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NHL podcast with Daniel Dullum: Sharks feel the big hurt with Hertl out; Coyotes in trouble on pre draft scouting with NHL office; plus more

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The San Jose Sharks Tomas Hertl (48) gets tangled up on a play that injured his knee that took him out for the season against the Vancouver Canucks on Wed Jan 29th at SAP Center in San Jose photo from mercurynews.com

On the Sharks podcast with Daniel:

1 Sharks’ Tomas Hertl injured, out for remainder of season

2 Report: Coyotes possibly in hot water with NHL and the Commish on pre-draft scouting issues

3 NHL trade deadline coming up on February 24. Rumors are underway

4 Las Vegas to host 40th anniversary of 1980 Olympic Miracle on Ice

Daniel Dullum does the NHL podcasts each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sharks Fall to Lightning 3-0; fourth loss in six games

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photo from sbnation: The San Jose Sharks goaltender Aaron Dell (30) under fire from the Tampa Bay Lightning as the Sharks get shutout 3-0 on Saturday night

By Mary Walsh

SAN JOSE- The San Jose Sharks fell to the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0 on Saturday at the SAP Center. Goals were scored by Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej Palat. Curtis McElhinney made 30 saves in the shut-out win, while Aaron Dell made 32 saves in the loss.

It was the Sharks’ first game since Tomas Hertl’s most recent injury, which will keep him out for the rest of the season. Additionally, Joel Kellman was injured Saturday. As of the post game report, he was still being evaluated.

The Sharks recognized Marc-Edouard Vlasic’s 1000th NHL game with a silver stick ceremony. Vlasic is the first defenseman to have played all 1000 games with the Sharks.

In the first period, the Sharks had just two shots on goal to Tampa Bay’s 13. Tampa Bay had power plays at 3:32 (Dylan Gambrell for holding), and 8:51 (Erik Karlsson for hooking). The Sharks had one at 6:56 (Cedric Paquette for roughing against Melker Karlsson).

The teams played four on four at 15:56 when Brenden Dillon went to the box for hi-sticking Yanni Gourde and Yanni Gourde went for roughing back. Two of Tampa Bay’s shots came with the man advantage.

Joel Kellman went into the boards during the first, with some help from Kevin Shattenkirk. Kellman got up slowly, and only skated one shift in the second period before leaving the game.

The Sharks went on a power play just 53 seconds into the second period. Erik Karlsson drew a tripping penalty that put Ondrej Palat in the box. The Sharks got three shots on that power play. They went on to out-shoot Tampa Bay for the first half of the period 10-4.

Nonetheless, Steven Stamkos scored at 4:04, after a lengthy play in the Sharks zone and a cross-ice pass from Kevin Shattenkirk that went between two Sharks defenders. The puck found Stamkos right in his old hangout around in the faceoff circle, and the shot went by Brent Burns and Aaron Dell and into the net. Shattenkirk and Mikhail Sergachev got the assists.

The Sharks killed off another Tampa Bay power play at 8:29 when Marc-Edouard Vlasic was called for hi-sticking Stamkos. The Sharks had their third power play at 13:30, when Tyler Johnson went for slashing Evander Kane.

By the end of the period, the Sharks had outshot the Lightning 18-8.

The third period was penalty-free and Nikita Kucherov put the game away at 17:57 with a backhand off as he skated out of the slt in traffic. Assists went to Stamkos and Brayden Point.

The Sharks pulled their goaltender with almost two minutes left and Ondrej Palat scored an empty net goal at 19:43. An assist went to Anthony Cirelli.

The third period shot count was 14-10 Tampa Bay. The face-off edge in the game went to the Sharks, who won 54% of them.

The Sharks next play on Tuesday in Calgary against the Flames at 6:00 PM PT.

NHL podcast with Matt Harrington: Ovechkin ties Messier on the all time goals list; Sid the Kid scores game winner for Pens; plus more

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sports.yahoo.com photo: The Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin celebrates his 694th career goal tying former New York Ranger Mark Messier on Friday night in Ottawa

NHL podcast with Matt:

#1 The Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin has moved up on the all time goals list scoring a second period goal against the Ottawa Senators on Friday night for his 694th goal tying him with former New York Ranger Mark Messier. The Ottawa fans stood and cheered Ovechkin as the Caps picked a 5-3 win over the Sens.

