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NHL podcast with Matt Harrington: Kings Doughty looks forward to facing Ovechkin; Bolts point scores twice in Panthers loss; plus much more

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The Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin (left) has put eight shots against as the Los Angeles Kings Drew Doughty (right) stopped all eight but missed the last two games against the Caps. Doughty will get another chance again to face Ovechkin this Sat Oct 22, 2022 as the Kings and Caps drop the puck at Capital One Center in DC (NHL.com file photo)

On the NHL podcast with Matt:

#1 Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty express his excitement about the possibility of facing the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin this Saturday night at the Capital One Center in DC. Doughty has missed the last two games that the Kings faced the Caps the first time Nov 17th due to a knee contusion and the second time with Covid-19 protocols.

#2 Doughty has been able to block Ovechkin’s in 19 previous games he was able to block 31 Capital shots including eight from Ovechkin.

#3 You just can’t keep a good man down and the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Brayden Point is no exception scoring twice against the Florida Panthers on Friday night as the Bolts squeezed by the Panthers with a 3-2 win in Sunrise Florida. The Lightning also beat the New York Islanders 5-3 on Saturday to pick up their third win.

#4 The Vancouver Canucks returned to Rogers Centre in Vancouver Saturday night hosting the Buffalo Sabers, after opening up their first five games of the season all on the road with loses. Was this a matter of just bad scheduling opening up those first five on the road or the Canucks were just that bad?

#5 The San Jose Sharks will be hosting five throw back sweater nights starting Tuesday night at SAP Center in San Jose that will pay tribute to the first NHL team in the Bay Area the California Golden Seals who played at the Oakland Arena from 1966-1976 before moving to Cleveland. The uniforms resemble the Seals old sweaters the other 29 NHL teams are also doing throw back nights as well.

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

Sharks Can’t Follow Up First Win, Drop 2-1 Dud to Devils

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New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier (13) reaches out for the puck against San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl(48) during first period action at the Prudential Center in Newark on Sat Oct 22, 2022 (AP News photo)

By Matthew Harrington

Any boost Thursday’s win over the New York Rangers gave the Sharks was gone by Saturday afternoon. San Jose lost to New Jersey Devils 2-1 at the Prudential center. New Jersey outshot San Jose 36-22, including 20-8 in the pivotal second period. The Sharks Fall to 1-6-0 in the first seven games.

Ygor Sherangovich and Dawson Mercer scored for the Devils, while Kevin Labanc had the lone Sharks tally. Despite the loss, San Jose goalie Kaapo Kähkönen turned in a strong performance in net, making 34 saves on 36 attempts.

Sherangovich opened the scoring in the second period, pickpocketing Marc-Edouard Vlasic before beating Kähkönen one-on-one 13:21 into the second period. Mercer scored on the power play at the 15:43 mark after taking a Nico Hischier pass in the slot, missing on the initial chance but converting on the rebound for the 2-0 lead.

New Jersey also had a goal disallowed after review found Nico Hischier directed the puck into the net with a distinct kicking motion. Labanc breathed new life into the Sharks just 32 seconds later, skating in on the rush and looking pass to Nico Sturm but instead firing the puck on MacKenzie Blackwood for his first goal since November 22nd of last season.

He appeared in only 22 games last season due to injury. Scott Harrington and Oskar Lindblom assisted for their first helpers as Sharks. The Sharks face a surprisingly tough task if they want to split the road trip Sunday. They face the 3-1-0 Philadelphia Flyers who are thriving under new coach John Tortorella despite expectations to the contrary.

San Jose Sharks podcast with Len Shapiro: Sharks relieved to get in win column; Snap 5 game skid against Rangers

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New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad (93) fights for the puck against San Jose Sharks defenseman Markus Nutivaara (65) during the second period at Madison Square Garden in New York on Thu Oct 20, 2022

On the Sharks podcast with Len:

#1 San Jose Sharks (1-5-0) Erik Karlsson’s reaction said it all; arms stretched out in equal parts jubilation and relief. The San Jose Sharks have won their first game of the 2022-23 season at Madison Square Garden against the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime.

