News Category: San Jose Sharks

Flames, Sharks meet to end unsuccessful campaigns

Mercifully, the season is coming to an end for both the host Calgary Flames and the San Jose Sharks when they meet on Thursday. Both squads fell well short of reaching the Stanley Cup playoffs — it’s the second consecutive year without a postseason for Calgary and the fifth straight for the Sharks. “It’s on us as players to remember this feeling. … You’ve got to be better, you’ve got to learn, you’ve got to

Looking to finish home schedule strong, Oilers face Sharks

The Edmonton Oilers will try to put the finishing touches on an outstanding regular-season home record when they host the San Jose Sharks on Monday. The Oilers have one of the NHL’s best home records at 27-9-4, and Monday represents the team’s last game in Edmonton before the playoffs. The Oilers close out their schedule with back-to-back road dates against the Arizona Coyotes and Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. Edmonton’s 3-1 loss to

Sharks seek rare winning streak in matchup with Wild

The San Jose Sharks will go for back-to-back wins for the first time since January when they face off against the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. San Jose (19-51-9, 47 points) is coming off a 3-1 win at the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night. Luke Kunin, Kyle Burroughs and Fabian Zetterlund each scored for the Sharks, and Devin Cooley stopped 49 of 50 shots to secure the victory. Meanwhile, Minnesota (37-33-9, 83 points) hopes

Kraken focused on positives, like Shane Wright, with Sharks visiting

The Seattle Kraken will wrap up the home portion of their 2023-2024 schedule when they play host to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. Despite the disappointment of missing the playoffs after coming within a seventh game of a spot in the Western Conference finals last season, the Kraken in recent days have at least been giving their fans something to look forward to. Notably, the play of Shane Wright, the No. 4 pick

Mainly pride on line for Flames, Sharks down stretch

The effort has been there for the Calgary Flames. The results have not. Having already been eliminated from Stanley Cup playoff contention, the Flames will be playing for pride the rest of the season. They will look to snap a three-game skid when they kick off a three-game trip through California on Tuesday with a contest against the San Jose Sharks. The Flames (34-37-5, 73 points) are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Edmonton

Sharks, Coyotes are out of playoffs but not giving up

The Arizona Coyotes will look to build off an impressive come-from-behind victory over the Vegas Golden Knights when they travel to San Jose to visit the Sharks on Sunday. The Coyotes erased a 4-1 third-period deficit, scoring six unanswered goals in the final frame to top the Golden Knights 7-4 on Friday. “You have to play a little looser when you’re the underdog in a game like that,” Coyotes defenseman Josh Brown said. “We stayed

Blues can’t afford another setback against Sharks

The St. Louis Blues will work to keep their slim Stanley Cup playoff hopes alive when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. St. Louis (40-32-4) sits seven points behind Los Angeles for the second wild card from the Western Conference with six games remaining. The Blues had won eight of their previous 11 games (8-2-1) before a 6-3 loss at the Nashville Predators on Thursday while the Kings were beating the Sharks 2-1.

Records aside, Kings keeping keen eye on struggling Sharks

The Los Angeles Kings will try to continue capitalizing on a favorable closing schedule when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. Los Angeles (39-25-11, 89 points) will face just one playoff-bound team over its final seven games, including four against the bottom three teams in the NHL standings. The Kings didn’t let the visiting Seattle Kraken off the hook on Wednesday night, winning 5-2 to eliminate them from playoff contention. The victory

Trying to stay alive in playoff race, Blues face struggling Sharks

As the St. Louis Blues try to stay alive in the Western Conference playoff race, they will take points any way they can get them. After escaping an uneven performance against the Calgary Flames with a 5-3 victory Thursday night, they will seek a better effort against the visiting San Jose Sharks on Saturday. The Blues needed a successful offside challenge, which erased a game-tying goal, to beat Calgary. The Flames lost another goal due

Deep Stars offense set to attack Sharks

If the Dallas Stars hope to make a deep run in the Stanley Cup playoffs, they will need offense from all four lines. The Stars have been benefiting from that lately, a big reason why they bring a four-game winning streak into their road game against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. Dallas (44-19-9, 97 points) received two goals from its second line and another from the third in a 4-2 road win against the