LGS
Conference Finals Predictions Who says hockey doesn't
belong in the South! by LGS Staff
We're down to four and none of them are
Canadian based teams. The media from the great white north are having a field
day tearing apart the Oilers and Leafs, but down here in the States, we have to
decide on which two teams we think will get to the Finals. It's Florida vs
Carolina and Dallas vs Vegas. Who is it going to be... More >>
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LGS Playoff
Round 2 Predictions Some surprises in the opening round
lead to interesting matchups by LGS
Staff
The Panthers shocked the NHL with their
opening round upset of the President's Cup winning Boston Bruins. Can they do
it against the Maple Leafs. The writers at LetsGoSharks.com put together their
predictions for the Conference Semi-Final round. More >>
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LGS Playoff
Round 1 Predictions Who is going to win and some quips
on the series matchups by LGS Staff
As the first round of the NHL Playoffs
begins, the staff writers here at LetsGoSharks.com provide their predictions on
the 8 series that will match up the 16 best teams in the league. We'll tell you
who is going to win, along with comments on each series. More >>
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 4/16 by LGS Staff
It's the final Power Rankings of the season.
To nobody's surprise, the Boston Bruins hold the top spot, but surprises galore
at the top of the final rankings. It was a flurry of jockeying as teams needed
to lock in playoff spots and and position themselves for matchups, while the
bottom 4 locked into the futility that may land them a generational talent.
More
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Theme of the
year: Sharks lose Not enough weapons to compete with
Edmonton in 5-2 loss by Mike Lee
The season of pain is officially over. The
Sharks closed out one of their worst campaign's in franchise history, dropping
a 5-2 decision to the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place in Alberta on Thursday
night. Edmonton was motivated to get the win as they were positioned to win the
Pacific Division and the Western Conference if the stars aligned. More >>
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Zadorov's
hat trick burns Sharks Sharks fall 3-1 as Calgary wraps
up their season by Mike Lee
With the sun setting on the 2022-23 season
for the Sharks, they rolled into Calgary in the wake of the Flames own reality
that they would not be playing for a Stanley Cup themselves. The Sharks have
been auditioning their prospects for the past two weeks, while Calgary made the
transition to evaluation mode on Monday after they were eliminated from playoff
contention. The would be playoff contender used a Nikita Zadorov hat trick to
knock off the Sharks 3-1. More >>
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Karlsson
scores 100th point, Sharks lose Defenseman hits major
milestone with 2 goals by Mike Lee
The Sharks haven't had much to write home
about this season. Eliminated from the playoffs weeks ago, San Jose has been
using the final weeks of the season to evaluate young talent and figure out
what their roster will look like next season. The one shining light this year
has been Erik Karlsson, who scored a pair of goals to push his season point
total to 100 points. The defenseman was the only Sharks to score in 5-2 loss to
the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Center in Saskatchewan on Monday
night. More
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Sharks drop
4-3 OT decision to Colorado Avalanche clinch playoff
spot with OT win over SJ by Mike Lee
The Sharks are in the home stretch of their
season. With the playoffs an afterthought, the Sharks hosted the Colorado
Avalanche in the front end of a rare back-to-back home series against the same
opponent on Tuesday night. With the NHL standings basement in their view, San
Jose extended their point streak to 4 games by losing to the Avalanche 4-3 in
overtime. The Sharks overcame a 3-1 deficit in the 3rd period to get to the
extra period. but Nathan MacKinnon converted 3:13 into the extra period to lead
Colorado. More
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 4/2 by LGS
Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. Are
the Edmonton Oilers finally peaking at the right time? Was all the Darryl
Sutter drama just a ruse? See who made moves in this week's NHL Power Rankings.
More
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Couture bags
OT winner to beat Knights SJ wins consecutive games on
home ice for the first time this season by Mike
Lee
Winning at home has been tough for the
Sharks this season. Winning consecutive games at home has been an impossibility
until Thursday night when San Jose knocked off the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in
overtime at SAP Center. Logan Couture stepped in front of an Alex Pietrangelo
pass in the extra period, then raced up ice and deposited his 26th goal of the
season to help San Jose for the second time in as many games in their own barn.
More
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Reimer's gem
helps Sharks win at home SJ wins for only the 7th time
on home ice this season by Mike Lee
The countdown to the off-season struck 9
games remaining, as the Sharks returned home on Tuesday night to host the
Winnipeg Jets. Clinging to the final playoff spot in the Western Conference,
one would have expected the Jets to turn in a more desperate effort. Instead,
they dropped a 3-0 decision to San Jose, who won on home ice for only the 7th
time this season. More >>
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 3/26 by LGS Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. Two
teams from the West emerge as front runners for the top spot in this week's
rankings. New Jerse and Dallas sporting split personalities as they fall this
week. Find out what everyone else is doing in this week's NHL Power Rankings.
More
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Vancouver
takes Sharks to school Canucks sweep season series with
7-2 win by Mike Lee
The Sharks hit the mid-point of their 3-game
road trip through Western Canada on Thursday night with a stop in Vancouver.
Like the three previous games against the Canucks this season, the Sharks fell
short. Significantly short. After losing 6-2 to the Canucks on December 27th,
the Sharks short memory did little motivate any retribution. Vancouver finished
off the season sweep with the biggest gut punch of the season, dispatching San
Jose 7-2 at Rogers Arena. More >>
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 3/19 by LGS Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team.
