The Sharks Live Blog for the January 7, 2012 game between the San Jose Sharks and the Washington Capitals on Comcast SportsNet California and KFOX 98.5/102.1 FM.
<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewa...
Via Rant Sports
|
January 07, 2012
The Washington Capitals (21-15-2) will take on the San Jose Sharks (22-11-4) tonight at the HP Pavilion. This is the first of two meeting between the teams this season and San Jose has won 14 of the past 15 meetings. The Capitals haven’t won in San Jose since October of 1993. Both teams started off the season poorly, but have come on strong of late and could be among the top...
Via isportsweb.com
|
January 07, 2012
And, no, the title does not reference the two Alex’s who sport the hometown red sweaters of the Washington Capitals: Ovechkin and Semin. Rather, it’s about Alex Ovechkin in the first 34 games of the season vs. the #8 that’s played in the last four games. At the risk of sounding trite, it’s almost as if there have been two different individuals wearing the jersey that...
Via sjsharks.com
|
January 06, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 6, 2012) – Comcast SportsNet California, the home of “Authentic Bay Area Sports,” delivered its highest San Jose Sharks regular season rating ever last night (Thursday, Jan. 5) – a 2.22 average ho...
Via AP on Fox
|
January 06, 2012
Since the start of 2008-09, the Washington Capitals and San Jose Sharks have more points than any other teams in the NHL, so they're used to coming away with two more often than not.
For more than a decade, the Capitals have rarely come away with any against the Sharks.
Winners of 14 of 15 against Washington, surging San Jose could have its hands full Saturday night at HP Pavilion...
Via Washington Times
|
January 07, 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Few players in the NHL hit like San Jose Sharks defenseman Douglas Murray. In open ice, he can hammer opponents with the precision and power that's hard to measure. "He's just a beast. You see him off the ice, he's just a big tree trunk," teammate ...
Via Rant Sports
|
January 06, 2012
Over the past two weeks, the Washington Capitals have played some of their best hockey not only for Dale Hunter, but for the entire season. They have won four straight games, their longest winning streak since starting the season off 7-0-0, and have worked their way back into the top eight in the Eastern Conference. Could this be the turning point of the season where the Capitals...
Via HockeyBuzz
|
January 08, 2012
The Washington Capitals came into the Sharks Tank hoping to win for the first time since October 1993. It was the Sharks defense who led the charge by scoring three goals in a convincing 5-2 win.
The Washington Capitals came into the HP Pavilion tonight as a team that has seen its share of turmoil this season, they arenât the squad that draws fear into their opponent before...
Via Washington Times
|
January 06, 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Washington Capitals center Marcus Johansson never got to enjoy a gold-medal celebration at the world junior championships. In two appearances, including one in which he served as captain of Sweden, he won silver and bronze. So when Sweden beat Russia 1-0 in overtime for gold at ...
Via Washington Times
|
January 07, 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A day after the NHL announced that realignment would be scrapped for the 2012-13 season, the Washington Capitals and San Jose Sharks brushed off the importance of the issue, though many did broach concerns that held up the NHL Players' Association's lack of consent. "It's one ...
Via Rant Sports
|
January 07, 2012
After practicing two straight days leading up to tonight’s game, Nicklas Backstrom missed this mornings morning skate at the HP Pavilion and is set to miss the Capitals game against the San Jose Sharks tonight. This will be the first game this season that the Capitals will be without their top center on the ice.
Backstrom took an elbow to the jaw on Tuesday night from the Calgary...
Via ESPN
|
January 08, 2012
Patrick Marleau scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period off a nifty, no-look pass from Joe Thornton and the San Jose Sharks extended their home hex over the Washington Capitals with a 5-2 victory Saturday night.
Via AP on Fox
|
January 08, 2012
The Washington Capitals know their offense goes as Alex Ovechkin does. The Los Angeles Kings still have no idea where their source of consistent production is.
The Capitals wrap up a quick two-game California trip Monday night at Staples Center, where the Kings try once more to solve their goal-scoring woes.
Ovechkin and the Capitals (21-16-2) are still four points out of first...
Via Washington Times
|
January 08, 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. — History might not matter to these Washington Capitals: 18 years without a victory in San Jose. But Saturday night provided yet another troubling example of this team's inability to win on the road. Outskated for much of the night and dominated in their own zone, the ...
Via nhl.com
|
January 07, 2012
It’s been four nights since Calgary forward Rene Bourque blatantly flapped an elbow to the head of Caps center Nicklas Backstrom. Although the Caps’ center skated a couple more shifts in that Tuesday game, he also missed his last fe...
Original Story:
http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?i...
