Labanc, Donato Score in Shootout to Lift Sharks Over Ducks
Kevin Labanc and Ryan Donato scored shootout goals on similar moves and the San Jose Sharks snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks Friday night.
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Kevin Labanc and Ryan Donato scored shootout goals on similar moves and the San Jose Sharks snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks Friday night.
Two upcoming San Jose Sharks games against the Golden Knights have been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns in the Vegas organization.
Nazem Kadri had two goals, one midway through the third period to snap a scoreless tie, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 3-0 on Thursday night.
The San Jose Sharks will be returning to their SAP Center home after being relocated to Arizona since December because of Santa Clara County's ban on contact sports, but not right away.
Health officials in Santa Clara County on Monday announced changes to current COVID restrictions after the state lifted the stay-at-home order, including the end of the ban on all team sports.
The San Jose Sharks' first two home games of the season will be played in Arizona due to a coronavirus-related ban on contact sports in Santa Clara County, the team said Saturday.
Zach Parise scored his first goal of the season to break a second-period tie, spurring the Minnesota Wild to a 4-1 victory over Dubnyk and the San Jose Sharks on Friday night.
Martin Jones stopped Clayton Keller in a shootout and the San Jose Sharks bounced back after Arizona's Phil Kessel scored with 3.2 seconds left in regulation, beating the Coyotes 4-3 Thursday night.
The Sharks have become the NHL's vagabonds, kicked out of their home because of strict coronavirus protocols that ban contact sports and sent on a road trip that will last at least a month and possibly even longer.
Avoiding the same fate this year is a high priority for the Sharks, especially with the condensed 56-game schedule and the extended road trip they're on to start this season.
Following the San Francisco 49ers lead, the San Jose Sharks will open training camp and start the regular season in Arizona, a person with knowledge of discussions told The Associated Press.
The San Francisco 49ers and other teams may need to find a temporary new home after Santa Clara County on Saturday banned all contact sports from holding games and practices for the next three weeks.
Representatives from the San Jose Sharks informed fans Thursday morning that development projects planned for the city's downtown could force the team out of the SAP Center.
Joe Thornton had plenty of conversations about the next, and perhaps final, stop in his NHL career including a call to 49ers great Joe Montana
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed 41-year-old forward Joe Thornton to a one-year, $700,000 contract Friday.
The San Jose Sharks have re-signed one of their most iconic players, signing free agent Patrick Marleau to a one-year deal, along with free agent and another former Shark Matt Nieto, the team announced Tuesday.
The rebuilding San Jose Sharks announced Monday they have acquired forward Ryan Donato from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2021 NHL Draft.
The San Jose Sharks have retained Bob Boughner as their coach, removing the interim tag to make him the ninth full-time head coach in franchise history.
The NHL postponed two days of playoff games Thursday after withering criticism from Black players who said the league was slow to acknowledge the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.
The Sharks captain said on Twitter that he was sucker punched for saying he would vote Republican if he could vote in this election.
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department is establishing three pop-up locations for free COVID-19 testing in Santa Clara and San Jose this week, including at the SAP Center.
If the National Hockey League does restart its season, the plans do not include the San Jose Sharks, Los Angeles Kings or the Anaheim Ducks.
The American Hockey League, which includes the San Jose Barracuda, canceled the rest of its season Monday because of the coronavirus pandemic and shifted its focus toward returning next season.
Today they signed 21-year-old goalie Alexei Melnichuk to a reported two year deal, and 26-year-old forward Fredrik Handemark to a one year contract.
Longtime NHL forward Joel Ward, who last played in 2018 for the San Jose Sharks, announced his official retirement from hockey in an online posting Monday.