There may be some consistency at the top, but the Stars, Rangers and Penguins
are bouncing around like Jordan Binnington on a double espresso. Bruins at the
top, Blue Jackets at the bottom. Check out the order in between in this week's
Power Rankings. More
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Slick but
not slick enough The Sharks get offensive in Edmonton,
but lose in overtime by Mike Lee
The Sharks hit the road for the first of
three across Western Canada on Monday night, as they limp to the finish line
this season. Playing a motivated Edmonton Oilers team that is jockeying for
better playoff positioning, the Sharks went toe to toe with one of the
strongest offenses in the league, but fell short in overtime. Darnell Nurse
scored with 15 seconds left in the extra period to help Edmonton knock off the
Sharks 5-4. More
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Sharks Dunn
in by Kraken SJ drops 2-1 decision in
overtime by Mike Lee
As the Sharks enter the "let's get through
these last few games as quickly as possible" phase of their miserable season,
San Jose continued to trip at home, falling 2-1 to the Seattle Kraken in
overtime at SAP Center on Thursday night. The Sharks held a brief 1-0 lead in
the 3rd period on an uncommon goal, but their opponent was geared up to take 2
points as they jostle for a playoff spot. More >>
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 3/12 by LGS Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. The
Canes finally slip. The Pens make a steament. The basement has a new
tenant. More
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Good but not
good enough Sharks fall to Blues 4-2 in St Louis to
wrap up road trip by Mike Lee
The "get to the off-season" tour continued
for San Jose, as they wrapped up their 3-game road trip with a deflating 4-2
loss to the St Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Thursday night. The Sharks
did the 2022-23 shuffle, grabbing a lead, then losing in the end. It was the
27th time this season that San Jose held a lead and surrendered it to
lose. More
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Sharks stun
Jets in OT Tomas Hertl ties game late, Couture finishes
it by Mike Lee
The Sharks already held the distinction of
being the first team in NHL history to blow consecutive 2-goal leads by
surrendering 4 straight goals. They did not want to make that three games in a
row. They avoided the dubious record by only scoring once in the opening
period. They would need a heroic goal late from Tomas Hertl to get to overtime,
before Logan Couture scored in the extra period to help the Sharks win
3-2. More
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 3/5 by LGS
Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. No
movement at the top, but the Kraken and Lighting make big changes. Find out how
the trade deadline activity change this week's Power Rankings. More >>
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Now is the
winter of our discontent The Sharks direction is clear
as mud by Ken Smyth
First words from Richard of Gloucester in
Shakespeare's Richard III. Good play, its held up for a few hundred years, sort
of like Darryl Sutter. And yes, the Trade of Timo Meier is complete and the
tribe is grumbling. We expected a first round pick and top prospect or two. We
got the pick, but the prospects look like spare parts. Is Mike Grier trying to
build the NHL's version of the Oakland A's?x More >>
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Caps latest
to dole out lesson to Sharks Ovechkin and Smith combine
for 4 goals in 8-3 pounding by Mike Lee
The Sharks lost a bad one on Thursday night
when they allowed a 2-0 lead to evaporate against the St Louis Blues. Rather
than learn from their errors, the Sharks play almost a carbon copy on Saturday,
coughing up another 2-0 lead, once again allowing the opposition to score 4
goals in the 2nd period. This time, the Washington Capitals handed out the
lesson of the day, beating San Jose 8-3. More >>
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Trade
Deadline: Grier not shy in first deadline day SJ starts
to remold roster with handful of moves by Mike
Lee
The 2023 NHL Trade Deadline has come and
gone. In his first year as Sharks General Manager, Mike Grier has not been
passive in his attempts at improving the Sharks. Grier executed a flurry of
deals on Friday, but the wheeling and dealing started weeks ago. Erik Karlsson
and James Reimer are still Sharks, but the Sharks are a much different looking
organization than on opening night. More >>
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Blues turn
the tables on San Jose Sharks implode after taking 2-0
lead by Mike Lee
The Sharks treated fans to the "two sides of
hockey" on Thursday night at SAP Center. San Jose played a flawless opening 20
minutes against the visiting St Louis Blues, scoring twice in the frame. They
would then allow 4 goals in a 2nd period that was a complete reversal in play,
accountability, effort, you name it. San Jose would eventually fall 6-3 to the
Blues, to help St Louis snap a 6-game losing streak. More >>
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Two Nights
with Patrick Marleau Forever #12 by Ken Smyth
We all know it: this season is one of the
most memorably bad in Sharks' history. Even for those of us who go way back.
Endless chatter about tanking and trading. But for a few days we could put
things aside and concentrate on one of the true great players to spend a career
in teal: Patrick Marleau. More >>
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Les
Miserables Montreal overcomes 3rd period deficit to
beat Sharks by Mike Lee
The post Timo Meier era started on Tuesday
night as the Sharks hosted the Montreal Canadiens at SAP Center. The results
which warranted dealing Meier didn't change as the Sharks fell to Montreal 3-1.
The Sharks actually entered the 3rd period with a 1-0 lead, but the attention
to details bug nipped San Jose once again. Montreal scored a pair of goals in
less than 2 minutes to erase San Jose's lead and the Sharks dropped their 3rd
straight and 7th of 10 in the month of February. More >>
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Number
Retirements: Who's Next? These 3 Sharks are the
most-worthy by Paul Krill
Having just watched Patrick Marleau's
emotional number retirement ceremony on Saturday evening, it dawned on me and
probably you, too: Who should be the next Sharks greats to have this honor? It
was a no-brainer that Marleau would be the first to have his number, 12, raised
to the rafters (Remember when Patrick wore #14 before switching to
#12?). More
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 2/26 by LGS Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. The
Golden Knights, Avalanche, Jets and Kraken all make big moves. Some up, some
down. Checkout this week's rankings as we head to the NHL Trade Deadline on
Friday. More
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Sharks
finally trade Timo Meier Lots of questions about Sharks
return by Mike Lee
The San Jose Sharks rolled out a teal carpet
for a kid from Aneroid, Saskatchewan on Saturday night. That kid, who first
arrived on the South Bay scene back in 1997, is of course one Patrick Marleau.
The Canadian farm boy was recognized for his accomplishments as a Shark, by
having his familiar number 12 retired by the Sharks in a grand ceremony at SAP
Center before a sellout crowd. He was recognized for a 23-year career that
spanned four decades that included an NHL record for games played, passing Hall
of Famer Gordy Howe in 2021. More >>
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A Grand
Evening for a Grand Shark Sharks retire Patrick
Marleau's #12 by Mike Lee
The San Jose Sharks rolled out a teal carpet
for a kid from Aneroid, Saskatchewan on Saturday night. That kid, who first
arrived on the South Bay scene back in 1997, is of course one Patrick Marleau.
The Canadian farm boy was recognized for his accomplishments as a Shark, by
having his familiar number 12 retired by the Sharks in a grand ceremony at SAP
Center before a sellout crowd. He was recognized for a 23-year career that
spanned four decades that included an NHL record for games played, passing Hall
of Famer Gordy Howe in 2021. More >>
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Sharks do it
all except win on Marleau's night SJ falls to
Blackhawks 4-3 in shootout on 12's number retirement by Mike Lee
The Sharks had been planning the retirement
of Patrick Marleau's #12 for more than a year. Lots of planning and
organization went into the gala event held at SAP Center on Saturday night. The
Sharks rolled out the red carpet, invited former Sharks players and held a
grand ceremony. The only thing they couldn't deliver was a win on this grand
evening. San Jose made a last ditch effort in regulation, tying the game late,
but they would fall to the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in the shootout. More >>
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Predators
smack Sharks 6-2 Nashville sweeps the season series
3-0 by Mike Lee
The season of dismay began precariously back
on October 7th in Prague, when the Nashville Predators beat the Sharks 4-1.
