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That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Valkyries impact on being in WNBA Finals; Brewers get extra rest while waiting for next opponent; plus more news

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Golden State Valkyrie head coach Natalie Nakase’s success of leading the Valkyrie to the WNBA Finals translates to Nakase’s winning the 2026 WNBA coach of the year award (AP News photo)

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 Amaury, Talk about how much of impact that the Golden State Valkyries mean bringing the WNBA Finals to San Francisco not only economically but for the bigger picture of the sport?

#2 For the Valkyries to make the WNBA Finals in their second year of existence what does say about the job that head coach Natalie Nakase has done to get them this far?

#3 The Milwaukee Brewers had a few extra days off after eliminating the Los Angeles Dodgers and making it to the 2026 World Series making to the series for the first time in 44 years.

#4 The Brewers got some great hitting and pitching all season long one player in particular who has been touted was pitcher Jacob Misiorowski who went 16-5 with a 1.80 ERA during the 2026 regular season.

#5 The San Jose Sharks have lost three of their last four games including a close contest against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday losing 4-3. The Sharks didn’t have their captain Macklin Celebrini for two games Oct 5th and 8th how much did that take out of their sails?

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Utah Mammoth game wrap: Mammoth Outlast Late Penguins Surge in 5-4 Victory

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Utah Mammoth right wing Kailer Yamamoto, front right, scores against Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs (37) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

By Tom Walker

Mon Oct 19, 2026

SALT LAKE CITY– The Utah Mammoth (6-3-0) struggled to protect a 3 goal lead in the third period, but hung onto for the 5-4 win and reclam the top spot in the Central Division Monday night beating the Pittsburgh Penguins (3-5-1).

The Utah Mammoth wrapped up a brief two-game homestand Monday night at Delta Center, hosting the Penguins. It was the first time Pittsburgh natives Vincent Trocheck and Logan Cooley squared off as teammates against their childhood hometown team.

Per the Mammoth stat crew, Trocheck (241-394-635 in 878 GP) and Cooley (70-90-160 in 221 GP) rank first and sixth among Pennsylvania-born players in career NHL points. Trocheck played in the Pittsburgh Hornets youth hockey program when he was 9-years-old, and Cooley participated in the first year of Sidney Crosby’s “Little Penguins Learn to Play” program at the age of five and later played youth hockey for Pittsburgh Penguins Elite.

Coming off of Saturday’s 6-2 spanking against Edmonton, Utah entered the night one point back of the Minnesota Wild in the Central Division race. Just 19 seconds into the game, Pittsburgh went on the power play as Dylan Guenther was sent to the sin bin for tripping against Blake Lizotte. 

Less than a minute later, defenseman Erik Karlsson gave the Penguins an early lead with his first goal of the season, assisted by Bryan Rust and Tommy Novak. 

Utah captain Clayton Keller tied things up at the six-minute mark with a backhand which got past Arturs Silovs for his fourth goal  of the season, assisted by Lawson Crouse and Nick Schmaltz. Halfway through the frame, Mammoth defenseman Mikhail Sergachev put the puck on net with the rebound going to Kevin Stenlund at the top of the crease.

Stenlund’s shot attempt was batted away by Silovs but banked off the stick of Pittsburgh defensman Declan Carlile right back to Stenlund who swatted the puck past Silovs for his first goal of the season, with Sergachev and Jack McBain credited on the assists as Utah took its first lead of the night 2-1.

The Mammoth dominated puck possession in the first period, peppering Silovs with sixteen shots while rookie netminder Sebastian Cossa turned away five of six for Utah.At 6:53 of the second period, Keller was whistled for high sticking against Spencer Stastney to give the Penguins their second power play opportunity of the night, and Pittsburgh forward Rickard Rakell exploited it eight seconds later to record his first goal of the season, assisted by Rust and Karlsson, to even the score at 2-2. 

Utah defenseman Nate Schmidt responded with his own first goal of the season, putting a slap shot past Silovs, assisted by Stenlund and Daniil But, as the Mammoth took the lead 3-2. Three minutes later, Kailer Yamamoto tipped in a shot from Schmidt for his second goal of the season to increase the Utah lead to 4-2, with McBain picking up his second assist on the night.

