Chicago 5 Sports photo: The Los Angeles Kings Nate Thompson (44) congratulates Kings goaltender Calvin Peterson (40) following Friday night’s game at the United Center in Chicago against the Blackhawks
On the NHL podcast with Matt Harrington:
#1 For the Los Angeles Kings goaltender Calvin Peterson, it was a homecoming facing the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night at the United Center. Peterson was a player with the Chicago Young Americans of the Midwest Elite Hockey League; played at the United Center when he was with Notre Dame during the Frozen Four. Peterson stopped 34 shots in the Kings victory over the Hawks 2-1.
#2 The St Louis Blues who come to SAP Center tonight against the San Jose Sharks picked up a huge victory at T Mobile Center on Friday in a 4-1 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights. Goals from Ryan O’Reilly–two of them help pace the Blues to victory.
#3 The red-hot Toronto Maple Leafs who have won six of their last seven including a win last Thursday over the San Jose Sharks defeated the Anaheim Ducks 2-1. The Leafs Morgan Reilly scored an overtime breakaway goal for the winner. It was Reilly’s ninth goal of the season and 26th point.
#4 The Washington Capitals’ Nicklas Backstrom didn’t waste any time scoring a power play goal 22 second into overtime to help edge the Colorado Alvalanche 3-2. The Caps’ Alex Ovechkin and Devante Smith-Pelly also scored.
#5 The Dallas Stars shutout the Boston Bruins behind Jason Dickinson’s goal a rebound at 1:34 in overtime. The Stars’ Ben Bishop stopped 23 shots. Big win for the Stars and tough loss for the Bruins.
Matt Harrington does the NHL podcast each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
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NHL podcast with Matt Harrington: Jackets on a roll, get ninth win past Caps; Leafs with five-goal win, 6-1, over New Jersey; NHL matchups for tonight
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On the NHL podcast with Matt:
#1 The Columbus Blue Jackets (9-6-1) got by the Washington Capitals 2-1 Friday night. The Jackets got a goal from Oliver Bjorkstrand at 17:16 in the first period and Anthony Duclair got goal number seven of the season at 5:09. Not much offense from the Caps.
#2 The Toronto Maple Leafs (11-5-0) and the New Jersey Devils (6-7-1) skated to a 6-1 five-goal Leafs victory Friday night. The Leafs scored four goals in the second period and they’re not slowing down.
#3 The Vancouver Canucks (10-7-1) are in Buffalo (9-6-2) tonight. How dangerous, how improved are these Canucks this season? The Sabers won it by a goal 4-3 in a shootout beating a tough Canucks team after having a two goal deficit.
#4 The Chicago Blackhawks (6-7-3) face the Philadelphia Flyers (8-7-1) at the Wells Fargo Center. Is this an evenly matched game or do the Flyers have the home ice advantage when the puck drops tonight? The Flyers blanked the Blackhawks 4-0 for the Hawks seventh straight loss.
#5 Tonight, the Golden Knights (7-8-1) are in Montreal (8-5-3). Taking a look at the Knights’ offensive leaders: Jonathan Marchessault leads the team with 14 assists, seven goals, and William Karlsson eight assists, and for the Montreal Canadiens, Max Domi 19 points, nine goals, and Jeff Petry with 11 assists.
Matt does the NHL podcasts each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
NHL podcast with Joe Lami: Emergency goalie sets NHL record; Canucks get a comeback win; Sharks drop two straight; plus more
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On the NHL podcast with Joe Lami:
#1 What could you say about emergency goalie Scott Foster, a 36 year old accountant by day, back up goalie for the Chicago Blackhawks by night? Foster, who stopped seven shots after the Hawks’ first two goalies were hurt, helped in defeating the Winnipeg Jets 6-2. Foster set the NHL record for length of time played by an emergency goalie. The previous record was under 60 seconds. Foster was put into a situation where he was greatly needed as opposed to previous emergency goalies who played for just a few seconds and got the job done.
