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San Jose Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh: Taking a look at the Nashville loss was it a matter of the Preds being that good or Sharks being that off?

Published on February 9, 2016 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

On the San Jose Sharks podcast, the Sharks are coming off loses in Anaheim and Nashville their getting ready for Calgary on Thursday they would like to have a strong return home. Also was the Nashville loss an indication as to what’s happening with the Sharks or is Nashville just a good solid team.

In the 6-2 loss to Nashville the Sharks goaltender Martin Jones was pelted with 34 shots on goal and allowed five and there was one empty netter. Mary Lisa talks about if this was an off game for Martin or the Preds were just prepared and had a good game plan of attack for Martin.

photo credit: San Jose Mercury News–Sharks goaltender Martin Jones

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NHL Podcast with Joe Lami: Leafs Phaneuf in nine player deal to Ottawa, Jets Byfuglien gets $38 M extention

Published on February 9, 2016 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

On the NHL Podcast with Joe Lami the Toronto Maple Leafs sent Dion Phaneuf to the Ottawa Senators. Phaneuf had been shopped for quite sometime by the Leafs and the Sens made a nine player deal happen so that they could pick up Phaneuf. Going to the Senators Phaneuf, Matt Frattin, Casey Bailey, Ryan Rupert, and Cody Donaghey going to Toronto, Jared Cowen, Colin Greening, Milan Michalek and Tobias Lindberg.

The Winnipeg Jets signed Dustin Byfuglien to a five year extension worth $38 million. Byfuglien is the third most productive defenceman in the NHL over the last five years with 214 points. The Jets see tremendous value in keeping Byfuglien who also starred earlier in his career with the Chicago Blackhawks.

photo credit: Toronto Sun–Toronto Maple Leafs Dion Phaneuf part of a nine player deal is going to Ottawa

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Sharks Fall Prey to Nashville in 6-2 Road Loss

Published on February 6, 2016February 19, 2016 by M WalshLeave a comment

By Mary Walsh

AP photo: Nashville’s Flip Forsberg celebrates with teammates after scoring third period goal against San Jose Saturday night

Despite a strong first period, the San Jose Sharks lost by a score of 6-2 to the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Sharks goals came from Joe Thornton, his 200th as a Shark, and Logan Couture. Predators goals came from Viktor Arvidsson, Filip Forsberg, Shea Weber, James Neal and Calle Jarnkrok. Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne made 28 saves on 30 shots. Sharks goaltender Martin Jones made 24 saves on 29 shots.

After the game, Sharks captain Joe Pavelski said:

We established our game early, I think the shots were 10-1 there for a while, and with some good looks. We didn’t find that way early, and stayed with it. We’re right there. They go up 2-0, no one quit and we got the next one. We had a good feeling I think in the room, it’s just it went the other way in a hurry. You have nights like that I guess but we’ve got to get back in the win column next game.

Logan Couture also said that the game did not feel like a 6-2 game:

It felt like we were in it for most of the game, a break here a break there. Their short-handed goal goes off the stanchion and they get a three on one going the other way. They got some of those breaks. It’ unfortunate, I thought we played well for the majority of the game.

The Sharks started the game with a lot of energy and seemed to be running around the Predators at both ends of the ice. San Jose had a power play very early, but failed to score. The first goal went to the Predators, at 13:12 of the first period, when Ryan Johansen made a pass off a spin-o-rama behind the net. His pass found James Neal, who took a quick shot through a screen to beat Martin Jones. Assists went to Johansen and

The Predators extended their lead in the second period when Johansen found Calle Jarnkrok wide open in the middle of the slot. Jarnkrok’s shot bounced up after hitting Jones and went over him to score. Johansen had the lone assist.

The Sharks got one back on the power play at 15:41 of the second. The goal came with just eight seconds left in the power play. Marc-Edouard Vlasic took a shot that went through the crease and bounced off of Nashville defenseman Weber. Thornton was below the goal line and reached his stick forward to catch the puck mid air and guide it in. Assists went to Vlasic and Logan Couture.

