NHL

Sharks seek to get back on track

By: SportsDirect 04/10/13 9:03 PM

While the Sharks continue their quest for home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs, the Detroit Red Wings look to maintain their hold on eighth place in the Western Conference when the clubs meet at Joe Louis Arena today. San Jose is one point behind the Los Angeles Kings for fourth place in the West, failing to overtake the reigning Stanley Cup champions by dropping a 4-0 decision to the Blue Jackets in Columbus on Tuesday. Read More

Bobrovsky's 30 saves lift CBJs past Sharks, 4-0

By: The Associated Press 04/09/13 8:59 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Coming off one of their worst games in the last two months, the Columbus Blue Jackets were angry and hungry.The San Jose Sharks paid the price.Sergei Bobrovsky picked up his fourth career shutout — all in his last 15 games — and newcomer Marian Gaborik had a goal and an assist Tuesday night, leading the Blue Jackets to a 4-0 win over the Sharks. Read More

Stars rally to beat Sharks 5-4 in shootout

By: The Associated Press 04/07/13 6:39 PM

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Despite dealing away many of their star players before this week's NHL trade deadline, the Dallas Stars are delivering a clear message to the rest of the Western Conference that they aren't packing it in just yet.Jamie Benn scored the lone goal in the shootout and Kari Lehtonen stopped all three attempts as the Stars snapped the San Jose Sharks' seven-game winning streak with a 5-4, come-from-behind victory on Sunday. Read More

San Jose Sharks beat Coyotes 3-2 in shootout

By: The Associated Press 03/31/13 11:54 PM

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The way the San Jose Sharks have been playing of late, even a third-period deficit is no reason to get down. Marc-Edouard Vlasic celebrated his 26th birthday by scoring the game-tying goal with 5 minutes left in the third period and Logan Couture got the only goal of the shootout to lead the Sharks to their fourth straight win, 3-2 over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night. Read More

Sharks hang on for 5-3 win over Ducks

By: The Associated Press 03/25/13 10:25 PM

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Brent Burns and Martin Havlat each had a goal and an assist, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Ducks 5-3 Monday night to send Anaheim to its third home loss in four days.Havlat snapped a 15-game goal drought, Joe Pavelski scored just his second goal in 19 games and added a late assist, and James Sheppard wrapped it up with his first goal of the season with 9:56 to play in San Jose's final stop on a five-game trip. Read More

Couture leads Sharks past Kings 4-3

By: The Associated Press 03/14/13 10:33 PM

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Matt Irwin and Logan Couture made Los Angeles pay for retaliating by scoring power-play goals after Jake Muzzin started a fight to help the San Jose Sharks snap a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Kings on Thursday night. Read More

Sharks still looking for a February win

By: SportsDirect 02/18/13 7:21 PM

The Sharks continue their quest for their first victory in February today as their six-game road trip lands them in St. Louis to face the Blues. San Jose won all seven of its games in January, but has yet to emerge victorious this month, going 0-4-3. The Sharks fell to 0-2-1 on their trek away from HP Pavilion on Friday, when they dropped a 4-1 decision to the league-leading Chicago Blackhawks. Read More

Sharks blown out of the water by Columbus Blue Jackets

By: The Associated Press 02/11/13 10:12 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After the Columbus Blue Jackets’ biggest offensive outburst of the season, forward Brandon Dubinsky was asked if he saw it coming. “Something had to give, right?” he said. Dubinsky had a goal and an assist and the Blue Jackets dominated against the NHL’s stingiest defense in a 6-2 victory over the Sharks on Monday night. Read More

San Jose Sharks’ key additions are behind bench

By: Paul Gackle 02/10/13 10:17 PM

Bay Area sports fans are getting spoiled. The Giants won the World Series in October, the 49ers played in the Super Bowl just a weekend ago and even the Warriors are in playoff contention right now. But what about the one team that was winning consistently while the Giants, 49ers and Warriors puttered through years of mediocrity? Read More

Patrick Kane scores twice, Blackhawks beat Sharks 5-3

By: The Associated Press 02/06/13 3:00 AM

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — By the time Andrew Desjardins' match penalty was rescinded by the NHL, it was too late to help the San Jose Sharks. Patrick Kane scored the tiebreaking goal for Chicago on what would have been a San Jose power play and then added an empty-netter to seal the Blackhawks' 5-3 victory Tuesday night in a matchup of the NHL's top two teams. Read More