A preview of the Sharks. When and where: 10:30 p.m., HP Pavilion. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, CSN California. Record: 11-4-2, 24 points. The Sharks are second place in the Western Conference and in first place in the Pacific Division. Leading Scorer: Patrick Marleau, 22 points (11 goals, 11 assists). Last Game: 2-1 shootout loss to the Red Wings, Thursday . Logan Couture scored the Sharks' only goal. Last...
More photos » by Ross D. Franklin - AP Browse more photos » It's painfully obvious that the Leafs need a better option to pass to Phil Kessel than Matt Stajan . They also probably need a better winger than Jason Blake on that line but that's a Question of the Day for another day. Today's question: what should the Leafs do at centre? Stay the course: Tyler Bozak and Nazem Kadri are in the...
(The Associated Press) Kent Huskins and Brad Staubitz scored 1:22 apart in the second period, Evgeni Nabokov made 25 saves and the surging San Jose defeated reeling Carolina 5-1 on Sunday. Douglas Murray, Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Patrick Marleau also scored for the Pacific Division-leading Sharks (10-4-1), who have won five in a row. San Jose got three goals from defensemen in their first win in Carolina...
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK (October 26, 2009) -- Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar, Montreal Canadiens left wing Mike Cammalleri and San Jose Sharks center Patrick Marleau have been named the NHL 'Three Stars' for the week ending Oct. 25. FI...
from Larry Brooks of the NY Post, “Fair; fair,” was the way John Tortorella responded yesterday when the head coach was asked for his evaluation of Gaborik’s play on the defensive side of the puck. “It’s a process with him. You have to be careful with creative guys to be able to tell the difference between cheating and anticipation. You have to be really careful not to...
NHL San Jose Sharks vs Los Angeles Kings Live StreamingFirst of six meetings between teams that finished at opposite ends of the Pacific Division standings last season. San Jose went 5-1 against Los Angeles, including a couple of shootout victories. Patrick Marleau's three goals led the Sharks, while Alexander Frolov also scored three times for the Kings. Expect Los Angeles to come out with somet 1...
The Sharks sure didn't look road weary. Manny Malhotra got his first two goals of the season and Dany Heatley and Jed Ortmeyer also scored as San Jose beat Philadelphia 4-1 on Sunday night. Patrick Marleau and Dan Boyle had two assists each and backup goalie...
from Adam Kimelman of NHL.com, The latest stop on Steve Yzerman’s pre-Olympic tour brought him to Philadelphia on Sunday for the Flyers-Sharks game, where he got to take a first-hand look at a number of players who might fill roster spots on Canada’s entry in the Vancouver 2010 Games. Philadelphia’s Chris Pronger, Simon Gagne, Mike Richards and Jeff Carter attended the summer orientation...
Patrick Marleau had two goals and an assist to help the San Jose Sharks beat Atlanta 4-3 on Saturday night, the Thrashers' third straight loss. Former Atlanta star Dany Heatley and Joe Thornton also scored for the Sharks, who have won three of four. Thrashers...
The Tampa Bay Lightning (2-3-2) begin a 4 game home-stand, facing the high scoring San Jose Sharks (5-3-1). Center Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley, and Patrick Marleau are all in the league top ten scorers. Joe Thorton leads with 14 points, while sharp shooter Heatley has 6 goals and 6 assists. The Sharks [...]
Give Steve Valiquette credit for one thing. Those of us who cover the team would say you'd be hard-pressed to find a time Vallie wouldn't want to have a chat with you, but I imagine tonight was one of those times - still, he came out after everyone else had left had left and answered every question we had. And it seemed pretty clear he was beating himself up over this one. I won't sugarcoat it - as...
from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail, Let’s see how San Jose Sharks left winger Dany Heatley handles this delicious new career challenge. With the Sharks’ power play stuck in an early season slump, coach Todd McLellan bumped Heatley down to the No.2 unit for last Saturday’s game against the New York Islanders. Predictably, the move to reunite last year’s top unit...