Less than two minutes later, Victor Arvidsson scored by way of a three on two. He cross the blue line carrying the puck while skating backwards. He turned by the faceoff circle, tripped and shot in one motion. Assists went to Mike Ribeiro and Filip Forsberg.

The same line extended the Predators lead to three 6:51 into the third period. This time it was Filip Forsberg with a short-handed goal. The Sharks were on a power play with Cody Bass in the penalty box for unsportsmanlike conduct. A clearing attempt by Shea Weber hit a stanchion and bounced across the ice to Forsberg who had more space than he needed to skate up the ice. Two Predators followed quickly, making it a three on two as the reached the firing line. Forsberg opted for the shot over a pass to give his team a 4-1 lead. Weber had the lone assist.

Less than two minutes later, Arvidsson and Forsberg again entered the Sharks zone two on one. Forsberg’s pass went by two Sharks trying to catch up and found Arvidsson on the right wing. He held on to the puck as he skated across in front of the net and then put it in with a backhand. Forsberg and Ribeiro both had assists.

The Sharks’ second goal came in the Sharks sixth power play of the game. In the final two seconds of the penalty, Couture caught a pass from Thornton and took a shot while dropping to his knees above the faceoff circle. Assists to Thornton and Dylan DeMelo.

Shea Weber scored the final goal of the game, into a net that was empty early. Sharks coach Pete DeBoer opted to pull Jones with almost five minutes remaining in the game.
The Sharks road trip continues and they play next in Chicago against the Blackhawks, at 5:30 PT on Tuesday.

Sharks rebound against Blues

Published on February 4, 2016February 5, 2016 by smallforceLeave a comment

Photo credit: Jeff Roberson AP Photo

~ By Pearl Allison Lo

~San Jose got past St. Louis goalie Brian Elliott in a 3-1 win, as they moved back up in the Western Conference Thursday.

Elliott gave up three goals for the first time since January 16 as the Blues’ offense struggled again.

Joe Pavelski was the primary assist on the first two goals

Both teams were scoreless on the power play again, the Sharks 0-for-4 and St. Louis 0-for-2.

San Jose had an early turnover in the first, like in the game versus the Ducks. Vladimir Tarasenko then had a close chance, but goalie Martin Jones reacted with a nice save. Right after, Justin Braun was called for slashing at 1:06 as the Blues went on the penalty kill.

Alexander Steen led all with four shots.

Like last game, in the second, the shots dropped but the goals went up.

The Sharks started with another first shift turnover that led to a 2-on-1.

San Jose scored first at 3:55. Joonas Donskoi took a pass from Pavelski as Donskoi raced to the net. The puck hit the post before it went past Elliott, as Donskoi got his seventh point in eight games.

More penalties overlapped in the second. St. Louis’ Jori Lehtera was called for hooking at 5:09. Donskoi went in the air after a collision with Hertl. Teammate Brent Burns was then called for tripping at 6:33. 16 seconds later, Tarasenko was called for tripping too.

At 7:15, after losing his 10-game point streak versus Anaheim, Joe Thornton was back at it. Marc-Edouard Vlasic near the point, passed it to Pavelski in the faceoff circle, who passed it to Thornton in the other, as he went five hole. With the game winning goal, Thornton vaulted out of a three way team tie to second on the team.

A lot more puck possession in front of Martin Jones bore fruit for St. Louis, as Paul Stastny passed to Alex Pietrangelo, who passed cross ice to Jay Bouwmeester. It was Bouwmeester’s second goal, but initially it was credited to Tarasenko up front.

In the third, the Sharks stayed hungry. While Joel Ward tied up a defender, Matt Nieto scored solo five hole at 16:44 to make it 3-1.