#2 The Vancouver Canucks got by the Edmonton Oilers 2-1. The Canucks’ goals from Sam Gagner and Derrick Pousiot were all that was needed. The Canucks were down 1-0, but came back with goals in the second and third periods.
#3 The Minnesota Wild made no doubts about who was going to dominate this game as they got three goals in the second period. The Wild got two goals from Zach Parise.
#4 The San Jose Sharks dropped their second straight game. This time to the Nashville Predators 5-3. Coming out of a 2-2 tie after the first period. the Preds got to work with a goal in second period and scored twice in the third period.
#5 It was all Blue Jackets in a 5-1 win past the Calgary Flames. Columbus’ Pierre Luc DuBois got a hat trick in the contest.
Joe Lami does the NHL podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
Sharks edge Blackhawks 4-3 in shootout for eighth straight win
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By Pearl Allison Lo
San Jose Sharks’s Kevin Labanc went top-shelf short-side in the shootout to jump over the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 at the United Center Monday night.
This made the Sharks’ win streak into the longest since 2011.
In a much tighter battle then these two teams’ last meeting, it came down to shootout round No. 4. The Sharks’ Logan Couture scored in the first round and the Blackhawks’ Patrick Sharp scored in the third. San Jose goalie Martin Jones now has won seven straight.
Chicago is out of the playoffs, but they certainly did not play like it. San Jose made it 3-2 at 15:41 of the third, but Sharp returned the favor at 17:38.
The Blackhawks’ Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist.
The Sharks opened the scoring with a goal at 9:15 of the first. Jannik Hansen picked up a turnover, circled around the left faceoff circle and Marcus Sorensen was there to put in the lateral pass from across the goal line. It was Sorensen’s first goal since February 15.
However, Chicago eclipsed San Jose’s lead in a short span later. The tying goal came by way of an errant pass by Tomas Hertl as the puck moved quickly in the opposite direction. Vinnie Hinostroza shot from one side and DeBrincat made sure the laser rebound went into the net at 15:32. DeBrincat tied a team-high with his 26th goal.
Connor Murphy followed to make it It 2-1 at 16:50. It was a long wait as the 25-year old birthday boy’s last goal came on November 9. Murphy retrieved a clear attempt and scored through a screen from the point as the puck went off goalie Martin Jones.
The Blackhawks retained the edge until Mikkel Boedker picked off a pass and connected with Evander Kane. Kane then went on a breakaway to score five-hole with his third goal in two games at 16:39 of the second.
The Sharks’ third goal took some physicality and finesse. Barclay Goodrow absorbed a hit and as the puck traveled, Hertl snapped it up and swiveled his way to a score.
Sharp’s goal was surprising as well, as it bounced off Jones after he made the initial save.
San Jose coach Pete DeBoer said of overtime, you “become a fan,” and it sure was entertaining.
Both goalies smothered early chances in the crease different ways, Chicago goalie Anton Forsberg falling back. Hertl reached up with his glove to help Jones after a save. Kane had another breakaway attempt but was unable to convert this time.
Both goalies were .500 in the shootout before it ended.
Game Notes: Kane had a game-high 10 shots. The most anyone else had was three.
Up Next: The Sharks will aim for win No. 9 with a back-to-back versus the Saint Louis Blues Tuesday at 5 pm PST.
San Jose Sharks podcast with Len Shapiro: Sharks take seven-game win streak into Chicago tonight; Dillon and his Gordie Howe hat trick; plus more
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On the San Jose Sharks podcast with Len Shapiro:
#1 The Sharks are on a seven-game win streak. They’re getting their last victory 5-1 and sweeping Calgary Flames in the season series 4-0.
#2 The Sharks got goals from Brendon Dillon, Janik Hansen, Evander Kane, and Justin Braun. A Gordy Howe hat trick for Dillon.
#3 Fr Sharks goaltender Marty Jones picks up his 37th save against NJ for the win.
#4 The Sharks are 10-2 since Kane’s arrival, and with seven games left, the Sharks are seven points behind Vegas.
