharks proved that the NHL
may be bit above them, as San Jose drops a 6-4 decision to the Anaheim Ducks at
SAP Center. The Sharks scored 3 power play goals in the contest, but they also
surrendered a pair of crucial goals on the penalty kill. More >>
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Timo Meier
returns to the desolation of SAP Devils handle Sharks
in 7-2 white washing by Mike Lee
As the NHL Trade deadline approaches, some
Sharks are rehearsing for a possible move to a team trying to round out their
rosters for the playoffs. Some of those Sharks are either unaware of the
audition or they're willingly trying to avoid a trade by playing at a level
unworthy of an NHLer. After taking a 1-0 lead against the New Jersey Devils on
Tuesday night at SAP Center, then promptly allowed the Devils to score 7
straight goal en route to a 7-2 loss. More >>
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Better
effort but same results Late comeback bid falls short
in 4-2 loss to Nashville by Mike Lee
When the Sharks sputtered out of the gate to
start the 2023-24 NHL Season, one of those gory losses in their first 11 games
was a 5-1 smack down by the Nashville Predators. The Sharks have improved since
that ugly period, but they would still fall short to the Predators on Saturday
night 4-2 at SAP Center. San Jose trailed by a lone goal late, before an empty
net tally ended things. More >>
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Zadina's
career night leads SJ San Jose rolls in 6-3 win in
Calgary by Mike Lee
Filip Zadina opted not to re-sign with the
Detroit Red Wings last summer. He wanted a fresh start. Joining the Sharks, he
figured he'd get lots of chances to deliver for team teal. He did exactly that
on Thursday night in Calgary, scoring a pair of goals and add 2 assists for a
career high 4 point night in the Sharks 6-3 victory of the host Flames at the
Scotiabank Saddledome. More >>
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Offense
misses start to trip Sharks fall 1-0 in Winnipeg after
lengthy break by Mike Lee
The Sharks returned from their lengthy
2-week break by hitting the road with a stop in Winnipeg. San Jose's offense
may have missed the trip from San Jose, as Connor Hellebuyck shutout the Sharks
with an 18 save performance. Kappo Kahkonen made 39 saves in the 1-0
loss. More
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Sharks let a
W slip through their hands in SoCal Anaheim mounts 3rd
period comeback and wins it in OT by Mike
Lee
The Sharks have been feeling pretty good
about themselves lately. Winners in 4 of their last 5 games, they found a way
to cough up a 5th win to close out the season by failing to hold a 3rd period
lead, then allowing the Anaheim Ducks to beat them in overtime on a turnover
and missed defensive coverage. The 3-2 loss was the last game for San Jose
until February 14th when they return from the All Star break. More >>
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Blackwood
posts 1st shutout in 2-0 win Sharks score a pair of 3d
period goals to beat Kraken by Mike Lee
Back in November, the Sharks traveled to
Seattle to play the Kraken, and ended up limping home after getting spanked 7-1
at Climate Change Arena. The Kraken made their first of two trips to SAP Center
on Tuesday night and the Sharks exacted a little revenge. Fueled by a 32 save
performance by goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, the Sharks held off a team on
the cusp of a wild card spot in a 2-0. The shutout was the first for the Sharks
this season. More
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Win streak
snapped after 5-2 loss Buffalo muzzles Sharks in
afternoon matchup by Mike Lee
The Sharks entered Saturday's game with the
Buffalo Sabres riding a season high 3-game win streak, and a hot start to the
contest looked as if the Sharks might extend that streak. Struggling themselves
this season, the Sabres had other ideas, so they dispatched the Sharks with 5
unanswered goals to take a 5-2 victory at SAP Center. More >>
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Sharks show
some fight in OT win SJ erases 2-0 Rangers lead before
taking game in extra time by Mike Lee
Coming of their 4-3 shootout win in Los
Angeles on Monday night the Sharks had their excuse to mail in their game
against the New York Rangers. Down their number one defenseman and staring at a
2-0 deficit in the 3rd period, the Sharks went to work on tired legs and
