Sharks beat Kings in OT in Game 3
Logan Couture scored a power-play goal 1:29 into overtime to help the San Jose Sharks bounce back from two losses in Los Angeles to beat the Kings 2-1 in Game 3 of their second-round series on Saturday night.
Dan Boyle scored a power-play goal early in the first period and Antti Niemi made 26 saves for the Sharks, who got the penalty calls to go in their favor down the stretch in...
Logan Couture saves San Jose Sharks season with overtime winner
Saturday night's contest was "Must Win" for the San Jose Sharks, a loss would put the team in a deep 3-0 hole against the defending Stanley Cup Champion, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose's season would certainly be over with in LA victory. Luckily, for the San Jose Sharks the power play was working in Game 3. Just after the ice was cleaned to start the game...
Kings fall to Sharks in overtime in Game 3
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Logan Couture scored a power-play goal 1:29 into overtime to help the San Jose Sharks bounce back from two losses in Los Angeles to beat the Kings 2-1 in Game 3 of their second-round series on Saturday night.
Dan Boyle scored a power-play goal early in the first period and Antti Niemi made 26 saves for the Sharks, who got the penalty calls to go in their...
Tyler Toffoli scores slick backhand goal against Sharks
After spending most of the year in the AHL and scoring 28 goals in 58 games with the Manchester Monarchs and winning AHL rookie of the year, Tyler Toffoli is finally getting his shot with the big club. Toffoli has only played five playoff games for the Los Angeles Kings so far, but he has been looking like a seasoned vet. After San Jose Sharks goalie Antti Niemi left the net...
Sharks Second Round Matchup Preview
After a first round sweep of the Vancouver Canucks, the Sharks are resting up as they await their Western Conference Semifinal opponent.
With the NHL playoffs being played at a bruising and punishing pace, the one thing the Sharks are absolutely rooting for is that all other Western Conference series to go seven games.
As the six seed, San Jose will most likely not have home ice...
Lundqvist is Vezina finalist again
Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers is a finalist for the Vezina Trophy for a fifth time.
Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks also are finalists announced Wednesday for the award given annually to the NHL's top goaltender.
Lundqvist, the reigning Vezina winner, tied for the NHL lead in regular-season wins, posting a 24-16...
NHL announces Vezina Trophy Finalists
For the first time in NHL history, all of the finalists for the Vezina trophy hail from Europe. The award is handed out to the “best goalie” in the NHL and is voted on by the 30 NHL general managers. This season’s nominees are The Columbus Blue Jackets’ Sergei Bobrovsky, the New York Rangers’ Henrik Lundqvist, and the San Jose Sharks’ Antti Niemi. Both Niemi and Lundqvist...
Antti Niemi among Vezina Trophy finalists
Antti Niemi has been the backbone to the Sharks all season long with exceptional play between the pipes, and now the goalie is being recognized for his efforts.
Niemi was named one of this season’s three finalists for the Vezina Trophy, which goes to the league’s top netminder each year. Along with Niemi, the others who got dap from the NHL’s general managers are Sergei Bobrovsky...
Tuukka Rask Not Among NHL’s Three Finalists for Vezina Trophy
Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask had a wonderful year. However, it wasn’t quite good enough for him to win goaltending’s biggest prize. In fact, it wasn’t even enough to get him nominated.
The NHL announced its three finalists for the Vezina Trophy awarded the league’s best goaltender on Wednesday. Rask was not one of the finalists. The three finalists are New York’s Henrik Lundqvist...
Lundqvist Named Vezina Finalist
The NHL announced to today that Henrik Lundqvist along with Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jacket and Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks have been named finalists for the 2013 Vezina Trophy.
Lundqvist, who won the award last season, was tied for the League lead this season with 24 wins, and finished in the top seven in the League with a 2.05 GAA and .926 save percentage...
HockeyBuzz Wire: Bobrovsky, Lundqvist, Niemi Vezina Finalists
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Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers and Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks have been named finalists for the 2013 Vezina Trophy, awarded annually "to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at his position," as voted by the general managers of the 30 NHL clubs.
This is the first time all three Vezina finalists...
The Vezina Trophy Finalists
NEW YORK (May 8, 2013) -- Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers and Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks are the three finalists for the 2012-13 Vezina Trophy, which is awarded “to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at his position,” the National Hockey League announced today. Continue reading "The Vezina Trophy Finalists"
Sharks go up 3-0 in series, look to sweep Vancouver Tuesday
The San Jose Sharks defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 in Game 3 of the Western Conference playoffs Sunday in San Jose, and took a commanding 3-0 series lead in the process. The Sharks held a narrow 2-1 lead heading into the second intermission. However, that changed quickly when the Sharks added goals by Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau just nine seconds apart early in the third...