#2 The Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby scored a game winning goal with 55 seconds left in the game as Crosby shot past Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott in the 4-3 come back win.

#3 The New York Rangers Mika Zibanejad scored a goal and assist with teammates Aremi Panarin and Chris Krider scoring a goal each in the Rangers 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

#4 Peter DeBoer and the Vegas Golden Knights edged the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 as Alex Tuch scored a goal that broke a 3-3 deadlock with 2:28 remaining in the game .

#5 The Boston Bruins got a key win over the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 as the Bruins Patrice Bergeron and Jake DeBrusk each scored power play goals for the win in Winnipeg.

Join Matt each Saturday for the NHL podcast at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

San Jose Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh: Bad news piling up on Sharks Hertl out for season Tampa Bay in town tonight

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San Jose Sharks Tomas Hertl (48) before the injury celebrates scoring a first period goal against the Vancouver Canucks at SAP Center on Wed Jan 29th will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury

On the Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa:

#1 The San Jose Sharks (22-26-4) took a tough one with bad news that Tomas Hertl who scored five goals in the NHL All Star Game will be out for the rest of season with a knee injury that he sustained on Wednesday night against Vancouver.

#2 In Wednesday the visiting Vancouver Canucks (29-18-4) took a 2-1 lead after the Sharks had tied up the game with a goal. The Sharks took a 2-1 lead going into the third period.

#3 Coming off Monday’s win against the Anaheim Ducks in a three goal victory the Sharks were headed in the right direction until Vancouver tied it up 2-2 and added three more unanswered goals for the 5-2 win.

#4 The Canucks showed why their a first place team in the Pacific Division after the Sharks held the 2-1 lead after two periods a good club always knows how to come back and win games.

#5 The Sharks challenges doesn’t get any easier they host the Tampa Bay Lightning (30-15-5) who are second in the Atlantic Division at SAP Center in San Jose

Mary Lisa is a San Jose Sharks beat writer for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Hertl Exits Sharks 5-2 Loss to Vancouver Early with Injury

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photo from theprovince.com: Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom, left, blocks a shot from San Jose Sharks’ Tomas Hertl during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in San Jose, Calif.

By Jerry Feitelberg

The San Jose Sharks suffered two losses Wednesday night against the Vancouver Canucks, first seeing Tomas Hertl exit the game in the 1st period with a lower body injury then following it up by losing a one-goal lead in the 3rd period to drop a 5-2 decision to the Canucks.

Hertl scored the first goal of the game before exiting with an injury and Brent Burns scored his 4th goal of the month but the Sharks ran into as tout Jacob Markstrom in net. The Canucks keeper made 38 saves to stifle the Sharks offense while the Canucks rallied to score 4 times in the 3rd period.

Hertl opened the game looking to build off his success at the All-Star Game in St. Louis where he scored 4 goals in one game and had the game-winner in the championship against the Atlantic Division. He took a pass from Timo Meier and wired it past Markstrom 4:15 into the game for a 1-0 Sharks lead.

He was using his skills as a power forward to create opportunities, but after a rush a few minutes after his goal Christopher Tanev didn’t ease up on pressure, lost his balance and pressed Hertl into the boards at an awkward angle.

Hertl lay on the ice briefly but skated off under his own power before heading down the tunnel to the Sharks locker room, ending his night after a little less than half a period.

The news after the game on Hertl didn’t sound positive. He has missed significant time with a right knee injury earlier in his young career and that area appeared to be close to the point of impact. If he is out for a prolonged period of time it may speed up the Sharks trade deadline plans with Logan Couture also still sidelined with an injury.

The early momentum for the Sharks seemed to slip away after Hertl exited the game and Quinn Hughes took advantage. His point shot worked its way through a crowd past Martin Jones 11:08 into the 1st to tie the game. Brent Burns gave the Sharks the lead 5:57 into the 2nd but Vancouver dominated the 3rd on the scoreboard.