chipped away at the Rangers lead. They would extend things to overtime where
Tomas Hertl scored a big overtime goal to give the Sharks a dramatic 3-2
win. More
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Kahkonen's
44 saves beats Kings He makes 2 additional stops in the
shootout to preserve win by Mike Lee
The Sharks entered play having won
consecutive games only three times this season. They expanded that to 4 with a
4-3 shootout victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night at Crypto.com
Arena. They have a chance to win 3 games in a row for the first time this
season on Tuesday when they head home to take on the New York Rangers. Logan
Couture and Fabian Zetterlund scored goals in the shootout to help pace San
Jose who also won for the first time in the shootout this season. More >>
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Couture
sparks Sharks win San Jose tops Anaheim 5-3 at
SAP by Mike Lee
The Sharks got a big jolt of leadership on
Saturday night with the return of captain Logan Couture and Nico Sturm. Couture
has been out all season with Osteitis pubis, but his presence helped San Jose
to a 5-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks at SAP Center. Sturm has been an unofficial
captain for San Jose in Couture's absence, so his return also helped San Jose
to snap a 3-game losing streak. More >>
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The King of
Cool Hockey finally gets a chance to thank Joe
Thornton by Ryan Hall
Joe Thornton is not the most important
player in San Jose Sharks franchise history. He isn't Owen Nolan, who became
the heart and soul of a team trying to find its way in the big, bad NHL. He
isn't Igor Larionov, who brought a style and tactical elegance to playing
hockey that would set a blueprint that was followed until 2020. He isn't even
Joe Pavelski, Captain America, who wore his heart on his sleeve and showed that
the race isn't always to the fastest or most skilled, but often to those who
want it the most. More >>
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Road trip
ends with shootout loss Blackhawks win it in 9th
round by Mike Lee
The NHL's 32nd ranked San Jose Sharks made a
stop in Chicago to face the 31st ranked Blackhawks on Tuesday night. It was a
grand display of bad hockey, showcasing two teams that can't score or generate
much excitement in a game that's made to be exciting. When regulation expired,
the game was knotted at 1-1, then neither team could score in overtime. In the
end, the Sharks would fall 2-1 in the shootout when Boris Katchouk slipped a
puck past Mackenzie Blackwood in the 9th round of the skills competition. No,
not Connor Bedard, Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews or Stan Makita. Boris Katchouk.
More
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No offense
means another road loss Sabres take 3-0 win in
matinee by Mike Lee
The big upside to the Sharks game on Monday,
was that they got it over with early. San Jose continued their 5-game East
Coast road trip with an early start in Buffalo as the nation honored Martin
Luther King Jr. with the national holiday. The Sharks struggled offensively and
fell to the Sabres 3-0 at KeyBank Center. More >>
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Sharks drop
heartbreaker in Ottawa Tarasenko bags winner with 3.3
left in regulation by Mike Lee
San Jose traveled to Canada's capitol to
face off in the battle of the basement dwellers. The Eastern Conference's worst
team in the Ottawa Senators scored a go-ahead goal with 3.3 seconds remaining
in regulation to win for the first time in 2024, and send the Sharks to their
33rd loss in 43 games this season. The 5-4 loss snapped the Sharks 1-game
winning streak. More
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Losing
streak finally ends Mackenzie Blackwood leads SJ to 3-2
win in Montreal by Mike Lee
The results haven't been what goaltender
Mackenzie Blackwood had hoped for this season. Entering play on Thursday night
in Montreal, Blackwood had lost all 10 games he has started on the road this
season. End put that streak to bed with a gritty performance in a 3-2 Sharks
win at the Bell Centre. Blackwood made 33 saves in the first Sharks win since
December 12th. More
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Leafs help
Sharks to 11th straight loss Toronto scores in all
three periods in 4-1 win by Mike Lee
The Sharks matched a dubious distinction on