Game notes: San Jose remained perfect in regulation after leading after two (19-0-2). Both Stastny and Thornton, hot versus the other team, got another point. It was the second collision between Sharks’ teammates in as many games. San Jose plays game three of their four game road trip Saturday against the Nashville Predators at 4:30pm.

Sharks can’t break through

Published on February 2, 2016February 3, 2016 by smallforceLeave a comment

Photo credit: Alex Gallardo AP Photo

~By Pearl Allison Lo

ANAHEIM– With both teams hot and mostly fresh from the All-Star break, the Ducks won first as they contained San Jose, 3-2.

Anaheim pulled into a tie for third place with the Arizona Coyotes in the Pacific with the win. It was the Ducks’ fourth straight win and their third straight versus the Sharks. San Jose had been perfect in regulation in their past 10 games. It was Anaheim goalie Frederik Andersen’s second straight game with at least 30 saves.

It was the highest scoring game of the season between both teams as the Sharks trailed the whole game. San Jose outshot the Ducks 32-25 and Anaheim outblocked the Sharks 23-13. San Jose’s Brent Burns had six of his attempts blocked and led all with five shots.

A shorthanded goal by the Ducks Hampus Lindholm was probably the worst result from special teams. Lindholm replied, “They were pushing us a little bit [at the time], but we were confident on the penalty kill. We got a break and Getzy [Ryan Getzlaf] made a heck of a pass to me. That was a big goal for us.”

In the first period, the Ducks looked like they were dominating and had the closer chances.

San Jose’s Justin Braun had a turnover in front of Andersen early.

With a quick release, Anaheim’s Rickard Rakell scored with 3:51 left, aided by Patrick Maroon and Corey Perry. The Sharks challenged the call for offsides, but the goal stood.San Jose’s Joe Pavelski had three giveaways in the period as the Sharks were outhit 14-6. He ended up with the most giveaways overall with four.

Though the shots went down, the goals amped up in the second period.

2:43 in, San Jose’s Dainius Zubrus tipped in Brent Burns’ shot for his second goal to tie the game. Zubrus went five hole, also helped by Paul Martin.

The Sharks had mixed results when it came to special teams.

17 seconds later after Zubrus’ goal, San Jose got a power play. However, midway in, the Ducks’ Ryan Getzlaf went behind the net and then reversed direction, before he passed the puck up front to Lindholm. Lindholm made another angled shot against Jones, like the first goal, to score shorthanded from inside the circle at 4:19. With the assist, Getzlaf now has 499 and four assists in as many games.

Anaheim then doubled their lead at 12:07. Sharks’ goalie Martin Jones blocked Chris Stewart’s shot and Ryan Garbut got the rebound to score his first goal with the Ducks. Josh Manson also got an assist.

San Jose quickly got the goal back just over a minute later. Joonas Donskoi passed the puck to Tommy Wingels, who shot out from behind the net before scoring. Marc-Edouard Vlasic also aided.

However, 23 seconds later, Vlasic was called for hi-sticking and just over a minute later, the Sharks were down another man. Tommy Wingels, racing hard to the net, was called for goalie interference. Fortunately for San Jose, they were able to kill off the two penalties.

In the third, the Sharks kept shooting themselves in the foot with another 5-on-3. Martin was called for delay of game at 5:10 and during the penalty kill, Matt Nieto was called for hi-sticking. However, San Jose ended up unscathed again.

With 2:07 left, San Jose had one last chance but were unable to capitalize.

By the end of the second, they were outhit 22-14, but outhit Anaheim 9-3 in the final stanza.

Game notes: The Ducks’ Cam Fowler played 20:16, had two giveaways, one takeaway and blocked two shots in his return. There were at least four broken or lost sticks during the game. The Sharks play the St. Louis Blues Thursday at 5pm in their second of a four game road trip.