#5 A look how the Sharks are doing on the on power kills, penalty plays and upcoming game for tonight in Chicago, St. Louis, Nashville, and Vegas.
Len Shapiro does the Sharks podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
NHL Podcast with Joe Lami: Hawks’ Rutta signs extension through 2018-19; Lightning’s Cirelli goal and two assists lead to 5-3 win; Panthers’ Luongo stops 40 shots in shutout
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On the NHL Podcast with Joe Lami:
1 Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Jan Rutta signed a one-year extension through 2018-19. How important is Rutta considering some of the tough loses the Blackhawks have gone through?
2 The Tampa Bay Lighting’s Anthony Cirelli had a great offensive night against the New York Rangers in a 5-3 win. Cirelli scored and had two assists as the Bolts win their eighth in nine games.
3 Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo still has it. He stood on his head against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night for a 5-0 shutout. Luongo stopped a personal best 40 shots.
4 Los Angeles Kings’ Trevor Lewis who missed 12 games before Thursday night’s game with an upper body injury. Lewis scored his own rebound that gave the Kings the lead over the Capitals 3-1.
5 The San Jose Sharks got a 2-0 shutout and snapped a power play drought when Mikkel Boedker scored on a power play goal. It took 30 tries to make it happen.
Joe Lami does the NHL Podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
Sharks Score a Touchdown, Shellac Hawks 7-2
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By Jerry Feitelberg
SAN JOSE — For San Jose Sharks fans, Thursday night felt great, better than the average win. The Sharks destroyed the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks, longtime playoff foes and once-perennial Cup contenders by a score of 7-2. Joe Pavelski scored twice. Five other Sharks scored and Dylan Demelo and Joonas Donskoi each had multi-assist games with three and two, respectively. Logan Couture tied Owen Nolan for fourth on the franchise all-time goals scored with 206.
Martin Jones made 32 saves in net, including surviving a penalty shot from Anthony Duclair in the third period. The Sharks goalie has now allowed two goals or fewer in 11 of his last 13 starts. The win for Jones and co. kept the Sharks two points ahead of the Los Angeles Kings for second place in the Pacific Division.
For a moment, the Blackhawks looked like they we’re going to do something they haven’t done often enough all season; be competitive. Looking up at Anaheim 12 points back of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, Chicago took much-needed momentum by scoring first. Artem Anisimov scored his 18th goal of the season 2:12 into the game.
From there, it was an all-out assault on J.F. Berube and the Blackhawks. Pavelski finished off a perfect cross-ice pass from Brent Burns with 9:38 left in the period, beating Berube on the post-to-post desperation slide to tie the game. In a theme for the night, Donskoi also picked up an assist on a crisp pass up to Burns, one of many perfect feeds of the night.
Couture picked up his team-leading 27th goal with 5:46 left in the first after Tomas Hertl’s dogged effort in the high slot. Hertl shook a Hawks defender, spinning on his backhand to dish to Mikkel Boedker on the right post. Boedker swung the puck to Couture, waiting on the opposite post for the easy redirect past Berube and a 2-1 lead.
2:13 into the second, another thread of a cross-crease pass by Chris Tierney gave Kevin Lebanc an gaping open net to bury his eighth goal of the season. Timo Meier broke up the string of finishes off passes, instead tipping a Brendan Dillon point shot between the pads of Berube for his 17th goal of the year and a 4-1 Sharks lead just over five minutes into the second.
The Captain picked up his second goal of the night with 7:46 left in the middle frame when, you guessed it, he received a textbook dish from Donskoi. Pavelski now had 18 goals on the season, collecting 16 points over his last 12 games. Evander Kane assisted for his third point–all assists–in his second game since join the Sharks at Monday’s trade deadline.
Marc-Edouard Vlasic sent Berube to the showers early, continuing his career year by potting his 10th goal of the year with just under 2 seconds left in the 2nd. Berube caught a Shark shot without needing to drop into the butterfly then flung it to his left to keep the play alive. His defenseman wasn’t ready, kicking the puck to Vlasic waiting at the opposite post with an open net. Sharks had a 6-1 advantage.
