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Sharks proving they have components to make a run at Stanley Cup

By: Paul Gackle 05/08/13 8:28 PM

Do you still think the Sharks are too old, too slow and too soft to be legitimate Stanley Cup contenders? Two months ago, you wanted to blow up the band, convinced Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Dan Boyle’s best years had passed. Now, the team looks like the most balanced squad to ever throw on the teal sweaters. Read More

Sharks clinch playoffs with 3-2 win over Stars

By: The Associated Press 04/23/13 11:22 PM

SAN JOSE — One month after being mired in ninth place in the Western Conference, just hoping to squeeze into the postseason, the San Jose Sharks have clinched a ninth straight playoff berth and can now push for home-ice advantage in the first round. Read More

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

Sharks hope to bring home success to the road

By: Josh Dubow 04/08/13 7:22 PM

SAN JOSE — A near-perfect homestand catapulted the San Jose Sharks from a fierce fight just to make it into the NHL playoffs to a battle for home-ice advantage in the opening round.If the Sharks are going to have any hope of winning that race and finishing in the top four in the Western Conference, they are going to need to take the momentum they built during their recent seven-game winning streak and bring it out on the road, where they have had problems all season. 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

Dan Boyle helps Sharks win 6th straight, 4-2 over Wild

By: The Associated Press 04/03/13 11:32 PM

SAN JOSE — Dan Boyle delivered a proper finish to his length-of-the-ice rush that helped carry the streaking San Jose Sharks to their sixth straight win. Boyle scored on a spectacular end-to-end rush with a two-man advantage and Joe Thornton broke a tie with a goal off the skate of a Minnesota defender to move the Sharks up in the standings with a 4-2 win over the Wild on Wednesday night. Read More

Sharks feeling blue after 4-2 loss to St. Louis

By: The Associated Press 03/12/13 8:30 PM

ST. LOUIS — Rookie Jake Allen made 39 saves, Chris Stewart led a balanced attack with two goals, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Sharks 4-2 on Tuesday for their second win over the Sharks in three nights. Brent Burns scored his first in his season debut at forward and Dan Boyle had a late power-play goal for the Sharks, who have lost four in a row and have dropped 10 of 12 to the Blues, including the first round of the playoffs last season. Read More

Sharks end 7-game skid with win against St. Louis Blues

By: The Associated Press 02/19/13 9:30 PM

ST. LOUIS — Antti Niemi made 25 saves and Tim Kennedy scored in the third period to help the Sharks end a seven-game winless streak with a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. The Sharks’ seven-game skid was their longest streak since a 10-game run Nov. 5-30, 2005. Joe Thornton also scored for San Jose, which began the season with a franchise-record seven successive wins. Read More

Sharks beat Oilers 3-2 in shootout to open 7-0

By: The Associated Press 01/31/13 11:22 PM

Michal Handzus and Dan Boyle scored in the shootout to help the San Jose Sharks extend the best start in franchise history with their seventh straight win, 3-2 over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. Logan Couture and Joe Pavelski scored unassisted goals off turnovers 39 seconds apart in the second period against Devan Dubnyk to break open a scoreless game. Antti Niemi made 26 saves as the Sharks remained the only unbeaten team in the NHL. Read More