They would win the next night, which would trigger a 5-game losing streak to
start the season for the Sharks. The two teams squared off in their season
finale at SAP Center on Thursday night, and not a lot has changed in the 4
months since the two teams last met. The Predators, controlled Thursday night's
contest from start to finish en route to a 6-2 victory to sweep the season
series. More
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Sharks blank
Kraken for a home win Four Sharks score in 4-0
blanking by Mike Lee
The Sharks continued their season-long home
stand by hosting the Seattle Kraken at SAP Center in a matinee performance.
Four Shark skaters scored goals, and James Reimer return to the net with a 26
save performance and a 4-0 win. The shutout was the 27th of Reimer's career,
and the 2nd of the season. Reimer had been on the fence with injuries,
returning to the crease for the first time since January 27th. More >>
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Another
painful reality Sharks cough up 3rd period lead, lose
with 17.2 ticks left by Mike Lee
The sad sack Sharks just can't help
themselves this season. Carrying a 1-0 lead into the 3rd period of their
contest with the host Vegas Golden Knights, the Sharks tripped over themselves
and coughed up a pair of goals to drop a 2-1 decision at T-Mobile Arena. The
game deciding goal was of he gut-punch variety, coming with 17.2 seconds
remaining in regulation. San Jose wasted a 36 save gem of a performance by
goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen, who gave his teammates plenty of chances to win this
one. More
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No love from
officials in loss Two questionable officiating misses
costs SJ in 3-1 loss to Pens by Mike Lee
The Sharks returned to SAP Center ice for
the first time since January 18th, squaring off against the Pittsburgh
Penguins. A game after Penguins captain Sydney Crosby was ejected for the first
time in his NHL career, Pittsburgh capitalized on a pair of blatant officiating
misses that resulted in two goals. They would go on to add to San Jose's loss
total by taking a tainted 3-1 victory to end their West Coast swing. More >>
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Super effort
ends trip with a win Sharks out-hustle Washington in
4-1 victory by Mike Lee
SAP Center gets to dust off the ice after
the Sharks wrapped up a season long 8-game road trip with a 4-1 win over the
Washington Capitals on Sunday afternoon. San Jose took advantage of a Capitals
team that went toe-to-toe with the Boston Bruins on Saturday, outworking
Washington all three periods. Erik Karlsson scored a goal and added a pair of
assists to push his point total to 73 this season. More >>
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Meier shows
his wears in win over Bolts San Jose overcomes 3-1
deficit to win in OT by Mike Lee
The Sharks resumed their 8-game road trip
after a week long break, hitting the south eastern part of the country. Picking
up from their impressive 6-4 win over Pittsburgh before the break, San Jose
battled back from a 3-1 1st period deficit against the host Tampa Bay Lightning
on Tuesday night at Amelie Arena, and stunned the Lightning with goals in each
period, including the game winner in overtime. More >>
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 1/29 by LGS Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. The
2nd year Seattle Kraken are now sitting in the 6 spot. Yes, the Seattle Kraken
are in the 6 spot. Winnipeg and Vegas get spanked this week, while Buffalo
makes a move into the top 15 with a big jump. See where every team sits in this
week's LGS NHL Power Rankings. More >>
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Couture has
career night in win over Pens Sharks captain record 5
points in 6-4 victory by Mike Lee
Logan Couture is the Sharks captain. The
role of the captain can vary by team, but what's consistent from team to team
is that there is an expectation that a team's captain is supposed to lead by
example. Sharks captain Logan Couture did that about as well as could be
expected on Saturday night in Pittsburgh as the Sharks picked themselves up off
the mat after a horrific loss in Carolina 24 hours earlier. Couture turned his
first career 5-point night to lead the Sharks to a wild 6-4 win over the host
Penguins at PPG Paints Arena. More >>
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Gut-punch
loss in Carolina Hurricanes score a pair late to tie,
one in OT to beat SJ 5-4 by Mike Lee
The Sharks have endured some gut-punch
losses this season. They took one in the lower extremities on Friday night as
the Carolina Hurricanes overcame a 2-goal deficit with 1:37 to play, then beat
the hapless Sharks with a goal in overtime to take a wild 5-4 win in
Raleigh. More
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Who are
these guys Sharks loading up on
farmhands by Mike Lee
So who are these new guys that Sharks
General Manager Mike Grier acquired in a pair of trades this past week. Grier
first shipped Jasper Weatherby to Detroit for journeyman AHLer Kyle Criscuolo
last week, then dealt Matt Nieto and Ryan Merkley to Colorado on Wednesday in
exchange for prospects Jacob MacDonald and Martin Kaut. More >>
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Lack of
focus in the OT costs SJ Sharks drop 3-2 decision to
Detroit by LGS Staff
After getting thumped in Boston, the Sharks
shifted west a bit to continue their season long road trip with a game in
Detroit on Tuesday night. After turning a better performance than their stinker
48 hours earlier, San Jose fell asleep to start the overtime and coughed up a
3-2 loss after Andrew Copp scored 25 seconds into the extra period. More >>
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 1/22 by LGS Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team.
There are finally some rumblings in the rankings. The Bruins and Canes are
running away with the top spots. Some level setting this week by the Devils and
Jets. Tough week for the Leafs. See how all the rankings panned out this
week. More
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Sharks drop
4-0 decision to Bruins SJ loses first two games of road
trip by Mike Lee
The Sharks faced long odds playing in Boston
on Sunday night. Those odds resulted in a gut-punch loss to the superior
Bruins. San Jose had few opportunities to score, and the Bruins converted with
skill plays that the Sharks had no answer for in a 4-0 loss at TD Garden. David
Pastrnak, Hampus Lindhold and Charlie McAvoy each had a goal and an assist to
lead Boston. More
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Karlsson
leads epic comeback over Stars SJ scores 5 unanswered
goals to erase 3-goal deficit by Mike
Lee
Things looked bleak for the San Jose Sharks.
When Radek Faksa scored 7 minutes into the 2nd period, the Sharks had fallen
behind 3-0 to the best team in the Western Conference. Everyone expected San
Jose to roll over, but they didn't. After dropping a heartbreaker to the New
Jersey Devils on Monday and falling behind to the Dallas Stars, the Sharks
stormed back with 5 unanswered goals to stun Dallas 5-3 at SAP Center. More >>
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 1/15 by LGS Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team.
There are finally some rumblings in the rankings. Can anybody stop the Bruins?
Their top 3 lines seem unstoppable. The Jets, Devils and Kraken make big moves.