With Berube chased, the Sharks greeted his replacement Anton Forsberg to more of the same. Barclay Goodrow kicked the extra point for San Jose 2:32 into the third, scoring his sixth goal of the year while sliding to center for the injured Eric Fehr on the fourth line. Nick Schmaltz scored in garbage time for Chicago’s second goal.
San Jose continues its six-game homestand with a chance at revenge. The Columbus Blue Jackets head to the Tank Sunday after blowing a 2-0 firsst period lead against the Kings Thursday night. San Jose is currently 2-0 on the homestand after beating Edmonton Tuesday night at home,
San Jose Sharks Podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh: Sharks’ Kane makes all the difference in Oilers win; Next test as Blackhawks come to town on Thursday
@SanJoseSharks photo: from left to right San Jose Sharks injured reserve player Joel Ward, center Willie O’Ree and right Evander Kane all pose in the front offices of the San Jose Sharks on Willie O’Ree Night at SAP Center in San Jose
On the San Jose Podcast with Mary Lisa:
The visiting Edmonton Oilers were unlucky last Tuesday night because the Sharks were coming off some disappointing loses from their most recent road trip losing three out of four. The Sharks picked up Evander Kane from the Buffalo Sabres on Monday, a talented new player to the roster whose been waiting to play for a good team all his career. Kane started out his career way back with the Atlanta Thrashers and he had some much promise there and that he could really do something, but he bounced around to different struggling teams and had some challenges and it never got off the ground for Kane.
This is Kane’s fourth NHL team he previously played for Winnipeg Jets after starting out in Atlanta and then onto Buffalo and now with San Jose. He’s now with a team that might see the results of his hard work. The first period against the Oilers were kind of flat for the team, but in the second period, the Sharks came right out and Kane got had two points with his linemates with a brand new team and really made an impression and played very well in front of the net which sparked the offense in their 5-2 win.
Mary Lisa has the Sharks podcast and every Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
Feature: Sharks In Desperate Need of More Power Play Opportunities
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By: Peter Elliott
CHICAGO–Peter DeBoer’s squad was deprived of something other than a win on Friday night: opportunities on the power play.
The Sharks only had one chance to execute on the man advantage in their 3-1 loss to the Blackhawks. It lasted 22 seconds.
San Jose’s only time on the ice with less than five red sweaters was during the third period, when Chicago defenseman Connor Murphy was booked to the penalty box with an interference minor. 22 seconds later, Brent Burns was sent off to the Sharks penalty box on a holding minor, offsetting the Sharks’ 5-on-4 upper hand. If I haven’t stressed it enough, 22 seconds is not enough time to type a tweet, much less let alone score a goal.
The power play had been a strength for the Sharks all season and a reason for their high offensive benchmarks. But lately, not so much.
The team is suffering through a scoreless 0-19 stretch in the power play category, an unusual drought for a team that has been so stellar on the man advantage for the majority of the season. The Sharks still remain among the best in the league in the category, up there with division leaders Nashville, Pittsburgh, and Tampa Bay. But if their recent struggles continue, they surely won’t keep up with that company for very long.
“We need to get a little bit of that confidence back, stepping over the boards and understanding that it can win us some games,” said Sharks captain Joe Pavelski of his team’s power play scoring skid, per Kevin Kurz of The Athletic. “We need to be better there. Bottom line is we need to execute, make another play, stick one in the net.”
As noted, it’s absence has been sorely missed on the offensive side of the ice recently. Especially on Thursday night during a 7-1 blowout at the hands of Nashville, in which DeBoer’s squad failed to net on a single goal during their five power play opportunities. The Sharks undoubtedly just need both more opportunities and repetitions with the power play.
Success will come soon.
The power play magic that has helped the Sharks postseason aspirations is currently M.I.A., but luckily for the Sharks, they’ll have time to re-discover it before a Sunday evening game against Minnesota. The Wild boast a pedestrian penalty kill percentage of 80.8%, which makes the playoff contending Wild a ripe target for a power play resurgence.