Saturday afternoon, when they dropped a 4-1 decision to the Toronto Maple Leafs
at SAP Center. In losing the Sharks lost for the 11th consecutive time,
matching the consecutive loss total they opened the season with. In that
opening stretch they at least managed a point in their shootout loss to
Colorado. Their last 11 losses have all come in regulation, which had sunk them
to the NHL's basement. More >>
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Not so
special team drops 10th straight Power play and penalty
kill fall short in 2-1 loss to Winnipeg by Mike
Lee
The NHL's 19th ranked power play and 28th
ranked penalty kill played like it on Thursday night and that would mean an
unfavorable outcome for the San Jose Sharks. Going 0-for-2 on the power play
and 0-for-1 on the penalty kill was lethal as the Sharks fell 2-1 to the
Winnipeg Jets at SAP Center. The Sharks not-so-special teams fell short as it
has all season and that would extend the Sharks losing streak to 10
games. More
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New year,
same poor results Sharks blow 3rd period lead and fall
to Red Wings by Mike Lee
Back on December 7th, the Sharks overcame a
3-0 deficit against the Detroit Red Wings, eventually winning in overtime. As
the Sharks start 2024, they returned the favor to Detroit who overcame a 3-2
Sharks lead in the 3rd period before San Jose let the game slip through their
fingers. More rest and a home game against a team that had to travel across the
country to play didn't provide any benefit to the Sharks who have lost 9 games
in a row. More
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Nothing
slick about Sharks in 5-0 loss Edmonton makes quick
work of San Jose by Mike Lee
If the Sharks were serious about snapping
their current losing streak, they had a funny way of showing it on Thursday
night. Entering play, the Sharks had lost 6 straight games and have floundered
after their promising turn to start the month. The Edmonton Oilers extended
that to 7 games with a 4-goal 1st period en route to a 5-0 pasting of San Jose
at SAP Center. More
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Santa fails
to bring Sharks a win San Jose drops 6th straight
loss by Mike Lee
After falling to the Los Angeles Kings 4-1
at SAP Center on December 19th, the Sharks got a taste of what their post
Christmas game would be like. True to form, the Kings smacked the Sharks 5-1 at
Crypto.com Arena in Southern California on Wednesday night as the NHL resumed
play following their brief holiday break. Similar to their game last week, the
Sharks were simply overmatched. San Jose opened the game's scoring then allowed
the Kings to score 5 straight goals to drop their 23rd game in regulation and
26th overall loss. More >>
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Canucks best
Sharks in game and series Vancouver takes 7-4 decision
3 of 4 games from SJ by Mike Lee
The Vancouver Canucks entered play on
Saturday night with the best record in the NHL. San Jose entered with the worst
record. You're probably picking up on a theme here. The good news for San Jose
is that they're done playing Vancouver for the remainder of the season. The
Canucks scored 2 goals or more in each period en route to a 7-4 win over the
Sharks at Rogers Arena in British Columbia. More >>
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Bad Sharks
resurfacing SJ drops lifeless 5-2 decision to
Coyotes by Mike Lee
The Sharks recent string of lackluster
performances extended on Thursday night, as San Jose dropped their 4th straight
game and 2nd to the Arizona Coyotes in the last week. The Coyotes took
advantage of a number of Shark lapses that came at the absolute wrong time,
taking a 5-2 win at SAP Center. After appearing to turn a corner two weeks ago,
San Jose has reverted to the mistake prone, uninspired play that helped them to
an 0-10-1 record to start the season. More >>
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Kings
smother Sharks in 4-1 tilt Offense suddenly absent in
San Jose by Mike Lee
After seemingly turning things around, the
Sharks now find themselves having lost 3 straight games, including a lackluster
4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night at SAP Center. The Sharks
returned home to face the Kings in the 1st of 4 meetings between the divisional
foes this season. The Kings smothered the Sharks offense all night, holding the
Sharks to 15 shots in the contest. More >>
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Sharks 2