The Caps, Flames and Wild take dives. See who else is moving up or down in this
week's rankings. More >>
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Sharks play
well, still fall New Jersey ties it with 8.6 seconds
left in regulation, wins in the SO by Mike
Lee
The Sharks came with 8.6 seconds of
recording arguably their best win of the season. Unfortunately, the game is a
60 minute affair, and they failed to finish off the New Jersey Devils at SAP
Center on Monday afternoon in a special holiday matinee. The Devils threw the
kitchen sink at the Sharks in a closing stages of regulation and bagged the
equalizer at 3-3 with less than 9 seconds on the clock. Neither team could
score in overtime, but the Devils were a lone goal better than San Jose in the
shootout to steal a 4-3 win. More >>
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Unlucky 7 on
Friday the 13th Edmonton rips Sharks for 7-1
win by Mike Lee
There are ugly losses, and then there are
split your face open with a lead pipe ugly. The Sharks endured the latter on
Friday night as the visiting Edmonton Oilers ran roughshod on SAP Center Ice.
The Oilers scored the first 7 goals of the game en route to a 7-1 spanking of
the Sharks. There was nothing lucky about 7 goals allowed on a Friday the 13th
that turned out to be a bludgeoning affair for San Jose. Connor McDavid a pair
of goals and added an assist in the win. Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
added a goal and 2 assists each in the massacre. More >>
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Kings sweep
Sharks Season series goes to LA 3-0 by Mike Lee
Consecutive Shark wins these days are a
rarity. San Jose had a chance to extend their win streak to 2-games after
dropping the Arizona Coyotes 24 hours earlier, but they couldn't seal the deal
in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. Playing on the back end of back-to-backs,
San Jose lost focus for 53 seconds in the 3rd period and the Kings pounced,
scoring a pair goals to keep them in the hunt with Vegas for the top spot in
the West. More
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Business in
the front, party in the back Sharks win in their 1st
trip to the Mullett by Mike Lee
The Sharks made their first visit to Mullett
Arena in Tempe, Arizona on Tuesday night, and they turned in some hair raising
hockey en route to a 4-2 victory over the host Arizona Coyotes. Kicking off a
brief 2-game road trip, San Jose got scoring from 4 different skaters and Kaapo
Kahkonen made 25 saves to earn his 5th win of the season. More >>
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Boston shows
SJ who's boss Sharks fall 4-2 to top ranked
Bruins by Mike Lee
Not much drama in a game you know you'll
likely lose. Squaring off against the best team in the NHL left little to be
answered save the final score. The visiting Boston Bruins scored in all three
periods to take a 4-2 win over a feisty Sharks lineup on Saturday night. San
Jose was out-gunned in pretty much every phase of the game, but they put up a
fight. Special teams would do them in, as the league's top ranked penalty kill
denied 4 San Jose power plays. The Bruins would also add a power play goal to
help squeeze 2 points out of the Sharks. More >>
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Sharks can't
recover from odd offside Anaheim takes 3 of 4 from SJ
this season by Mike Lee
The Sharks can't buy a break these days.
Teams wallowing in the standings basement really don't deserve breaks, but
you'd think there would be some balance when playing other cell-dwellars. The
wasn't the case on Friday night. Failing to play with the intensity that David
Quinn has preached all season, they lost a 3rd period lead on an antiquated
interpretation of the offside rule, then coughed up the game in overtime on a
simple turnover. More
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 1/2 by LGS
Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team.
There are finally some rumblings in the rankings. After a two-week break, the
rankings are back. The Bruins have a lock on the top spot but there's a new
challenger in the 2 spot. New Jersey goes free-falling, dropping 9 spots in one
of the biggest moves of the season. More >>
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New year
kicks off with a win Sharks knock off Blackhawks 5-2 in
the Windy City by Mike Lee
San Jose brushed off their 5-2 loss to the
Dallas Stars on Saturday and kicked off the new year with a 5-2 win of their
own over the host Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on Sunday. Five
different skaters scored goals for San Jose who moved to 8-10-1 on the road
this season. The win also allowed defenseman Erik Karlsson to establish a new
Sharks record. Goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen made 20 saves to earn his 4th win of
the season. More
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Lessons not
hitting home Sharks blow 3rd period lead, fall in OT to
Flyers by Mike Lee
If the Sharks learned any lessons from their
6-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, they failed to show it on
Thursday night at SAP Center. Hosting the Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose carried
a 3-1 lead into the 3rd period. A 2-goal lead against a team they had shutout
in Philadelphia back in October. In what seems to be the season of giving, the
Sharks gave this one away, by allowing the Flyers to tie the game late in
regulation, then losing in overtime. The Sharks really didn't learn a thing.
More
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Post break
thumping Sharks late to the party in 6-2
loss by Mike Lee
The NHL's Christmas break allows player and
coaches to recharge their batteries over a league imposed 4-day holiday. The
Sharks last played on December 22nd, but from the looks of it on Tuesday night,
they may have been in a coma the last 2 years. San Jose resumed pay with a
quick trip to Vancouver, sleep-walking through a 6-2 pasting by the host
Canucks. More
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The Elephant
in the Tank Not much talk about the dwindling
attendance by Paul Krill
Remember when the Sharks used to pack the
building night after night? Year after year? Those were the good old days. Who
knows if they will ever return? Official attendance at Sharks games (and we all
know the actual figures are less) for the past few games has been as follows:
13,128, 10,431, 14,207, 10,462. Capacity is 17,562. The Sharks rank 31st in
attendance out of 32 teams. Even the Anaheim Ducks, lower than we are in the
standings and sharing a market with the LA Kings, are ahead of us. More >>
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Karlsson
gives a clinic in win over Wild Defenseman's 4-point
night leads San Jose by Mike Lee
The Minnesota came calling on Thursday
night, riding a season high 6-game wining streak. The Sharks had lost their
last 3 games. All of that was flipped upside down as the Sharks scored 5 times
to beat the Wild 5-2 at SAP Center. Erik Karlsson was all over the ice,
recording a goal and 3 assists for a mammoth scoring night. James Reimer made
24 saves to earn his 7th victory of the season. It was also the Sharks 4th win
on home ice this season. More >>
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Another
flammable 3rd roasts Sharks Flames bookend game with
goal barrage by Mike Lee
Sometimes you're late for the party.
Sometimes you don't even get an invitation. The Sharks missed the opening bell,
then gave up a bushel of 3rd period goals to drop a 7-3 beat down for the 2nd
consecutive game at the hands of the Calgary Flames. As was the case on Sunday
night, the Sharks sat within a lone goal of the Flames in the 3rd period, but
defensive lapses allowed Calgary to blitz the Sharks with 4 tallies in the last
10 minutes of the game. More >>
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 12/18 by LGS Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team.