San Jose Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh: Sharks hit the road for four rough and tumble games

Published on February 2, 2016February 2, 2016 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

On the San Jose Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh the Sharks pay a visit to Anaheim to start off a four game road swing Tuesday night that continues through St.Louis, Nashville, and Chicago. Also on the Sharks leaderboard team captain Joe Pavelski is leading the way with team points at 45 and team goals at 25. Mary Lisa talks Joe Pavelski tonight on the podcast.

The Sharks have won four of their last six games at home and they’ve improved their home performance. What was the problem before, the penalty kill?, the power play?, short handed situations?, six on fives?, five on fours?, line changes?, line chemistry? Whatever the problem head coach Peter DeBoer and the Sharks seemed to have found the right recipe for their home cooking.

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photo credit: sharks.nhl.com Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer

NHL Podcast with Joe Lami: Teams all set to face off after All-Star break

Published on February 2, 2016 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

On the NHL podcast with Joe Lami part two of the NHL season getting started with St.Louis-Nashville, Florida-Washington, San Jose-Anaheim and many others. Joe goes over what to look for in the second part of the season and whose got the best chances at the post season.

After missing 37 games with a broken left clavicle rookie Connor McDavid will return to action. Will he be ready coming off such an injury and will he be an impact for the Edmonton Oilers line up. The Florida Panthers Jamie Jagr who is 44 years old and has an amazing 25 years in the NHL is playing better than ever. What’s his secret, Joe shares Jagr’s success story to NHL longevity.

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AP Canadian Press photo–Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid is back after missing 37 games from a broken clavicle

Larkin gets three, Scott gets two plus more and Pacific wins $1 mil

Published on January 31, 2016February 1, 2016 by smallforceLeave a comment

Photo credit: Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports

~By Pearl Allison Lo

~Starting with changes such as the new 3-on-3 format and three individual games, the 2016 NHL All-Star Game, which was hosted in Nashville for the first time, had a little bit of everything.

With 3-on-3 hockey during overtime being implemented during the 2015-2016 regular season, 3-on-3 was not 100% new for some players. However, another first was 3-on-3 for 20 minutes.

Highlights included the unlikely All Star becoming MVP even more deservedly so, a penalty was involved for the first time since 2009, there was a fight/hit, a coach’s challenge and a shutout. With the Eastern Conference winning the Skills Competition, they got to decide the schedule and played in the first game. Four different goalies had assists, two in each semifinal games. Each semifinal game had a player with three assists.

The first semifinal, Metropolitan versus Atlantic, was a come from behind victory in the sense that the Metropolitan never trailed until the very end. Dylan Larkin, the fastest skater ever in the Skills Competition, had three assists. Aaron Ekblad, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang led with five shots apiece. Letang also had the only block.

In the beginning, there was a lost stick. Letang scored first shortside at 1:01, after a missed shot by the Atlantic on the other end, aided by Malkin. Erik Karlsson tied the game at 3:47, helped by Larkin. Evgeny Kuznetsov made it 2-1 at 4:16, assisted by Justin Faulk as goalie Roberto Luongo dove. Regular season teammate Jaromi Jagr then scored at 9:22, Larkin with his second assist. Each team had 10 shots apiece in the first half.

Malkin started the second half with a 25 second goal on the half’s first shot, beginning with a breakaway and finishing with a spin, aided by Brandon Saad and goalie Cory Schneider. At 2:52, Ekblad received a pass from Ryan O’Reilly, as he scored for the Atlantic behind goalie Braden Holtby. Leo Komarov also helped. P.K. Subban ended up scoring the game winner at 5:22. He had just had a breakaway the last time in front of Holtby. Maybe it was the Amy Grant back rubs. Subban was assisted by Larkin and Ben Bishop. Each team had 12 shots apiece in the second, for a total of 22-22.

After the first two scores, the second semifinal looked like it would be slower than the first game, but it had a few surprises up its sleeves. Corey Perry and Daniel Sedin each had four shots.