Raffi Torres Gives Sharks 2-0 Series Lead Against the Vancouver Canucks
At 5:31 into overtime of a 2-2 tie, Raffi Torres put the Sharks ahead in the series 2-0 with the winning goal in Game 2 of the best-of-seven series.
The victory gave the Sharks a road sweep of the Canucks and sends the series back to the HP Pavilion in San Jose for Game 3 Sunday night.
Joe Thornton got San Jose off to a quick 1-0 lead with a goal in the first period, assisted by...
San Jose Sharks Take Series Opener 3-1 Against Vancouver Canucks
Thank the officials for putting away the whistles and letting the Sharks and Canucks take it to each other for the first two periods of play Wednesday night. The first 40 minutes of hockey were thrilling, gritty, physical hockey, and neither team disappointed.
Neither team was able to score in the first period, with the Sharks out-shooting the Canucks 15-9. In the second period,...
Sharks pick up road win in Vancouver
Dan Boyle and Patrick Marleau scored in the third period for the San Jose Sharks, who rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Wednesday night in the first-round Western Conference series opener.
Boyle and Logan Couture both had a goal and an assist, and Marleau pushed San Jose's lead to 3-1. Antti Niemi made 28 saves for the Sharks, who were outshot 30-28.
Kevin Bieksa...
Mid-Season Trades Have San Jose Sharks in Better Shape For NHL Playoffs
Heading into the NHL trade deadline, San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson didn’t hold any punches in transforming his team into a speedier, grittier competitor down the stretch and into their first round playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks.
The trading flurry began on March 25 with a move that shipped veteran defenseman Douglas Murry to the Pittsburgh Penguins for...
Can the Canucks beat the Sharks? #DeepThoughts
It’s in the air!
Smell that? No, not that, keep smelling.
The smell I’m talking about is that of the playoffs. While it may not seem like it around the city of Vancouver or anywhere you may live, it is most certainly here. The Canucks are fresh off of their fifth straight Northwest Division title win which has secured them home ice for at least this round of the playoffs.
The...
San Jose Sharks vs. Canucks Game 1 betting odds and handicapping preview
For The Playoff Gamblers!
The Vancouver Canucks have been waiting for this moment for a long time – the moment that they can start to erase the disappointment that was last year’s first round playoff exit. Their first round opponent this year – the San Jose Sharks, a team that like themselves looked just OK down the stretch and also have more to lose than to gain during the...
(Video) Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom injured during warm ups.
Shall we say that the series is not starting out well for the Minnesota Wild, as their starting goalie Niklas Backstrom was injured during warm ups. The Wild's Backstrom was tied for first in wins with Henrik Lundqvist and Antti Niemi.
The backup goalie, Josh Harding has played in only game five games all season long and only two games since January 30, 2013. The line on...
One Goalie to Rule Them All
When it comes to the NHL playoffs the number one thing you must have is goaltending. We've seen it the past two years
with the Champion Los Angeles Kings who rode Jonathan Quick to the cup and the year before with the Boston Bruins riding Tim Thomas to the cup.
In fact if you look at both playoff years 2011 and 2012 you see that even the conference final teams had great...
22 straight and counting: What we learned from the Wings this regular season and heading into the playoffs
Did you expect anything else? Closing out the season with a 3-0 dominant win over the Dallas Stars to take whatever control over their playoff lives to earn a 7th seed in the West facing a potentially more manageable first round opponent in Anaheim.
We also learned a lot from this Wings team this year. Heading into the season, with the loss of Lidstrom and Brad Stuart there was...
Sharks take new identity into playoffs vs. Canucks
The San Jose Sharks have searched for an identity on their journey through this lockout-shortened season.
There was the high-powered power play that helped them get off to a record-setting start. Then came an offensively challenged seven-week stretch that jeopardized their playoff chances, followed by a strong closing stretch that has the team brimming with confidence heading into...
Playoff Time! Sharks vs Canucks 1st Round Preview
One year ago, the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings played each other in the final game of the regular season and the Sharks won 3-2, giving the Canucks the Kings in round 1. This year, the opposite happened. The Kings beat the Sharks in their final game (by the same 3-2 score) to give San Jose to the Canucks.
It remains to be seen if the Canucks get a better match-up this...
Sharks-Kings Preview
Saturday night's regular-season finale at Staples Center may not be the final meeting between the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks depending on certain postseason scenarios.
San Jose, winner of four of the last five meetings, may not be opposed to that.
Each team's Western Conference playoff fate is contingent upon how St. Louis fares in its final game with NHL-best...
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