There are finally some rumblings in the rankings. Carolina and the Rangers make
a push. New Jersey and Winnipeg nose dive. How did all 32 teams fare in this
week's power rankings. More >>
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Sharks pay
for 3rd period lapse Flames jump on SJ with 5-2 win at
SAP by Mike Lee
When the Sharks have lapses in focus, they
pay for it. Case in point was the start of their 3rd period against the Calgary
Flames on Sunday night at SAP Center. A dumb penalty, and an absence of
defensive presence netted the Flames 3 goals in the blink of an eye and the
Sharks would fall on home ice for the 14th time in 17 games this season by a
5-2 score. More
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Sharks waste
Reimer gem SJ falls 3-2 to Kings in the shootout
following 39 save night by Mike Lee
The Sharks traveled to Southern California
for a quick one-game stop in Los Angeles after last playing on Tuesday night
and fell 3-2 in the shootout to the Kings. With two days extra rest, the Sharks
should have been the fresh team. They didn't use the advantage, even with a big
2-minute power play in the overtime, but such is life for the Sharks these
days. They are an inferior team when compared to the Kings, who spent 5 years
wallowing in the Pacific Division while they retooled their roster. It's the
position San Jose is in now, and it showed.
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Reimer's
return results in W Sharks hold off Coyotes for rare
home win by Mike Lee
After missing the last 7 games due to a
lower body injury, goaltender James Reimer made his return to the Sharks lineup
on Tuesday night. His return couldn't come soon enough. The veteran netminder
stopped 19 Arizona Coyote shots to help San Jose win for the 3rd time in 15
tries on SAP Center ice this season. Reimer was cool as a cucumber in his 16th
start of the season, which earned him his 6th victory of the 2022-23 campaign.
More
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 12/11 by LGS Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. No
change at the top and bottom, but the Jets make a move on the upper grouping.
Edmonton and Washington rewarded for strong weeks. Check out all of this week's
Power Rankings. More >>
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The Deal
with the Seals Why such sentimentality? by Paul Krill
So the Sharks are now wearing their
California Golden Seals knockoff jerseys regularly. I thought this should have
been a one-night gimmick but it looks like these sweaters are having some real
staying power, unlike the actual Seals franchise itself.
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Eetu
Makiniemi's big night Rookie goaltender wins in first
start for Sharks by Mike Lee
Eetu Makiniemi made his 1st NHL start a
memorable one. The rookie goaltender made 23 saves to help propel the Sharks to
a 6-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center on Friday night. Makiniemi
spelled Kaapo Kahkonen, who is the Sharks number one netminder with James
Reimer on the shelf with a lower body injury. After making his NHL debut in a
mop-up role for the Sharks on Wednesday night, the Sharks eased Makiniemi into
a starting role against an softer opponent in the Ducks.
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Last minute
losers SJ masters of surrendering last minute
goals by Mike Lee
Some things are difficult to explain in
hockey. Losing 11 times in 13 tries on home ice is one of the mysteries of San
Jose Sharks hockey this season. Allowing opponents to repeatedly score in the
last minute of a period is another baffling unexplainable phenomenon that the
Shark have mastered. San Jose allowed the visiting Vancouver Canucks to score
goals within the final 60 seconds of a period three times on Wednesday night,
including the game winning goal with 35 seconds left in overtime, as they fell
6-5 at SAP Center. More >>
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 12/4 by LGS Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. The
Bruins continue to command the top spot, and the Ducks hold a firm grip on the
basement. Between them it's anybody's guess as to who will evolve by the time
playoffs begin. Plenty of team's trending in the right direction, but teams
like Colorado and Los Angeles need to establish more consistency. See how each
team is ranked in this week's rankings.
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Inconsistent
Sharks, lose consistently Another 2nd period let down
as Sharks wrap up road trip by Mike Lee
The captains of inconsistency wrapped up
their 4-game road trip with a deflating 6-3 loss to the worst team in the
Eastern Conference in the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night at KeyBank Center in
Western New York. Playing on the tail end of back-to-back games, the only thing
the Sharks were consistent with was the way in which they lost both games. San
Jose carried a 2-1 lead into the 2nd period on both nights, and a flurry of
penalties and mistakes turned the tables on them. Buffalo scored 3 times in the
middle period to grab the lead and twice more in the final period to kick the
Sharks in the teeth. More >>
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Penaltyfest
costs Sharks SJ uncharacteristically surrenders 3 power
play goals in 5-2 loss by Mike Lee
Consistency is one indicator of maturity in
the NHL. The Sharks have a ways to go in the consistency department. After
impressive games in Montreal and Toronto on their current 4-game road trip, the
Sharks got sloppy in Ottawa dropping a 4-2 decision in Canada's capitol. San
Jose uncharacteristically gave up 3 power play goals in the loss.
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Great
performance wasted in Toronto Late goal costs SJ in 3-1
loss to Leafs by Mike Lee
For whatever reason, the Sharks are playing
their best hockey on the road. They demonstrated that in Toronto on Wednesday
night, where they battled the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. In a brutal
twist of fate, a late mistake would cost the Sharks after they played one of
their best games of the year. The Maple Leafs forced a high speed level of
play, but the Sharks responded even though they played in Montreal 24 hours
earlier. More
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La Belle
Prestation Kaapo Kahkonen makes 28 saves in 4-0 shutout
of Habs by Mike Lee
The Sharks opened their 4-game road trip in
Montreal on Tuesday night with an impressive 4-0 victory at Bell Centre. San
Jose opened the game with a quick goal, then played on egg-shells for the next
40 minutes, until they opened up the scoring with 3 goals in the final frame.
Tomas Hertl had a pair goals, but goaltender Kaapo Khakonen was the man of the
hour. The netminder stopped all 28 shots he faced, several of which were of the
tough variety. More
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 11/27 by LGS Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. The
Seattle Kraken are now a Top 3 team. We repeat, the Seattle Kraken are no a Top
3 team. The Tampa Bay Lightning are the biggest movers of the week and the
Sharks are still in the bottom 10 in the league. See all of the this week's
rankings. More
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Little
mistakes add up in OT loss Sharks outwork Vancouver but
fall 4-3 by Mike Lee
The Sharks closed out their brief homestand
with a frustrating overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks, which was their 12th
loss on home ice in 14 chances this season. Their inability to win at home is
bewildering, given that they've been a .500 team on the road. The familiar
confines of SAP Center should be a safe haven for the fledgling Sharks, but it
continues to be a house of horrors. More >>
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Sharks
imitate Seals by losing Revers retro jerseys can't
reverse bad goaltending by Mike Lee
The Sharks paid tribute to the California
Golden Seals, the first NHL team to call the Bay Area home, by donning their
new reverse retro uniforms in a home contest with the Los Angeles Kings. San
Jose played like the underachieving Golden Seals, losing to the Kings 5-2 in a
game more of a gift to the Kings. More >>
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Khakonen
plays big in return to net Sharks take a 5-1 win over
Ottawa by Mike Lee
The Sharks needed an opponent like the
Ottawa Senators to come to town. After dropping their last two games on home
ice, the Sharks squared off with the worst team in the Eastern Conference on
Monday night at SAP Center. San Jose scored a trio of 2nd period goals to take
a 5-1 win over the Senators. The win was only the 2nd on home ice for San Jose
this season and 1st regulation win in their own barn.