James Neal scored just 26 seconds in, aided by Matt Duchene and Shea Weber. 21 seconds later, Pacific captain John Scott scored during his first time playing 3 on-3. He was helped by Brent Burns. An illegal play by goalie Pekka Rinne led to a 4-on-3 power play. Joe Pavelski was there to capitalize at 5:26, assisted by Sedin and Perry. At 8:01, Neal re-tied the game. He was the first to score multiple goals and the only one on Team Central. Right after, on the other end, Johnny Gaudreau scored against Neal’s regular season teammate Rinne. Gaudreau was assisted by Mark Giordano and Taylor Hall. With 33 seconds left in the first half, Patrick Kane re-tied the game with the half’s sixth goal. He was aided by Jamie Benn and Rinne. After the goal, Kane had a friendly tussle with Scott.

In the second half, things sped up even more. John Gibson became the fourth goalie to assist when he helped Sedin at 1:49 and the teams were off to the races. At 3:27, Scott got his second goal for the first two goal lead with another assist by Burns. Then at 4:04, Taylor Hall made it 6-3, aided by Gaudreau. At 4:28, Sedin scored a wide open goal (which would be the game winner), helped by Perry and Drew Doughty to build a Pacific four goal lead. However, right on the other end, Dustin Byfuglien scored the fastest consecutive goal in the game 8 seconds later, with Tyler Seguin and Vladimir Tarasenko for the Central. Seguin then followed, with Byfuglien and Tarasenko to make it 7-5. Perhaps the most crucial save was when Gibson then made a full leg save against another Seguin attempt. The Pacific followed with two more goals. At 7:44, Hall scored with Burns and at 8:45, Doughty scored on an empty net with Pavelski. Roman Josi scored the ninth goal of the second half and the last of the semifinals at 8:53, with Seguin and Neal. The Central had 16 to 5 faceoff wins. The Pacific had 8-2 takeaways.

The final game featured Team Atlantic versus Team Pacific, which ended up a goalie showcase. Shots were 12-10 in favor of the Pacific first half.

Perry scored at 3:38, from Sedin and Burns for the first goal. There was a possible hook on Subban. Perry then scored again with 2:53 left. Bishop was hit by Hall, however, so the goal went under review. Interference was the call. After Bishop was pulled, it led to the game’s first timeout. Chris Sutter’s pep talk before the final ended up being a winner the second time around. After the win, John Scott was hoisted on the shoulders of his teammates. The Pacific only had four shots the second half. The Atlantic won faceoffs 7-3.

Game notes: Notable absences due to injury consisted of Chicago Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews, who was replaced by Neal and Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin, who and was replaced by John Tavares as the Metropolitan Division captain and in the game by Kuznetsov . Jagr was the captain for the Atlantic and NHL points leader Kane was the captain for the Central. For the San Jose Sharks, former Shark Scott was named MVP, current San Jose teammates Joe Pavelski (his first All-Star game) had a final game-high five shots and Brent Burns (his second) had three assists in the second semifinal game. Saturday, it was announced that next year’s All-Star game will be held at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The Sharks Rout the Avalanche, win 6-1

Published on January 26, 2016January 26, 2016 by rxsluggerLeave a comment

by Jerry Feitelberg

photo courtesy of Google Images & cover photo: goldengatesports.com Joe Thornton

SAN JOSE–The San Jose Sharks continued to play well as the beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-1 Tuesday night at the SAP Arena. The Sharks had a tough loss in overtime Sunday night to the Los Angeles Kings. They wanted to rebound from the loss and they took out their frustration on the Avalanche. The Sharks scored two goals in each period and were dominant for most of the game. Coach DeBoer’s line changes are paying off as the Sharks have regained their mojo and are starting to win at home. The Sharks have picked eighteen out of twenty possible points in the last ten games. They are 8-0-2 in that stretch and are now in second place in the Pacific Division with fifty-six points. The Avalanche, under coach Patrick Roy, are in third place in the Central Division. The Avalanche got off to a bad start but they played well in December with twelve wins and are 6-4 in January.

