NHL
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24.5K2Sharks making a statement with recent string of wins
After the first frame concluded against the Coyotes in Arizona on Thursday evening, I started thinking about whether or not this was a “statement game” for the San Jose Sharks. Which made sense. The Coyotes have maintained their prowess throughout the first half of the 2015-16 campaign. A victory over the Desert Dogs in their […]
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9.4KSharks Bites: SJ returns home for reunions with McLellan and Niemi
There really couldn’t be a better time for the Sharks to notch three victories in a row. Not that there would ever be a bad time for a 7-0 shutout at home or back-to-back road wins against teams that had previously embarrassed them — call the wins over Calgary and Winnipeg the Redemption Tour, if […]
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4.5K1Couture’s return propels Sharks to “big win” over Flyers
The ice was extra choppy and the vibe between the two teams wasn’t much better. Somehow, that set the table just right for the Sharks to break their home ice losing streak, battling through intensity to get a badly-needed 4-2 win. “It was a fun game to play in, that’s for sure,” Joe Pavelski said. […]
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4.4K1Sharks’ home woes continue with penalty-laden loss
It’s an understatement to say that the Sharks are tired of talking about how they have so much trouble winning games at home. The team is tired of being asked questions about it. Fans are probably tired of hearing about it. Heck, I’m tired of writing about it. But, the Sharks tallied another loss at […]
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4.2K1Sharks snap losing skid — is this the start of a string of wins?
Snapping a six-game losing streak against a highly-competitive team — well, against any team, really — was just what the doctor ordered. Okay fine, the Sharks have been a better road team all season. That doesn’t take away from how they played in Tuesday night’s tilt against the Montreal Canadiens, and what they did to […]
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3.7K1Joe Pavelski: “You drop six in a row, it gets frustrating out there.”
After Saturday’s 2-0 loss to the Wild, Sharks captain Joe Pavelski sounded like a guy with a desk job who’d had a hard day at the office where the pile in his “To-Do” box wasn’t getting any smaller. “We’ve got to go back to work. Go back to the drawing board and simplify a few […]
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3.4KSharks continue to “fight back,” but when will it lead to wins?
This isn’t the first time this season I’ve sat down to write about the Sharks pushing back late in a game to come from behind, and falling just sort of a victory despite improving as the game goes on. Such was the case with the contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. They fell […]
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4.1KSharks frustrated after 5-1 loss to Penguins
With the Pittsburgh Penguins coming into their building, the Sharks had the opportunity to find some consistency on home ice and follow up the victory over Calgary with another win. Despite their best efforts, they didn’t get the same bounces and chances that the visitors did in a 5-1 loss. “When they go in for […]
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4.0KWingels after Sharks’ win: “It was a good redemption game for us.”
One thing is certain about the Sharks after Saturday night: The team that hosted the Calgary Flames sure as heck didn’t look like the team that was defeated by the Chicago Blackhawks the previous Wednesday. Just a game after two members of the third line had been benched, the combo of Tommy Wingels, Tomas Hertl […]
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4.0K2Sharks still can’t translate road success to home ice
After the historic 6-0-0 road-trip that put them atop the Pacific Division, the question immediately arose: Can the Sharks have that same success on home ice? Through the first couple minutes of the first frame, it was pretty clear that road dominance hadn’t fully carried over. The curious case of the slow start struck San […]
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4.0K3What the Sharks have gotten right on this road trip
Following a disappointing loss to the visiting New York Islanders, a member of the postgame media scrum asked forward Joel Ward if it was a “good thing” that the Sharks were about to start a road trip. Ward shrugged, cracked a smile and said: “Sure. I mean, yeah, I guess so.” Leaving the comfortable confines […]
