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 since Oct. 24, 2000. Brandon Sutter scored his second goal in two games for the Hurricanes (2-8-3), who haven't... Read Full Story
Joe Pavelski and Jonathan Cheechoo scored the tying and go-ahead goals during power plays, and the San Jose Sharks set a franchise record with their 52nd victory, beating the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Sunday night. Jeremy Roenick had his first goal in four months, and backup goalie Brian Boucher stopped 19 shots for the Sharks, who lead Boston by three points in the race for the NHL's best record (115-112). San Jose has never won the Presidents' Trophy, despite recording no fewer than 104 points... Read Full Story
Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist, and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves as the Los Angeles Kings finished their season with a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks, who still won the Presidents' Trophy on Saturday. The Sharks (53-18-11) secured the top record in the NHL for the first time in club history when the Boston Bruins lost 6-1 at Buffalo earlier Saturday. Michal Handzus, Alexander Frolov and Peter Harold also scored for the Kings (34-37-11), who didn't qualify for the playoffs. Devin... Read Full Story
Jonas Hiller coolly stopped every puck like a seasoned playoff veteran, showing all the postseason poise that the top-seeded San Jose Sharks still haven't found. Hiller made 35 saves in a sparkling playoff debut for eighth-seeded Anaheim, and Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist in the third period of the Ducks' 2-0 victory over the Sharks on Thursday night. Getzlaf set up captain Scott Niedermayer's tiebreaking power-play goal early in the third before roaring out of the penalty box to... Read Full Story
Patrick Marleau scored his 33rd goal, Joe Thornton had two assists and the San Jose Sharks earned their NHL-best 25th home victory, 4-2 over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Lukas Kaspar, Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Milan Michalek also scored for the Sharks, who maintained their Western Conference lead over Detroit with their second straight win at the Tank after a 1-1-3 trip. Evgeni Nabokov made 30 saves in his 30th victory of the season, and Claude Lemieux got his first NHL point in 2... Read Full Story
Backup goalie Michael Leighton made 37 saves in his first start since Christmas, and Sergei Samsonov scored the shootout winner in the Carolina Hurricanes' 4-3 victory over San Jose on Thursday night. Ray Whitney tied it with 12:30 left in regulation for the Hurricanes, who got one of the biggest wins of their up-and-down season in the NHL's toughest arena for visiting teams. They did it without injured captain Rod Brind'Amour and All-Star forward Eric Staal, who left the game before the... Read Full Story
Dion Phaneuf scored on a deflected shot with 3:57 to play, and the Calgary Flames handed the San Jose Sharks their first regulation home loss in 11 months, 3-2 Thursday night. Daymond Langkow scored an early goal, and the veteran forward also kept the puck in San Jose's end to set up the winning score. Langkow eventually got the puck to Phaneuf, and his shot glanced off Marc-Edouard Vlasic's stick for the star defenseman's first goal in 26 games since Nov. 11. Ryane Clowe and Joe Thornton... Read Full Story
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 20 (UPI) --
Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Milan Michalek scored less than three minutes apart in the second period Thursday, boosting San Jose to a 4-2 win over Los Angeles.
The game was tied at 2-2 when Vlasic scored on the power play with 9:09 to go in the second. Michalek followed 2:20 later with a slap shot that got past Erik Ersberg.
Evgeni Nabokov made the lead stand up by stopping 32 shots and bringing the Sharks their fourth victory over the Kings in as many... Read Full Story
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 23 (UPI) --
Ryane Clowe scored twice and Rob Blake recorded four assists as the San Jose Sharks remained unbeaten at home, dominating Washington 7-2 Saturday.
Patrick Marleau, Devin Setoguchi, Joe Thornton and Marc-Edouard Vlasic racked up a goal and an assist each, and Brian Boucher was solid in net with 19 saves as the Sharks improved their home record to 11-0-1 and their NHL-best overall record to 17-3-1.
Tom Poti and Tomas Fleischmann recorded the Capitals... Read Full Story
There is a different level of talking depending on who is in net for each contest, but the message is usually the same.
“It depends on who is playing,” said Marc-Edouard Vlasic. “They both (Evgeni Nabokov and Brian Boucher) talk. Both will let you know if you have time. There is more talking if you’re playing five-on-five.”
Without the verbal assistance from Nabokov or Boucher, it can be tough to tell who is charging up ice from the other team.
“If someone is on me, the goalie... Read Full Story