goals not enough in 1-0 loss San Jose falls to Coyotes
challenge-fest by Mike Lee
Last season's Sharks campaign was a painful
one, wrought with tough lessons that came in the form of losses. For whatever
the reason, that wasn't the case when they played the Arizona Coyotes. San Jose
swept the season series with the Coyotes in the 3-game series. They put enough
pucks in Arizona's goal to extend that streak, but a pair of coach's challenges
wiped away 2 San Jose goals, allowing the Coyotes to take a 1-0 decision at
Mullett Arena in Tempe. More >>
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Eklund's PPG
leads SJ to home win SJ scores another game winner in
the 3rd period by Mike Lee
The Sharks returned home for the first time
since November 27th following a 6-game road trip that netted them 7 points in
the standings. San Jose would only enjoy home cooking for the contest on
Tuesday night as they defeated the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in a nail biter at SAP
Center. Scoring 3rd period goals has been the Sharks new found talent, which
was on full display as William Eklund converted a power play chance to secure
the win for San Jose. More >>
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Magic trip
ends with a little more magic Sharks salvage a point
with another 3rd period comeback by Mike
Lee
The Sharks haven't had any home cooking in
13 days. They wrapped up their season-long 6-game road trip on Sunday night in
Vegas as they closed out the trip with a 5-4 shootout loss to the Golden
Knights at T-Mobile Arena. The Sharks battled back from another 2-goal deficit
in the 3rd period to earn a point, but they would run out of magic in the
shootout. More
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Another
improbable comeback Sharks erase 4-goal deficit and
beat Wings in OT by Mike Lee
If you decided to turn the Sharks game off
after they fell behind 4-0 in Detroit on Thursday night, you missed another
improbable comeback. Just 2 days after San Jose's crazy win over the New York
Islanders, the Sharks came back from that 4-goal deficit, scored another
equalizer with 89 seconds left in regulation before beating the Red Wings 6-5
in overtime. Unbelievable doesn't describe the comebacks that the Sharks have
executed in the last two games, but it's been a fun 48 hours. More >>
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Hertl's
hatty helps SJ storm back SJ overcomes 4-1 deficit and
wins it in OT on Eklund goal by Mike Lee
The Sharks were dead to rights. Down 4-1 in
the 3rd period with 8 minutes to play, San Jose figured out how to even the
game in regulation before William Eklund bagged his 6th goal of the season with
4.3 seconds remaining in overtime to steal their biggest win of the season at
UBS Arena in Elmont, New York on Tuesday night. The improbable 5-4 win earned
the Sharks their 2nd victory on their current 6-game road trip after dropping
their first 11 away from SAP Center this season. More >>
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Sharks fight
back but fall in Manhattan SJ drops 6-5 decision to
Rangers by Mike Lee
Coming off their big 6-3 win over New Jersey
on Friday night, the Sharks continued with their New York Metropolitan tour but
ran into a buzz saw in Artemi Panerin. The Rangers forward recorded a hat trick
to propel his team to a close 6-5 victory over San Jose at Madison Square
Garden. San Jose fought back from a 6-3 deficit in the 3rd period to make it
close, but they would drop their 2nd game on their current 6-game road
trip. More
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Sharks
finally win elusive road game Kahkonen, Duclair and
MacDonald lead Sharks in 6-3 victory by Mike
Lee
It took 11 tries this season but the Sharks
finally won a game away from SAP Center, as they knocked off the New Jersey
Devils 6-3 at the Prudential Center. San Jose scored 6 times and rode some
stellar goaltending from Kaapo Kahkonen en route to their 6th win of the
season. Anthony Duclair and Jacob MacDonald each scored a pair goals to lead
San Jose on offense. Kahkonen made 44 saves in the win, including 21 in the 3rd
period. More
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Sharks drop
10th straight on the road Bruins shutout SJ 3-0 at TD
Garden by Mike Lee
The Sharks kicked off their season long
6-game road trip in Boston on Thursday night, going toe-to-toe with the Bruins
for 20 minutes before regressing to the bad hockey team that has planted them
