San Jose Sharks Shake 'Choker' Label, Make Finals After Long Wait
San Jose Sharks fans have seen great teams before - in fact, they're accustomed to them going back for more than a decade.
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San Jose Sharks fans have seen great teams before - in fact, they're accustomed to them going back for more than a decade.
The San Jose Sharks have punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time, and on last night's Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, a few players were in the spotlight.
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Grant starts the show talking about the NBA Playoffs. In the second hour Grant has on Dan Russanowsky, the voice of the San Jose Sharks, to come on and talk about the Sharks 3 to 2 lead over the St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference Finals. Next Grant has on Mark Mulder, former Athletics starting pitcher, to talk about the A's and MLB in general. Grant finshed the show taking calls from listeners.
Patrick Marleau has played more than 1,500 games with the San Jose Sharks since joining the NHL as an 18-year-old draft pick but never one quite like the next one.
Joe Thornton and his linemates have managed to do what Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Jamie Benn couldn't in the first two rounds of the NHL playoffs: control the play against the St. Louis Blues.
The San Jose Sharks got just three power plays in their Game 1 loss to open the Western Conference finals, and no call when Joe Thornton's bushy beard got tugged on by St. Louis Blues captain David Backes in the first period.
Grant started the show talking about MLB. Next Grant had on Jamie Baker to talk about game 7 between the Sharks and Predators tonight. Next Grant had on Roger Craig to talk about his career with the 49ers, what he's done since he retired from the game, and his upcoming appearance at the Sacramento Sports Show. Grant Finished the show off taking calls about the Kings offseason and the NBA Playoffs.
In the biggest game yet of their season, the Sharks hope their playoff home success carries over to Game 7 of their second-round series against Nashville on Thursday night
Mike Fisher ended his own personal playoff drought with his first overtime goal in 12 years, giving the exhausted Nashville Predators plenty to celebrate.
It's that time of year - EA Sports is opening up the voting polls for their cover athlete for the upcoming NHL 17. The first round of votes have passed and the San Jose Sharks captain, Joe Pavelski, is in the final four.
Chips and salsa might be one of the greatest duos in history. The only real competition for best duo may be Batman and Robin or peanut butter and jelly. When talking about duos in sports, there have been plenty over the years.
Grant starts the show after the A's game today and was joined by his longtime friend Chris "Mad Dog" Russo from the MLB Network to talk about the baseball season, the NBA Playoffs, and growing up in New York. Grant then had on Scott Howard-Cooper to talk about the NBA Playoffs and the Kings Head Coach search. Grant then took calls on what fans who they wanted for the Kings next head coach. Grant ended the show with an interview with Sharks Analyst Bret Hedican to talk about the Sharks 2-1 lead over the Predators in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The stray cat that ran on the ice before San Jose's second-round series opener now has a name but is still looking for a permanent home.
The Predators will visit the Shark Tank for Game 1 of the second round, getting another high-scoring California power.
While Anaheim and Nashville prepare for a Game 7, San Jose spent a second straight day Tuesday practicing and recuperating as part of its preparation for round two.
Given another chance to win a playoff game with their power play, the San Jose Sharks did just that by getting goals instead of just generating chances.
Tanner Pearson scored 3:47 into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings bounced back from a pair of series-opening losses at home to beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 in Game 3 in the first round Monday night.
The playoffs started the way much of this season has gone for the San Jose Sharks: a successful road trip where structured defense, strong goaltending and solid all-around play led to two straight wins in Los Angeles.
The league has been dominated by the Capitals for most of the season but the other seven Eastern Conference squads in the playoffs aren't going to just roll over for Washington.
At the end of each regular season, however, select Bay Area media members vote on a "Player of the Year" award for the Sharks.
The San Jose Sharks got to celebrate a franchise record for road wins following a 3-0 victory at Minnesota on Tuesday night.
Couture got the first three-goal game of his career and James Reimer made 23 saves to help the San Jose Sharks beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 Tuesday night.
After three straight losses delayed their playoff clinching, the San Jose Sharks made it back to the postseason with the kind of performance that could carry them far this spring.
The night couldn't have started much better for San Jose with Los Angeles and Anaheim losing early and the Sharks jumping out to a 2-0 lead against last-place Edmonton. Then came the final two periods.