#2 Len, talk about Sharks goaltender James Riemer stopped 21 out of 23 shots and in the third period he faced only two shots and faced only one shot in overtime.

#3 It certainly was for Sharks general manager Mike Grier and head coach David Quinn a relief to get in the win column for the first time this season.

#4 Len rough schedule when you have to get out of the gate with a four game eastern swing in the second week of the season playing in Belmont, Madison Square Garden, New Jersey, and Philadelphia.

#5 New Jersey Devils host the Sharks on Saturday night at the Meadowlands. New Jersey has won their last two games after losing their first two. Len how do you see the Sharks and Devils matching up on Saturday night?

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Quinn, Grier, Sharks get First W With 3-2 OT Win Over Rangers

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San Jose Sharks center Luke Kunin (11) celebrates a goal by center Logan Couture (39) against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in New York on Thu Oct 20, 2022 (AP News photo)

By Matthew Harrington

Erik Karlsson’s reaction said it all; arms stretched out in equal parts jubilation and relief. The San Jose Sharks have won their first game of the 2022-23 season, beating Eastern Conference juggernauts the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime at Madison Square Garden Thursday night.

Karlsson scored the winner 49 seconds into overtime, Radim Simek scored his first goal since December of 2021 and Logan Couture picked up a power play strike in the win that came with added significance.

It marks Sharks Head Coach David Quinn’s first win in teal against the team that sacked him in May 2021 after 3 seasons. Mike Grier, taking the reigns from Doug Wilson as general manager in the offseason, also enjoyed his first win in command.

Karlsson’s OT goal came on a spirited effort that saw the former Norris winner tripped up driving to the net. While he went to the ice, he maintained control of the puck and fed the puck to Timo Meier. Meier took the puck behind the net, dishing to Karlsson in the slot for the winner.

San Jose was up 1-0 after the 1st period thanks to Couture’s power play goal 6:02 into the game (Karlsson assisted for a two point night), but New York scored twice in the first half of the 2nd period on goals from Filip Chytil and NHL points leader Artemi Panarin for a 2-1 lead.

Simek beat Igor Shesterkin with a wrister after trailing Matt Nieto into the slot with 6:50 to go before the second intermission. San Jose entered the 3rd trailing the Blueshirts 21-9 but pressed furiously to a 16-2 3rd period shot differential, but Shesterkin turned aside all shots as a reigning Vezina trophy winner is prone to do. James Reimer was stout in net for San Jose, turning aside 21 of the Rangers’ 23 shots.

The grueling East Coast swing wraps up for the Sharks with two matches in the Tri-State. They face the Devils Saturday before a Sunday showdown with the Flyers.

Sharks Fall 5-2 to Isles, on Verge of Matching Worst Start

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The New York Islanders had plenty to celebrate on Tue Oct 18, 2022 defeating the San Jose Sharks at UBS Arena in Belmont (@jamesonwhiskey photo)

By Matthew Harrington

The San Jose Sharks are still searching for their first win and points of the season after another thumping, this time at the hands of the New York Islanders 5-2 Tuesday night.

Nicole Sturm and Evgeny Svechnikov both scored their second goals of the season in the loss. The Islanders pepper James Reimer with 45 shots, putting the Sharks one loss away from matching the franchise record.

Sturm beat Semyon Varlamov on a wrist shot 12:50 into the first period, but the lead would be short-lived. Anders Lee and Zach Parise scored in the middle minutes of the second period. 

Svechnikov beat Varlamov on a deflection in the waning minutes of the second period, his second point of the game after assisting on Sturm’s strike. Any hopes of heading into the break tied wasn’t in the cards. Oliver Wahsltrom scored with 56 seconds left in the period for a 3-2 lead.

Wahlstrom would score again 5:24 into the third and Cal Clutterbuck added the empty netter for the Sharks second five-goal loss in as many games.

