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The San Jose Sharks barely held off the Los Angeles Kings at the end for a second straight home win.Now the job gets really tough: The Sharks know they need to end the home-team dominance if they have any chance of winning this second-round series.Brent Burns got San Jose off to a fast start with a quick score and Logan Couture added a power-play goal early in the second period before the Sharks held on for a 2-1 victory Tuesday night to knot their series at two games apiece."We knew going into this series we'd have to win one game at Staples Center if we want to win this series," Couture said. "We've done our job at home. We need to go into L.A. and win a game on Thursday. We're looking forward to it."Captain Joe Thornton fueled the fast start with a dominant opening period, setting up Burns for his goal and helping the Sharks break out to a 15-3 shots advantage. San Jose fell into a shell the second half of the game, managing just four shots in the final 36:05 after taking a 2-0 lead...
Antti Niemi stopped 35 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, Logan Couture scored two goals, and the San Jose Sharks earned a key road victory by racing past t...
The San Jose Sharks built a considerable amount of momentum during a recent seven-game homestand and they hope to carry some of that magic on the road for Tuesday's ...
If the playoffs were to start right now, San Jose would open its first-round matchup on the road. That isn't the ideal situation for the Sharks, who on Wednesday try...
Two rivals separated by just a point in the Western Conference standings square off on Tuesday night when the Los Angeles Kings try to snap a losing streak in San Jo...
Patrick Marleau helped San Jose start strong and finish well.Marleau scored a short-handed goal early in the game and the shootout winner, lifting the Sharks to a 3-...
Patrick Marleau supplied the decisive shootout goal as the San Jose Sharks edged the Detroit Red Wings, 3-2, at Joe Louis Arena.Each team scored in the first round o...
Jamie Benn scored the lone goal in the shootout and Kari Lehtonen stopped all three attempts as the Dallas Stars snapped the San Jose Sharks' seven-game winning stre...
The surging Detroit Red Wings will take aim at a fourth consecutive victory when they complete a four-game road trip Thursday night at San Jose's HP Pavilion.By goin...
Dan Boyle scored the winner in the shootout as the San Jose Sharks took a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.With the final shot, Boyle dipped his shoulde...
After skating their way through more than half the season with barely a whiff of adversity, the slumping Anaheim Ducks will try to halt a four-game skid when they vi...
Joe Pavelski scored a minute into the game to start a three-goal first period spree and Antti Niemi earned his second shutout of the season to help the San Jose Shar...
The Edmonton Oilers will try to close a four-game homestand on a positive note when they host the St. Louis Blues in Saturday's clash at Rexall Place.The Oilers are ...
Once again, the San Jose Sharks used home ice to their benefit to get back into their series with the Los Angeles Kings.Logan Couture scored the deciding goal on the...
Antti Niemi stopped all 22 shots he faced, while Tommy Wingels added a career-high three points on a goal and two assists, as San Jose downed Anaheim, 4-0, to sweep ...
Patrick Marleau's power-play goal with 6:42 left in overtime secured San Jose's first-ever sweep of a seven-game series, as the Sharks downed the Vancouver Canucks, ...
One year after another disappointing early playoff exit, Patrick Marleau gave the San Jose Sharks a new postseason experience.Marleau scored a power-play goal 13:18 ...
A change in the Vancouver net didn't produce a different outcome for the Canucks.Antti Niemi made 28 saves, and the San Jose Sharks erupted for three third- period g...
Antti Niemi posted 35 saves to notch his fourth shutout of the season, as the San Jose Sharks used a three-goal second period to down the Phoenix Coyotes, 4-0, on Mo...
Jamie Benn scored the lone shootout goal, as the Dallas Stars edged the San Jose Sharks, 5-4, at HP Pavilion.The Stars twice overcame two-goal deficits to end the Sh...