The Sharks came out flying. They had to match the speed of the Colorado Avalanche and they did just that as they took a 2-0 lead in the first period. The Sharks tallied the first goal of the game with 6:19 played. Brent Burns let a rocket go from the right point that bounced off Chris Tierney and Melker Karlsson fo the score. Karlsson scored his sixth of the year and assists went to Tierney and Burns. Tomas Hertl gave the Sharks a two-goal lead when he banged the puck by Avalanche goalie Calvin Pickard. The play started on a terrific pass from Joe Thornton across ice to Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Vlasic found Hertl on the left side of the net and Tomas flipped the puck by Pickard. Hertl notched his tenth of the year and assists went to Vlasic and Thornton. The assist gave Big Joe his 1299th point of his career. The Sharks had the edge in shots on goal 9-6.

The Sharks scored two more goals in the second period to take a 4-0 lead. The Sharks started the period on the power play but could not convert. The Sharks then killed a penalty when Brendan Dillon was called for delay of game with 6:21 played in the period. The Avalanche started to push back but the Sharks met the challenge and kept them from scoring. The Avalanche’s Andreas Martinsen went to the penalty box for 2 minutes for boarding at 13:43. Francois Beauchemin was called for tripping fifty-two seconds later to put two men in the penalty box. The Sharks went had a five on three advantage and they cashed in. Joe Thornton made a beautiful pass across the crease to a waiting Joe Pavelski. Pavelski had an open net and he scored his 25th of the year. Thornton, with his second assist of the night, scored his 1300th career point. He became the 33rd plyer in NHL history to score 1300 points. He now has scored seventeen points in his last eighteen games. The Sharks scored again just fifty seconds later on a five on four power play. Joel Ward scored an unassisted goal with 16:18 played to make it a 4-0 game in favor of San Jose.

Avalanche coach, Patrick Roy pulled Calvin Pickard and replaced him with backup goalie Roman Will. Will, called up from the AHL, was making his NHL debut. The Sharks’ defenseman Paul Martin scored an empty net goal with 11:33 left in the game. Erik Johnson of the Avalanche and the Sharks Tomas Hertl were penalized two minutes for roughing. Avalanche coach Roy pulled his goalie and put an extra skater on the ice to make it a five on four but Martin spoiled the strategy by putting the puck in the empty net.The Avalanche got on the board when Nathan Mackinnon score on a power play with 8:25 left in the game. The Sharks got the goal back with just 56.3 seconds left in the game. Sharks’ rookie defenseman, Dylan Demelo, scored his first NHL goal of his young NHL career. The assist went to Hertl. San Jose wins 6-1.

Game Notes- The Sharks are off until next Tuesday night when the play the Anaheim Ducks in Anaheim. The NHL All-Star weekend kicks off Friday night in Nashville. Joe Thornton had two assists to give him 1300 points in his career. Thornton is just one point behind Al McInnis is assists all-time and is sixteenth place in that category. Joel Ward continues to play well as he scored a goal and it was his fifth goal in his last eleven games. Goalie Martin Jones picked up his twenty-third win of the season

NHL podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh: Sharks on nine game point streak, have won seven of last ten

Published on January 26, 2016 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

On the Sharks podcast the Sharks despite losing in overtime to the LA Kings on Sunday night 3-2 still hold onto second place in the Western Pacific. The Sharks who scored two goals from Joe Pavelski and Logan Courture Sunday was not enough but Pavielski and Courture hard work made it a lot closer gamer.

The Sharks have nine points they continue to streak wining seven of the last ten games despite the Sunday loss. The Sharks avoided fatigue from playing a day game on Saturday with Minnesota and then playing Sunday night with the Kings all at SAP Center.

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photo credit: examiner.com–San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski who scored one of two Sharks goals on Sunday night at SAP