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 11/20 by LGS Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. the
B's and Knights continue to hold the top two spots, but there are some movers
and shakers who are starting to push on the front runners. Come see who made
big moves up and down in this week's Power Rankings.
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No response
in loss to Rangers Sharks flat on home ice
again by Mike Lee
Winning on home ice continues to elude the
San Jose Sharks. Skating in their 10th contest on SAP Center ice, the Sharks
fizzled late to fall to the New York Rangers 2-1 in a game that didn't see any
scoring for the first 54 minutes of the contest. James Reimer stood on his
head, stopping 41 of 42 shots, but his teammates could not generate the
necessary offense to compete. More >>
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Sloppy loss
snaps win streak Red Wings score 4 goals in big 3rd
period to win 7-4 by Mike Lee
The winning streak is no more. The Sharks
returned home on Thursday night, and brought back their abysmal home ice play
to drop a 7-4 decision to the visiting Detroit Red Wings. Sloppy play afforded
the Red Wings too many easy goals, especially late in the 3rd period where
Detroit scored 4 times to hand the Sharks their 9th loss on home ice in 10
games this season. More >>
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Third
straight W for Sharks SJ ends trip with 5-2 win in
Vegas by Mike Lee
When the Sharks departed for their 4-game
road trip last week, they were still licking their wounds from a tough opening
14 games that netted a paltry 3 wins. They concluded the trip on Tuesday night
by winning their 3rd straight, beating the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 at T-Mobile
Arena. San Jose had to overcome a pair of Vegas leads, then scored 4 unanswered
goals in the 3rd period to stun the Knights.
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 11/13 by LGS Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. The
teams on top are starting to solidify their position as the cream beings to
rise. No movement in the top 2, but the Islanders make a big move. See who
moved up and down in this week's rankings.
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Late push
propels Sharks SJ wins consecutive games for the first
time this season by Mike Lee
Consecutive wins have evaded the San Jose
Sharks all season. That ended on Sunday night as the Sharks stole a victory
from the host Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center in Minneapolis. The third
stop of their current 4-game road trip looked as if the Sharks were headed to
their 13th loss in 17 games, but a pair of 3rd period goals helped San Jose get
to overtime and ultimately the shootout where they beat the Wild 3-2.
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Losing
streak snapped in Dallas Sharks score 5 goals then hang
on for 5-4 win by Mike Lee
After dropping a 5-3 decision to a beatable
team on Thursday night, the Sharks bounced back 24 hours later by beating one
of the tougher opponents in the league on Friday. The Sharks scored 5 times en
route to a big 5-4 victory over the host Dallas Stars at the American Airlines
Center. More
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Sharks lose
battle of the basement Blues snap 8-game losing streak
with 5-3 win over SJ by Mike Lee
The Sharks hit the road on a 4-game, 6-day
trip, starting in what should have been the easiest city to break their 4-game
losing streak in St Louis. The Blues entered play having lost 8 consecutive
games, but that streak would be snapped as they dispatched the Sharks 5-3 at
Enterprise Center. The Sharks tied the game 3 times throughout the contest, but
a pair of 3rd period goals would do in San Jose, who have fallen for the 12th
time in 15 games this season. More >>
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 11/6 by LGS Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. The
teams on top are starting to solidify their position as the cream beings to
rise. Some surprises in the middle as some early front runners are beggining to
get sloppy and a couple of teams that were expected to struggle are finding
success through the first month of the season.
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No
Finish Another 3rd period collapse results in 3rd
consecutive SO loss by Mike Lee
The Sharks started the season unable to
establish any leads late in games. Now they can's hold them. For the second
consecutive game, the Sharks blew a 3rd period lead. It would lead to a 3rd
consecutive loss in the shootout, after San Jose was outplayed in the skills
competition, falling to 5-4 to the Anaheim Ducks. San Jose ended their 6-game
homestand with a single victory to show for it.
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Sharks fall
in the Shootout again Panthers extend game with a late
goal, win it in the SO by Mike Lee
Based on the last two games, the San Jose
Sharks are terrible in the shootout. They demonstrated that once again on
Thursday, falling to the Florida Panthers 4-3 in the shootout at SAP Center.
San Jose overcame a 2-goal deficit in the 3rd period and actually claimed the
lead, before allowing Florida to tie the game with 82 seconds left in
regulation. The Sharks then missed all 4 chances in the shootout, falling when
Sam Reinhart converted for the Panthers in the 4th round of the skills
competition. More
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Defenseless
Sharks fall to Ducks SJ wastes Karlsson's hat
trick by Mike Lee
Tuesday night featured a match up of the
cellar-dwellers in the Western Conference as the Anaheim Ducks visited SAP
Center to take on the Sharks. After watching the two teams square off for 65
minutes, it's safe to say that defense is not a major strength of either the
Sharks or Ducks. The two teams combined for 10 goals, a fruitless overtime and
a shootout that ended in Anaheim's favor.
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 10/30 by LGS Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. It
was a WILD week in terms of fluctuations in the rankings. We had a team jump 14
spots and another drop 18. How is that even possible? It's early days in the
NHL, but the rankings are all over the place.
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An Evening
in the Minors The 'Cuda's new arena didn't disappoint,
but the team did by Paul Krill
With three of my favorite Sharks - Ryan
Merkley, William Eklund, and Thomas Bordeleau - actually now playing for the
Sharks' AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, and the 'Cuda now playing in a
brand new arena, I thought I'd take in a 'Cuda game to check things out on
Friday night. More
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Karlsson
atones for early gaffs Sharks defenseman scores OT
winner to beat Leafs by Mike Lee
Erik Karlsson was having a tough night. The
high-priced defenseman was missing wide open nets, taking bad penalties, and
simply not in synch. Then he helped everyone forget all his misgivings by
scoring in overtime to give the Sharks a 4-3 win over the visiting Toronto
Maple Leafs at SAP Center on Thursday night. The Swede used the wide open ice
in the overtime period to use his skating ability to help the Sharks to 2
points for only the 3rd time this season.
