Surging Sharks Shut Out Red Wings
Logan Couture scored in the shootout and the San Jose Sharks beat the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 on Monday night.
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Logan Couture scored in the shootout and the San Jose Sharks beat the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 on Monday night.
Cody Eakin tied it at 12:58 of the second period and rookie Alex Chiasson scored in the shootout to lift the Dallas Stars to a 4-3 win over San Jose on Thursday night that ended the Sharks' perfect start to the season.
The NFL is reportedly considering expanding the number of Thursday night games. John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew it's a bad idea.
Joe Thornton had a goal and three assists and Patrick Marleau had a goal and two assists and the San Jose Sharks downed the St. Louis Blues 6-2 Tuesday night.
Antti Niemi made 25 saves and Matt Pelech's first NHL goal stood up as the winner and the San Jose Sharks stayed perfect on the season by topping the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Thursday.
Tomas Hertl scored four goals, Matthew Nieto had his first NHL goal and added two assists and the San Jose Sharks beat the New York Rangers 9-2 on Tuesday night.
Tramaine Brock intercepted Matt Schaub's first pass of the night and returned it 18 yards for a touchdown, Schaub threw three interceptions in all before the embattled quarterback got replaced in the fourth, and the San Francisco 49ers pounded the Houston Texans 34-3 on Sunday night.
Tomas Hertl scored his first two NHL goals and the San Jose Sharks beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-1 on Saturday night.
Justin Braun scored his first goal in more than 19 months to break a tie late in the second period and the San Jose Sharks went on to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.
San Jose is coming off a playoff disappointment after falling in seven games to Los Angeles in the Western Conference semifinals. The Sharks have won 10 playoff series during their streak of nine consecutive appearances - the last five under Todd McLellan - but have yet to reach the Cup finals.
Led by 19-year-old Tomas Hertl, three rookie forwards will be on the San Jose Sharks' opening-night roster, the team has announced.
Dan Boyle scored two power-play goals, Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau each had a goal and an assist, and the Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-5 Saturday night in the teams' preseason finale.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored a power-play goal late in the third period and the Phoenix Coyotes closed out their preseason schedule with a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night.
San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres has undergone surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee.
"The fact that they played that way, that they executed, had some success with it, should be rewarding," San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan said. "They should be embracing the opportunity to do it again."
Rookie center Tomas Hertl scored twice and the San Jose Sharks beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-0 in a preseason game Tuesday night.
The San Jose Sharks will be without forward Raffi Torres for the start of the season because of an injured right knee.
Logan Couture scored on a power play 3:28 into overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night.
Ben Lovejoy scored 2:48 into overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night. Lovejoy fired a shot between goalie Antti Niemi's legs as the Ducks earned their third preseason win.
Tommy Wingels' goal at 16:07 of the third period lifted the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in a preseason game Monday night.
The San Jose Sharks opened training camp looking to play like the fast, aggressive team that had a strong playoff run last season rather than the plodding one that struggled for much of the lockout-shortened campaign.
The San Jose Sharks announced Wednesday that the team re-signed defenseman Nick Petrecki to a one-year contract.
San Francisco cornerback Tarell Brown said Tuesday that his new agent, Joel Segal, is in talks with the 49ers about compensation for a portion of the $2 million escalator Brown inadvertently voided in his contract by not participating in the team's voluntary offseason program.
Shawn Burr, who played 16 years in the NHL, including a stint with the San Jose Sharks, has died at age 47.
The San Jose Sharks announced earlier this week that they signed Joe Pavelski to a new five-year extension. But he is hardly the only veteran who is, or was, set to go into the final season of his current contract.