firmly in the NHL's basement. The Bruins scored a pair of goals early in the
2nd period then cruised to a 3-0 win at TD Garden. Jeremy Swayman made 26 saves
in the shutout to lead Boston. More >>
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A glimmer or
shift in hope The Sharks are starting to show signs of
life by Ken Smyth
All right, we're past the US Thanksgiving
holiday, which traditionally is the point where NHL teams that are not in a
playoff position are considered leftover turkey and their coaches so much cold
stuffing. This list includes the Sharks, of course; but practically speaking
they were cooked when the season schedule was published. More >>
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Kunin's 3rd
period tally wins it for SJ Sharks extend point streak
to 3 games by Mike Lee
Back to back wins have been a rarity for the
San Jose Sharks this season. Leading up to Monday night's contest with the
Washington Capitals, the Sharks had one back to back games just once this
season. They replicated that feat with a nice 2-1 win over the Capitals,
extending their point streak to three consecutive games. Playing their 5th game
in 8 days, it was a prime opportunity for the Sharks to lay down. Perhaps
they're starting to enjoy winning enough to do the little things to collect 2
points that are there for the taking. More >>
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True grit
pays off in big win Sharks exact some revenge on
Canucks in 4-3 victory by Mike Lee
The Sharks aren't likely to win many games
this season, but their 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night may
go down as one of the fun ones. The Sharks scored a pair of 3rd period goals to
break a 2-2 tie, then held after a wild final 4 minutes of the contest. Kaapo
Kahkonen made 32 saves to earn his 2nd win of the season. The Sharks played
what was arguably their best team game of the season. It was a chippy affair,
which brought the team together for a much needed 2 points. More >>
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Failure to
finish costs Sharks Montreal overcomes 2-0 deficit and
wins 3-2 in a shootout by Mike Lee
Another game, another tough lesson for the
San Jose Sharks on Friday after at SAP Center. The Montreal Canadiens erased
2-0 deficit, before beating the Sharks 3-2 in the shootout. San Jose carried a
2-1 lead into the 3rd period, but couldn't hold the lead. The Sharks had given
up a goal late in the 2nd period, allowing the comeback feasible against a team
that simply doesn't know how to put opposing teams away. This one was another
example of a team that really doesn't know how to win, but the loss came
against a marginal opponent. More >>
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Kraken feast
on roast Shark Sharks in a giving mood as they fall
7-1 by Mike Lee
After the Sharks allowed 10 goals on back to
back games in early November, the Sharks seemed to take note and started to
show signs of rebounding from those setbacks. A scolding by GM Mike Grier
seemed to hit home. After dropping a 7-1 decision to the Seattle Kraken on
Wednesday night, Grier may be getting ready for another tongue lashing. More
than a handful of players were simply late to the party and the Sharks paid for
it with another embarrassing loss. More >>
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Little
mistakes cost SJ in BC Canucks take 3-1 win at Rogers
Arena by Mike Lee
18 days ago, the Sharks were steam-rolled by
the Vancouver Canucks 10-1 at SAP Center. On Monday night San Jose would lose
again, but by a more respectable 3-1 deficit. Sadly, a 2-goal loss is
considered respectable for a team that just doesn't have the pieces to compete
with upper echelon teams these days. The Sharks held serve for more than 30
minutes before an overturned goal would ignite the Canucks. More >>
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Sharks
finally breaks out in 5-1 win Kaapo Kahkonen makes 45
saves to keep Blues off the board by Mike
Lee
It took 17 games but the Sharks finally
recorded a blow out victory. The fact that it came against a team on a 3-game
winning streak and potential playoff contender in the St Louis Blues made it
all the more rewarding for a team that hasn't had many successes this season.
Mike Hoffman led the Sharks with a pair of goals in the win and Kaapo Kahkonen
recorded 45 saves to earn his first win of the season, as San Jose rolled 5-1.