Tyler Myers tied the game 2:36 into the period, then Marc-Edouard Vlasic took a double-minor for high-sticking 4:47 into the final period. The Sharks killed off the first penalty, but 16 seconds into the 2nd Jake Virtanen scored his 15th goal of the year. Brandon Sutter added one 59 seconds after the power play strike and Tanner Pearson scored the empty-netter for the Canucks. Markstrom turned aside all 12 third period shots for the win.

The road ahead doesn’t get easier for the Sharks who will hope to have Hertl back in the lineup Saturday. They face the red-hot Tampa Bay Lightning at home.

San Jose Sharks podcast with Len Shapiro: Sharks come off long All-Star break to beat Anaheim on Monday

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photo from sfgate.com: San Jose Sharks Kevin Lebanc (62) takes the puck in their game against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night at SAP Center in San Jose

On the SJ Sharks podcast with Len:

#1 The Sharks came off a long restful All-Star break week and on Monday their first day back defeated the Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4-2 at SAP Center in SAP

#2 How much does the All Star performance by Tomas Hertl who scored five goals influence a team like the Sharks who had struggled before the All Star break

#3 The Sharks got on top of a 4-1 lead with two goals in the first period and scored one in each of the second and third periods

#4 Good goaltending work from the Sharks goalie Aaron Dell who stopped 26 out of 28 shots

#5 The Sharks now prepare for one of the Western Conferences top teams the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night in a game that can show if they’ve snapped out of the funk

Len Shapiro does the Sharks podcasts each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Milestones Galore for Marleau in Sharks 4-2 Win Over Ducks

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sfgate.com photo: The San Jose Sharks Patrick Marleau gets congratulations after scoring in the second period of Monday night’s game against the Anaheim Ducks at SAP Center in San Jose

By Jerry Feitelberg

It’s a shame Patrick Marleau didn’t pick a song for the first game the San Jose Sharks decided to use individual player songs, because he’d have a nice personal soundtrack to a few NHL milestones. Marleau scored a pair of goals in the Sharks 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in a return to action following the All-star break, moving into the top 25 all-time in goals and top-50 in points.

Stefan Noesen scored a pair of goals for the Sharks as well, and Erik Karlsson dished his 600th career point on an assist, but the night belonged to Marleau. He became just the 4th player all time with 22 consecutive 10+ goal seasons, joining Gordie Howe, Mark Messier and Alex Delvecchio. He also netted his 1,100th and 1,101st points in San Jose teal and picked up career game-winning goal 101 as a Shark (109 in total).

It was Stefan Noesen who opened the scoring for the Sharks on a deflection 1:55 into the game but Marleau’s veteran savvy led to the Sharks’ next strike. Marleau picked off an errant Ducks pass in the slot before beating John Gibson for his 9th goal of the year.

It was also Marleau’s 650th career goal, moving him into a tie with Guy LaFleur for 26th place all time in goal scoring. The goal was also Marleau’s 1,100th as a Shark and tied him with Rod Brind’Amour for 50th all-time in points with 1,184.

Ondrej Kase scored the first of the Ducks goals short-handed 9:04 into the second, but Marleau responded on a wrist shot with 4:28 left in the 2nd to move past LaFleur and Brind’Amour for his place in history. By edging past LaFleur. Marleau found himself moving further up the ladder. His second goal places him in 25th place, tied with Mike Modano’s 651 career tucks.

It also put him in the company of the aforementioned Hall of Famers by having 22 double-digit goal total seasons.

Noesen scored his 2nd goal of the game 2:28 into the third, with Erik Karlsson assisting for his 600th career point. A late power play goal by the Nick Ritchie of the Ducks soured an otherwise strong showing from Aaron Dell who made 26 saves on the night.

The Sharks look to continue the second half push against the team that smoked them heading into the All-star break when the Vancouver Canucks come to the Bay Area Wednesday night.