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Glass half
full Five positives in a sea of turmoil by Mike Lee
It's been easy to pile on the Sharks this
season. Well, the past three seasons for that matter. After a 2-7 start to the
2022-23 campaign, this is clearly a team in need of fixing. First year General
Manager Mike Grier and head coach David Quinn knew this was a reclamation
project when they took their respective jobs, but it would be interesting to
know if they thought the Sharks were 2-7 bad. The Sharks are easy targets for
the jabs and criticisms right now, so let's turn the tables and focus on the
positives through the team's first nine games.
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Rough 3rd
period sinks Sharks Home stand starts with a
thud by Mike Lee
The Sharks returned home after their recent
4-game road trip, starting with a date with the Vegas Golden Knights. San Jose
held a 2-1 lead after 40 minutes, but they fell apart in the 3rd period,
allowing the Knights to score 3 unanswered goals in the final frame to take the
4-2 decision. The loss was the 7th in 9 games for the Sharks, who failed to
follow up their 3-0 win over Philadelphia on Sunday.
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Sharks get
gritty in Philly SJ gets the road split with shutout of
Flyers by Mike Lee
Second periods have been cruel to the Sharks
so far this season. Not so on Sunday night in Philadelphia, where San Jose
earned a split on the 4-game road trip, beating the host Flyers 3-0 at Wells
Fargo Center. They scored a pair of goals in the middle frame, but more
importantly locking down the opposition. James Reimer made 31 saves, including
17 in the 3rd period to help the Sharks win for the second time.
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Sharks back
in the L column SJ drops 2-1 decision to
Devils by Mike Lee
The Sharks returned to the loss column on
Saturday afternoon, dropping a 2-1 decision to the New Jersey Devils at the
Prudential Center. San Jose squandered a chance to extend their lone win streak
of the season, dropping the matinee game. The broken record story of the season
continued to be a bad 2nd period defensively followed by a fruitless 3rd period
sent the Sharks to their 6th loss in 7 games this season.
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Sharks
finally get the W Franchise long 5 game losing streak
to start the season over by Mike Lee
The losing streak is no more. The Sharks dug
deep late in a tie game and into overtime to beat the host New York Rangers 3-2
at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. Erik Karlsson punched home a Timo
Meier feed from behind the net 49 seconds into the extra period to help head
coach David Quinn earn his 1st victory as the Sharks bench boss.
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Sharks set
franchise mark in futility 5th straight loss for SJ,
kicking off east coast swing by Mike Lee
In their 30 years in the NHL, they never
started a season 0-5. That can be said no more. San Jose established a new
franchise record in futility by losing for the 5th consecutive game to open the
season. Starting a 4-game road trip with a stop on Long Island, the host
Islanders continued the trend of bum-rushing the Sharks in the 2nd period,
taking a 5-2 decision at UBS Arena. Attention to detail continues to bite the
Sharks, who made mistakes in key situations that always seemed to find the back
of their net. More
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for games thru 10/16 by LGS Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. New
teams at the top of the rankings this week, after a handfull of surprise game
outcomes. It's early, but here we are. Here are the LGS NHL Power Rankings for
this week: More
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Light at the
end of the tunnel? Looking like a long season for the
Sharks by Paul Krill
This is looking like the proverbial long,
long season for the Sharks, as in a season that is going to be filled with lots
and lots of losses. They're off to an 0-4 start, despite having leads in the
last three games, including a 2-0 advantage that quickly evaporated Saturday,
on Doug Wilson Night. Six Sharks goals in 12 periods of hockey so far this
season is just not going to cut it. Neither will allowing back-to-back
shorthanded goals, as they did Saturday.
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Sharks honor
Wilson with loss to Hawks 2nd period implosion erases
early lead by Mike Lee
The Sharks honored their long time general
manager, Doug Wilson, on Saturday night. They elected to hold the festivities
while Wilson's former team, the Chicago Blackhawks, were in town. Ironically,
the Sharks and Blackhawks entered play a combined 0-5 on the season, so one of
the two teams would earn their first win of the season. IT wasn't San Jose. The
Sharks paid homage to Wilson by showcasing the discombobulated roster that was
partly his handy work. More >>
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The curse of
the Burnzbino strikes Sharks drop 3rd straight to start
season by Mike Lee
The Sharks returned home to open their true
home schedule with a game against the Carolina Hurricanes at SAP Center on
Friday night, but the sad sack hosts played good hosts by gift-wrapping a 2-1
decision for the visitors from the east on a last second goal. San Jose also
welcomed home former defenseman Brent Burns, how was traded to Carolina over
the off-season. San Jose may be going through the curse of the Burnzbino as
they are having issues scoring, and giving up key goal late.
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Welcome
Home 0-2-0 Edition by Ken
Smyth
Here back home from Prague. How was it? My
third time in that city and the trip was only messed up by some below
expectation hockey. Not counting the British Airways experience. At one time
Britain bossed and bullied around 1/4 of the planet, now their big chance at us
is changing planes at Heathrow. They want to show they can still treat everyone
like crap. More
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Celebrating
Almost Sharks hanging another banner by Mike Lee
The Sharks return home on Friday to begin
their official home schedule with a game against the Carolina Hurricanes. The
game will also mark the homecoming of former defenseman Brent Burns, who was
traded to Carolina last July. Being the second game of the season for Carolina,
Burns hasn't been gone long enough to warrant much of a sentimental reunion.
The Sharks actually did Burns a favor by shipping him to a contender, but their
bigger favor was a gift by former General Manager Doug Wilson. Almost.
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LGS NHL
Power Rankings for the Week of 10/10 by LGS Staff
The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. We
kick off the 2022-23 season with a fresh rankings, complete with player
additions and subtractions by team. Here are the LGS NHL Power Rankings for
this week: More
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Sharks drop
back end of Global Series Absence of scoring continues
to haunt San Jose by Mike Lee
24 hours after dropping their season opener
in Prague, the Sharks looked to redeem themselves in the back half of the NHL's
Global Series with the Nashville Predators. The level of play improved for San
Jose, but the results were the same as San Jose dropped a 3-2 decision at O2
Arena in the Czech Republic. San Jose grabbed an early lead, but another
miserable middle frame doomed the Sharks, who dropped both games of the series
and limp home for games in their own barn next Friday.
