Sharks Defeat Canucks In Game 3 Of Western Conference Finals
Patrick Marleau scored twice in the first period and Antti Niemi made the early lead stand up with 27 saves to get the San Jose Sharks back into the Western Conference final.
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Patrick Marleau scored twice in the first period and Antti Niemi made the early lead stand up with 27 saves to get the San Jose Sharks back into the Western Conference final.
The San Jose Sharks lost more than the first two games in the Western Conference final during a lost trip to Vancouver. They also lost their composure.
The Vancouver Canucks routed the San Jose Sharks 7-3 on Wednesday night and took a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
San Jose is trailing in a series for the first time this postseason and will have a chance to get even on Wednesday night in Game 2 in Vancouver.
Antti Niemi can't seem to lose. He proved his mental mettle by winning the Stanley Cup in Chicago last year.
With trophy cases full of awards as the NHL's top team, scorers and players in the regular season, the Sharks and Canucks are mirror images of each other.
As soon as the San Jose Sharks were swept out of the Western Conference final a year ago, coach Todd McLellan's message was the importance of growth.
The San Jose Sharks finally managed to knock out the Detroit Red Wings on their fourth try with a 3-2 victory Thursday night in Game 7.
The Sharks have squandered a 3-0 series advantage to move to the brink of becoming just the fourth NHL team ever to lose a best-of-seven series after winning the first three games.
The Detroit Red Wings rallied again for a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night, forcing a decisive seventh game.
Coach Todd McLellan said Ryane Clowe didn't make the trip to Detroit for Tuesday's night's game because of an upper-body injury. Clowe leads San Jose with 13 points this postseason.
The Detroit Red Wings are confident they will beat the San Jose Sharks for a third straight time and force a Game 7.
Tomas Holmstrom broke a tie with 6:08 remaining, and the Detroit Red Wings had three third-period goals to avoid elimination with a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night.
The Detroit Red Wings avoided elimination by beating the San Jose Sharks in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinal series on Friday night.
Devin Setoguchi scored 9:21 into overtime to finish a hat trick, and the San Jose Sharks took a commanding 3-0 lead over the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference semifinals.
The San Jose Sharks have been skating hard to the net against the Red Wings, stopping just short of Jimmy Howard while delivering plenty of sprayed ice—the so-called hockey snow shower.
There's something about the playoffs that seems to bring out the best in Joe Pavelski's game. Especially against the Detroit Red Wings.
Little-used Benn Ferriero scored 7:03 into overtime of his playoff debut on a deflected goal that gave the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.
The Detroit Red Wings team that will take the ice in San Jose for a second-round playoff series is very similar to the group that lost to the Sharks a year ago. There's one major difference.
It took three overtime wins and a memorable comeback for the San Jose Sharks to get past a short-handed Los Angeles Kings team in the first round of the NHL playoffs.
The San Jose Sharks are still waiting to find out who their second round opponent will be in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but that didn't stop fans on Tuesday from grabbing seats for the next round of games.
Joe Thornton scored 2:22 into overtime Monday night to give San Jose a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings and send the Sharks to a first-round series win.
The Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 in Game 5 on Saturday night to remain alive in their first-round series.
The task for the Sharks now is closing out the Kings at home in Game 5 on Saturday night and avoiding another trip to Southern California.
Ryane Clowe scored two goals, Jason Demers added another in the second period and the San Jose Sharks beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-3 on Thursday night.