 

NHL podcast with Daniel Dullum: Will Hertl’s All Star success inspire downtrodden Sharks in second half; Why Ovechkin and Crosby stayed away from All Star game; plus more

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mercurynews.com photo: Tomas Hertl (48) of the Pacific Division representing the San Jose Sharks waves to the fans at the Enterprise Center in St Louis

On the NHL podcast with Daniel:

#1 When someone like Pacific Division’s Tomas Hertl comes from out of nowhere and hits four goals in the NHL All Star could that inspire an already down San Jose Sharks team coming into the second half of the season?

#2 Taking a look at the three on three format of the All Star game is that still an exciting attraction or does it take away from the tradition of hockey and should the NHL go back to the five on five in the All Star game.

#3 Sydney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals, Mark Fluery of the Vegas Knights all were missing from the All Star game, Crosby just came off an long injury and Ovechkin opted to take the All Star break off.

#4 Daniel talk about some of the top teams in the NHL who are vying for the playoffs like the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lighting, Washington Capitals, and Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference and in the Western Conference St Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks, and Edmonton Oilers.

#5 Daniel address some of the top three goal scorers in the NHL this season, from the Boston Bruins David Pastrnik 37, from the Capitals Alex Ovechikin 34, and Austin Matthews from the Toronto Maple Leafs with 34.

Daniel does the NHL podcasts each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sharks’ Hertl bags five goals as Pacific wins NHL All-Star 3-on-3 crown; scores five goals total in two games

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photo from nbcsports.com Tomas Hertl (48) of the Pacific Division and San Jose Shark wasn’t on the NHL All Star radar he was a replacement for the Sharks Logan Couture who got inured. Hertl scored five goals on Saturday night

By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Saturday, January 25, 2020

San Jose’s Tomas Hertl wasn’t selected as the most valuable player of the 2020 NHL All-Star 3-on-3 competition at Entrprise Center in St. Louis, but he deserved to be in the conversation.

Hertl scored five goals on the night — four in the Pacific Division’s 10-5 semifinal win over the Central Division — and one more in the Pacific’s 5-4 winner-take-all victory over the Atlantic Division.

The Pacific team gets to divvy up the $1 million winner’s prize.

Hertl was a replacement player for the All-Star competition, replacing injured Sharks teammate Logan Couture. His fourth goal was the final round game-winner, assisted by Edmonton Oilers Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid.

Hertl scored three of his goals in the second half against the Central Division, all against goalie Connor Hellebuyck of Winnipeg.

MVP honors went to David Pastrnak of Boston, who collected six points on four goals and two assists. Pastrnak received a car for his efforts. He and Ottawa’s Anthony Duclair each had a hat trick in the Atlantic Division’s 9-5 win over the Metropolitan Division in the East semifinal.

Calgary’s Matthew Tkachuk, who grew up in St. Louis, scored two goals and added two assists.

Prior to the 3-on-3 games, 11-year-old Blues fan Laila Anderson had the honor of introducing the St. Louis players — Jordan Binnington, Ryan O’Reilly, David Perron and Alex Pietrangelo.

Former Blues players and Hockey Hall of Fame members Wayne Gretzky and Brett Hull served as honorary coaches.

As part of the festivities, Green Day performed, with F-bomb laced vocals from Billie Joe Armstrong. Seven-second delay took care of the editing for the NBC television audience.

NHL All Star Game podcast with Matt Harrington: All Star 3 on 3 hockey creates more offense; creates more room for players

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nypost.com photo: The New York Islanders Mathew Barzal wins the fastest skater during the NHL All Star Game skill competition during this weekend’s events in St Louis who is hosting the game

On the NHL All Star Game podcast with Matt:

#1 The All Star Game format is in effect three games makes for a long afternoon how has the format been working since it’s inception now in it’s fifth season

#2 Is the three on three format really a scorers delight as stated by nhl.com?

#3 The NHL says that there’s more three on three hockey being played right now is that something that the NHL would like to adopt?

#4 With three on three it does create more offense and the puck isn’t tied up as much, will it result in more scoring?

#5 Will the NHL ever go back to the old East vs. West format five on five or is three on three hockey with three 20 minute games here to stay?

Matt does the NHL podcasts each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com