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Pojdme
raloci! Sharks drop season open in
Prague by Mike Lee
The Sharks hit the international stage to
kickoff the 2022-23 NHL Season on Friday, playing in the NHL's Global Series
against the Nashville Predators. San Jose played a solid 20 minutes to open the
game, then stumbled through the next 40, dropping a 4-1 decision to Predators
lineup that is superior on paper. The Predators capitalized on their chances
and the Sharks inability to generate enough offense set the foundation of the
season opening loss. More >>
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New faces,
same outlook San Jose faces lots of uncertainty with
midsized overhaul by Mike Lee
The 2022-23 NHL Season kicks off on Friday
morning with the Sharks squaring off with the Nashville Predators in Prague,
Czech Republic, a mere five months after San Jose wrapped up arguably one of
their worst seasons in franchise history. Lots of new faces from top to bottom
for a franchise that finds itself with a new general manager, coaching staff
and a spattering of players that weren't on the roster when the Sharks last
played. For those of you who forgot, that last game was a 3-0 loss to the
expansion Seattle Kraken. More >>
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Sharks
introduce David Quinn Quinn becomes 11th head coach in
franchise history by Mike Lee
The Sharks formally introduced new head
coach David Quinn to the media on Tuesday morning during a press conference at
SAP Center. Quinn becomes the 11th head coach in franchise history, replacing
Bob Boughner who was relieved of his duties earlier this summer.
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Brent Burns
era over in San Jose Sharks send defenseman to
Carolina by Mike Lee
The Brent Burns era in San Jose is done.
After spending the last 11 seasons in the South Bay, the eccentric defenseman
was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes, along with Lane Pederson in exchange for
centerman Steven Lorentz, goaltender Eetu Makiniemi and a conditional 3rd round
draft pick on Wednesday. The Sharks made the move largely to rid themselves of
Burns contract, although they will retain 33% of the remaining $24 million due
to the defenseman. More >>
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Mike Grier
hired as Sharks General Manager Long list of to do's
for new GM by Mike Lee
The rehabilitation of the San Jose Sharks
took its first step on Tuesday when the club announced the hiring of Mike Grier
who will serve as the Sharks new General Manager. Grier, a former Sharks
player, will serve as the fifth GM in the team's history. The 47 year-old was
introduced to the media in a press conference at SAP Center, just two days
before the NHL Entry Draft. More >>
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Mr
Shark Forward helped define a franchise by Ken Smyth
Last Tuesday, Patrick Marleau announced his
retirement from the NHL in a ceremony at the Shark Tank. All of us who follow
the Sharks expected this day to happen, but were rather hoping it would be on a
June evening following a skate around carrying the Stanley Cup after a deciding
game in the Finals. Instead it was a morning in May and the live attendance was
press, family, Sharks' staff and alumni, and several hundred season ticket
holders. More
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Writing a
Legacy The sun sets on #12 by Ryan Hall
Patrick Marleau is calling it a career. You
would be forgiven for thinking he'd already retired as Marleau didn't play an
NHL game this season. Despite that, it only became official today when the
23-year veteran decided to make the announcement. While he certainly earned the
right to take as much time as he needed to find his peace with retirement, the
gap does mean that we all have a harder time putting his career into
perspective. There was no farewell tour. No last trip around the SAP center in
front of the hometown fans. No outpouring of respect and admiration from the
hockey world. More
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Mr. Shark
Calls It a Day Patrick Marleau officially
retires by Paul Krill
For most of the past quarter century,
Patrick Marleau has held the unofficial title of Mr. Shark - the player most
easily identified with the San Jose Sharks franchise. We knew some day his long
career would finally come to an end, and that officially happened today.
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Close but no
cigar Sharks drop OT decision in
Edmonton by Mike Lee
The 2021-22 NHL campaign is all but wrapped
up for the Sharks, but they used the second to last game of the season to make
a game of their stop in Edmonton on Thursday night. The Sharks held leads on
three occasions, but fell to the Oilers on an overtime goal to Zach Hyman. It
would have been easy for San Jose to roll over as they prepare for the
off-season, but they showed enough fight to push the Oilers to extra hockey.
Edmonton was playing to lock up the 2nd spot in the Pacific Division, so they
were motivated to win. More >>
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30 seasons
will do Bittersweet end to my tenure as a season ticket
holder by Mike Lee
Thirty years ago, I had just graduated from
college and found myself staring at my first paycheck from my first "real job"
as an adult. It was 1991 and the Sharks had just setup shop in the South Bay.
Having grown up in San Jose, it was the novelty of all novelties to have a
professional sports team call my hometown their hometown. So I took that
paycheck, and I did what any twenty-something sports nut with new found riches
would do. I signed up for season tickets.
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Blues out
last Sharks No offensive pressure dooms
SJ by Mike Lee
The St Louis Blues came to San Jose on
Thursday night with an objective. Continuing their play as a sudden juggernaut,
the Blues won for the 10th time in their last 11 games. The Sharks held them in
check for waves, but a series of penalties cost them in the end. San Jose
trailed by a goal for the final 40 minutes until St Louis tacked on an
empty-net goal in the closing seconds to take a 3-1 decision at SAP Center.
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SHARK SNAPSHOT |
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Western Conference |
W |
L |
OTL |
Pts |
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(1) Vegas |
51 |
22 |
9 |
111 |
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(2) Edmonton |
50 |
23 |
9 |
109 |
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(3) Colorado |
51 |
24 |
7 |
109 |
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(4) Dallas |
47 |
21 |
14 |
108 |
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(5) Los Angeles |
47 |
25 |
10 |
104 |
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(6) Minnesota |
46 |
25 |
11 |
103 |
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(7) Seattle |
46 |
28 |
8 |
100 |
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(8) Winnipeg |
46 |
33 |
3 |
95 |
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(14) San Jose |
22 |
44 |
16 |
60 |
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SJ Home |
8 |
22 |
11 |
27 |
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SJ Road |
14 |
22 |
5 |
33 |
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Prev Game: |
5-2 L |
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Next Game: |
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LEADERS |
Scoring |
Gm |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
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Karlsson |
82 |
25 |
76 |
101 |
36 |
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Couture |
82 |
27 |
40 |
67 |
19 |
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Hertl |
79 |
22 |
41 |
63 |
42 |
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Meier |
57 |
31 |
21 |
52 |
25 |
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Barabanov |
68 |
15 |
32 |
47 |
20 |
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Goaltending |
W |
L |
OTL |
Sv% |
GAA |
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Reimer |
12 |
21 |
8 |
.890 |
3.48 |
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Kahkonen |
9 |
20 |
7 |
.883 |
3.85 |
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Dell |
0 |
3 |
0 |
.913 |
2.71 |
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Makiniemi |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.906 |
2.13 |
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Special Teams |
# |
Eff% |
Rank |
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Power Play |
41/223 |
18.4% |
25th |
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Penalty Kill |
43/244 |
82.4% |
8th |
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