The Sharks continue on the first true road trip of the season when they face coach David Quinn’s old side, the Rangers Thursday night. 

Blackhawks get first win of the season, 5-2 over the Sharks

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The Chicago Blackhawks Sam Lafferty (24) celebrates scoring a second period goal with teammate Jason Dickinson (17). After losing their first two games of the season the Blackhawks get in the win column against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center in San Jose on Sat Oct 15, 2022 (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum

Saturday, October 15, 2022

For the second straight night, San Jose took an early lead but was unable to hold it, as the Sharks dropped a 5-2 decision to the Chicago Blackhawks Saturday at SAP Center.

It was the Blackhawks’ first win of the season.

Nico Sturm scored his first goal of the season with the assists going to Erik Karlsson and Mario Ferraro at 13:58 of the first period. Just over five minutes later, Karlsson scored his first goal from Logan Couture and Steven Lorentz, giving the Sharks a 2-0 lead at the first intermission.

Chicago came back with three goals in the second period to take a 3-2 lead. Jonathan Toews put the Blackhawks on the board at 7:21, with Sam Lafferty scoring a short-handed tally for the equalizer a minute later. Lafferty scored another short-handed goal at 10:35 to put the Blackhawks ahead to stay.

Taylor Raddysh and Jason Dickinson each scored their first goals of the season in the third period for Chicago (1-2).

Things got heated at the end of the second period, when the Blackhawks’ Jarred Tinordi and San Jose’s Jonah Gadjovich received concurrent minors for roughing, and Chicago’s Andreas Athanasiou received a 10-minute misconduct.

Sharks goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen surrendered all five Chicago goals, making 20 saves before leaving in favor of a sixth attacker in the final minute. Petr Mrazek faced 26 San Jose shots, stopping 24.

The Sharks (0-4) hit the road for the next four games. Their next contest is Tuesday at the New York Islanders, followed by a Thursday game with the New York Rangers. San Jose travels to New Jersey next Saturday and to Philadelphia next Sunday.

San Jose Sharks podcast with Maddie Dutra: Sharks pay tribute to former player and general manager Doug Wilson; Sharks playing back to back nights

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Former San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson is honored tonight at SAP Center for his 19 years from 2002-2021 as general manager by the Sharks organization (AP News photo)

On the Sharks podcast with Maddie:

#1 Tonight the San Jose Sharks honor their long time general manager Doug Wilson who became the team’s GM on May 13, 2003 to April 7, 2022 for 19 years.

#2 Under Wilson’s tutelage he led the Sharks to the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs 14 out of 15 seasons 2003-2019 that speaks to the success that Wilson had.

#3 The Sharks in recent years have struggled and have not made the post season since 2019. Wilson left the team during 2021-22 season due to a undisclosed health issue and the team has been struggling since to make post season.

#4 The Sharks lost a rather tough game against the Carolina Hurricane on Friday night. The Canes Sebastian Aho scored a crucial late third period goal to help Carolina get past the Sharks 2-1 not the way the Sharks wanted to open the regular season.

#5 Sharks make a go of it tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Blackhawks have struggled of late losing their last two games in a row most recently to the Vegas Golden Knights 1-0. The Hawks come in 0-2 and they give the Sharks a pretty good chance to pick up their first season victory tonight.

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San Jose Sharks podcast with Troy Ewers: Sharks go for win column tonight against Blackhawks on back to back game nights

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Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta (32) deflects a shot by San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl (48) during the third period at SAP Center in San Jose on Sat Oct 15, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the Sharks podcast with Troy:

#1 Tonight the San Jose Sharks honor their long time general manager Doug Wilson who became the team’s GM on May 13, 2003 to April 7, 2022 for 19 years.

#2 Under Wilson’s tutelage he led the Sharks to the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs 14 out of 15 seasons 2003-2019 that speaks to the success that Wilson had.

#3 The Sharks in recent years have struggled and have not made the post season since 2019. Wilson left the team during 2021-22 season due to a undisclosed health issue and the team has been struggling since to make post season.