More
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Tough lesson
for Sharks at SAP Sharks get schooled on managing 3rd
period leads in 5-3 loss by Mike Lee
If the 2023-24 NHL season is supposed to be
a series of lessons for the young Sharks, Tuesday night's 5-3 loss to the
Florida Panthers will go down as the one that covers how not to play with a
lead. San Jose grabbed an unlikely 3-2 lead in the 3rd period, then immediately
went on tilt and allowed the Panthers to turn the final 10 minutes of play into
a painful dose of reality. Chalk it up to a young team that forgot to finish
the game after grabbing a lead. A harsh loss, but hopefully one they don't
forget. More
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Sharks drop
7th straight on the road Special teams continues to
cripple Sharks chances by Mike Lee
So much for Mike Grier's scolding. There's
no doubt that the Sharks were out-classed by Vegas on Friday night, but losing
4-1 to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday was a big step backwards for a team that is
devoid of many positives. The Sharks held the Ducks to a 2-1 lead through 40
minutes, then buckled early in the 3rd to succumb to a team that has been
refocused on a rebuild the last two seasons. More >>
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Sharks take
3-2 nail biter over Edmonton SJ extends win streak to 2
games by Mike Lee
Start plotting the Stanley Cup parade route
folks, because the Sharks have won two games in a row. San Jose followed up
their 2-1 win over Philadelphia on Tuesday by sweating out a 3-2 win over the
Edmonton Oilers on Thursday at SAP Center. Fabian Zetterlund and Tomas Hertl
each has a goal and an assist to lead San Jose. San Jose still sits in the NHL
basement, but they've at least drawn even with Edmonton in standings points by
earning their 5th point of the season. More >>
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Sharks
finally win a game SJ defeats Philadelphia in edgy 2-1
game by Mike Lee
The losing streak is over. After dropping
their first 11 games to open the season, the San Jose Sharks finally won a
game. It went down to the last second, but the Sharks pulled out a gritty 2-1
win over the Philadelphia Flyers at SAP Center on Tuesday night. MacKenzie
Blackwood stopped 38 shots to earn his first win in a teal sweater and San Jose
finally puts 2 points up in the standings. More >>
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A method to
the madness? Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
Just how long is this tunnel? by Paul
Krill
For Sharks fans who've been there the entire
duration of the franchise, since 1991, the current tribulations are pretty much
the worst we've experienced. And that's saying a lot, considering the team only
won 11 games in its 84-game second season and lost 17 games in a row that
campaign. More
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Sharks match
league mark for futility SJ allows 20 goals in last two
games by Mike Lee
After giving up 10 goals to the Vancouver
Canucks on Thursday night, the San Jose Sharks surrendered another 10 tallies
to the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins at SAP Center on Saturday night, falling
10-2. Erik Karlsson made his return to San Jose after being traded to
Pittsburgh over the summer and put up a paltry 2-point night against his former
employer, both assists. The Sharks have given up a combined 20 goals in the
last 48 hours, and are now averaging 4.91 goals per game. More >>
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A Perfect
10 Establishing the foundation today for tomorrow's
winner by Ryan Hall
Alright, it would be easy to write a "Come
not to praise Caesar but bury him" kinda article about the San Jose Sharks
right now. In fact, it wouldn't even take much creativity and wit. So, let's
just keep it clean and say that the 2023-24 season has not started the way
anyone would have hoped. That goes for you, or any of your friends, who think
the Sharks need to tank in order to get a high draft pick. New flash: they were
always going to finish near the bottom. That's all they are built for. No one
needs to cheer for losses, they will happen organically. More >>
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SHARK SNAPSHOT |
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Western Conference |
W |
L |
OTL |
Pts |
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(1) Dallas |
52 |
21 |
9 |
113 |
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(2) Winnipeg |
52 |
24 |
6 |
110 |
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(3) Vancouver |
50 |
23 |
9 |
109 |
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(4) Colorado |
49 |
25 |
7 |
105 |
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(5) Edmonton |
49 |
26 |
6 |
104 |
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(6) Nashville |
47 |
30 |
5 |
99 |
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(7) Vegas |
45 |
28 |
8 |
98 |
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(8) Los Angeles |
43 |
27 |
11 |
97 |
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(16) San Jose |
19 |
54 |
9 |
47 |
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SJ Home |
11 |
25 |
5 |
27 |
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SJ Road |
8 |
29 |
4 |
20 |
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LEADERS |
Scoring |
Gm |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
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Granlund |
69 |
12 |
48 |
60 |
32 |
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Eklund |
80 |
16 |
29 |
45 |
30 |
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Zetterlund |
82 |
24 |
20 |
44 |
33 |
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Hertl |
48 |
15 |
19 |
34 |
22 |
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Duclair |
56 |
16 |
11 |
27 |
28 |
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Goaltending |
W |
L |
OTL |
Sv% |
GAA |
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Blackwood |
10 |
25 |
4 |
.891 |
3.45 |
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Kahkonen |
6 |
20 |
3 |
.895 |
3.81 |
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Chrona |
1 |
6 |
1 |
.859 |
4.71 |
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Cooley |
2 |
3 |
1 |
.870 |
4.98 |
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Romanov |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.967 |
1.01 |
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Special Teams |
# |
Eff% |
Rank |
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Power Play |
42/208 |
20.2% |
21st |
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Penalty Kill |
190/252 |
75.4% |
28th |
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