San Jose has been able to maintain a 6-5 record in the month of February, although that is not ideal for a team in the middle of a tight playoff race. A stronger showing on the man advantage certainly could have alleviated some of those deficits.
The Sharks are set to square off against the Blackhawks again on March 1 in San Jose. Maybe then, the Sharks can get a power play that lasts a whole 30 seconds.
Meier scores lone goal in Sharks’ 3-1 loss to Blackhawks
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By: Ana Kieu
CHICAGO — The San Jose Sharks somewhat proved they were lethal on the road as they carried a three-game winning streak to the Music City, but it came to an end in a 7-1 blowout by the Nashville Predators, who annihilated the visiting team at Bridgestone Arena Thursday night. The Sharks, however, brushed off the tough loss and traveled to the Windy City to play some Friday night hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center.
Sharks goalie Martin Jones was a huge factor in the opening period as he made a lot of notable saves to keep the Blackhawks’ shots from entering the net. The period ended in a scoreless tie and the shots were 15-11 in favor of San Jose.
Hawks defenseman Jan Rutta broke open the scoreless deadlock with a goal–his sixth of the season–that was initially set up by left winger Anthony Duclair and center Nick Schmaltz at 5:46 of the second period.
Sharks defenseman Joakim Ryan was called for hooking late in the period. As a result, the Hawks received their first power play of the night. Unfortunately, Chicago was unable to capitalize with the man advantage.
The Hawks carried a 1-0 lead to the locker room after two periods of play. Shots were 25-24 in favor of San Jose.
Schmaltz gave the Hawks a 2-0 lead with his 17th goal of the season at 2:01 of the third period. Anthony Duclair picked up the lone assist.
The third period got fairly chippy for both teams. The rather negative action started as soon as an on-ice official was struck by a puck and was down on the ice in pain. Fortunately, the official was able to pick himself up off the ground after a brief moment of disbelief for the majority of fans. The Hawks received a penalty as Connor Murphy was called for interference at 5:33 of the period. The Sharks then received a penalty after defenseman Brent Burns was called for holding the stick just 32 seconds later. Unfortunately, neither team capitalized with the man advantage.
The Sharks managed to cut the lead in half as right winger Timo Meier scored his 15th goal of the season at the 12:09 mark of the period. Burns and captain Joe Pavelski provided the assists on Meier’s goal.
“It’s frustrating, just to lose,” said Burns. “When you bounce back after a tough night, it’s something…We didn’t win, so it’s tough.”
The Sharks pulled their goalie (Jones) for an extra attacker with 1:50 left in regulation. That, however, only made the situation worse. Hawks center Artem Anisimov scored his 17th goal of the season on the empty net with 31 seconds left. Rutta and Tomas Jurco provided the assists on Anisimov’s insurance goal.
The Sharks lost to the Hawks 3-1 on the road. J.F. Berube stopped 42 of 43 shots for Chicago. Jones made 33 of 35 saves in a losing effort for San Jose.
“We had the shots, we had the looks, but we didn’t have enough time to get bodies to the net,” said Pavelski. “But we’ve been addressing that (issue) lately.”
“We didn’t have the bounces that we should’ve,” Sharks right winger Kevin Labanc said. “I mean, every game from here on out is going to be a playoff type of hockey. You just gotta be good defensively on the power play…We gotta score. We gotta improve defensively.”
“Not enough to win,” Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer. “That’s the bottom line.”
Notes
Sharks’ starting lineup: Joe Pavelski (C), Joonas Donskoi, Timo Meier, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Martin Jones.
Hawks’ starting lineup: Tomas Jurco, Artem Anisimov, Jan Rutta, Erik Gustafsson, Patrick Kane and J.F. Berube.
Tonight’s attendance was 21,906.
Up Next
The Sharks head to Minnesota to take on the Wild on Sunday night at 7 pm CT.
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