#4 The Sharks lost a rather tough game against the Carolina Hurricane on Friday night. The Canes Sebastian Aho scored a crucial late third period goal to help Carolina get past the Sharks 2-1 not the way the Sharks wanted to open the regular season.

#5 Sharks make a go of it tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Blackhawks have struggled of late losing their last two games in a row most recently to the Vegas Golden Knights 1-0. The Hawks come in 0-2 and they give the Sharks a pretty good chance to pick up their first season victory tonight.

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NHL podcast with Matt Harrington: Red Wings Soderblom scores in first NHL game; Bolts top CBJs 5-3 plus much more news

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The Detroit Red Wings Eric Soderblom (85) seen here battling with the Montreal Canadiens in Little Casers Palace in Detroit on Fri Oct 14, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the NHL podcast with Matt:

#1 Matt the Detroit Red Wings Eric Soderblom scored in his NHL debut as the Red Wings defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 in Detroit on Friday night. It was the first win for Red Wing coach Derek LaLonde and goaltender Ville Husso saved 29 shots in the shutout.

#2 Tough loss for the Columbus Blue Jackets Johnny Gaudreau in his home debut as Gaudreau and Gustav Nyquist both scored but the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning were too much with goals scored by Steve Stamkos scoring twice, Corey Perry and Ross Colton scoring a goal each in the Lightning’s 5-3 win.

#3 You know it’s hockey season in Winnipeg when the fans loose their minds on opening night and Winnipeg Jets goaltender Conner Hellebuyck puts a stop on 40 shots at the Jets net to hold off the New York Rangers 4-1 on Friday night. The Jets Mark Scheifele scored twice and Shane Gagner and Kyle Connor each had a goal for the Jets in the win.

#4 Matt, have to ask you what was it like to see the Carolina Hurricanes Brent Burns in different uniform other than the San Jose Sharks Friday night at SAP Center and what kind of an reception did he get before the game and Sharks TV broadcaster was sworn in as a US Citizen after waiting some 40 years?

#5 Some of hockey’s top stars say that the Toronto Maple Leafs Austin Matthews can score 60 goals again this season says the Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Kane and the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin.

Join Matt Harrington for the NHL podcasts Saturdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Late goal gives Hurricanes 2-1 decision over winless Sharks

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Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho (20) scores against San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer (47) during the third period on Fri Oct 14, 2022 at SAP Center in San Jose (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum

Friday, October 14, 2022

Sebastian Aho’s goal with less than two minutes remaining in the third period lifted the Carolina Hurricanes past the San Jose Sharks 2-1 Friday at SAP Center.

The Hurricanes are undefeated in their first two games of the NHL season, while San Jose is 0-3. This was the first game of a five-game road trip for Carolina, all of them against Pacific Division opponents.

Aho scored his first goal of the season at 18:02 of the third period, with Brett Pesce and Teuvo Teravainen each collecting their first assists. Aho worked his way to the slot and converted a re-direct off his skate from Pesce’s shot from the point.

The Hurricanes tied the game at 19:37 of the second period on Martin Necas’s second goal of the season, assisted by Andrei Svechnikov.

Evgeny Svechnikov opened the scoring for San Jose with his first goal of the season and his first as a Shark, coming at 17:48 of the first period. Jaycob Megna and Erik Karlsson had the assists.

James Reimer stopped 33 of 35 shots he faced in the Sharks’ goal, while Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta faced 19 shots, with 18 saves.

San Jose had 11 penalty minutes, including five by Noah Gregor for fighting with the Hurricanes’ Stefan Noesen in the third period. Noesen also received a 5-minute visit to the penalty box.

The other Sharks penalties were drawn by Radim Simek (tripping, closing hand on the puck) and Luke Kunin (hooking).

Former Shark Brent Burns was a plus-1 in 23 minutes of ice time. Burns spent the previous 11 seasons with San Jose.

The Sharks’ quest for their first win continues Saturday night when they host the winless Chicago Blackhawks. Opening faceoff at SAP Center is scheduled for 7 p.m.