Silovs stopped seven of nine Mammoth shots in the frame, while Cossa turned away six of seven.As the third period began, Pittsburgh forward Blake Lizotte took his turn in the penalty box for tripping against Trocheck.  Utah forward Nick Schmaltz took advantage of the power play opportunity to net his seventh goal of the young season on a backhand shot, assisted by Keller and Cooley, to give the Mammoth what seemed like a comfortable 5-2 lead. 

Unfortunately for Utah, three goal leads in the third period are never a guarantee of anything, and the Penguins continued to press and mount a comeback. At 2:55 of the frame, Pittsburgh forward Egor Chinakhov registered his second goal of the season, assisted by 

Andrei Kuzmenko and Spencer Stastney, to narrow the Mammoth lead to 5-3. With just over five minutes remaining in regulation, Carlile brought the Penguins to within one with his third goal of the season, assisted by Rakell and Kaedan Korczak, as Delta Center fans began to hold their collective breaths. 

Sebastian Cossa stood tall down the stretch turning away multiple scoring chances by Pittsburgh to hang on for the win in his first career home start, finishing the game with 15 saves as Utah improved to 7-3-0 on the season and leapfrogged over the Minnesota Wild for the Central Division lead. Had the Penguins managed to send the game into overtime,

Utah would have risked the possibility of the team’s first shootout since the end of the 2024-2025 season when they were still known as just the Utah Hockey Club. They are now closing in on nearly 100 consecutive games without a shootout.


In the Utah locker room, first star of the game Nate Schmidt spoke of the team’s bouncing back from Saturday’s loss to Edmonton. “I just liked our directness, especially early in the game, and especially after the goals,” Schmidt began. “We talked a little bit about it in between periods, especially after they scored on their two power-play goals. I loved how we were able to direct our next couple of shifts, and I just love the way that we can kind of gain that momentum back because that really does change the hockey game and change the way that your team feels when you’re in a situation where you give up a goal.”

On his team’s energy, Schmidt said, “One of the things we talked about yesterday, especially as a D-Core, was just listen: We got a ton of skilled forwards; let’s get them the puck early, especially in the neutral zone. Let’s try a half-ice game as much as we can. When we drag it back, we get in a little bit more trouble, and it allows them to set their defense up, especially in their neutral zone forecheck. So I thought, especially in the first and second, we did a really good job with that. And as the game went on in the third, we got a little bit away from it, but even when they scored, there was no panic on the bench.”Winning netminder Sebastian Cossa, on getting his first win at home, said, “It was big. The guys played really well tonight. It wasn’t the prettiest of games, but at the end of day (we) got the win, so that’s the most important thing.”

When asked how he stayed calm going through long  periods without facing a shot (Pittsburgh managed only 6-7 shots per period on the night), Cossa said, “Trying to stay in it mentally. When you got a good team like that, we (had) a lot of possession of the puck and keeping it in their zone, so that’s nice, but got a little bored and a little cold down there on one end. Just continuing trying to move and just trying to stay in it mentally.”

The young goalie was asked what it was like facing some of the NHL’s biggest names over the past few games. He responded, “It’s pretty awesome, obviously. As a Canadian, watching (Erik) Karlsson and (Sidney) Crosby my whole life, so really cool experience. (Connor) McDavid last game, and (Sidney) Crosby this game, so every game is a new experience and new challenge. So it’s cool.”

His first thoughts after the final save of the game: “Pretty excited. I was like, ‘Is the game over yet?’ So I saw the puck go out, and then there’s quite a bit of bodies in front of me. So make sure that we get the win, and then Weegs (MacKenzie Weegar) and Schmidty (Nate Schmidt) were right there.

So pretty awesome.”Utah Mammoth Head Coach André Tourigny opened his media remarks, saying, “Great, great win by Coss. Good to get a win in front of our fans for him. I think Desi (Nick DeSimone) as well played well for a guy who did not play since the start of the season.

To jump in after a lot of practice time. Happy about his performance. That was good, and a heck of a performance from our fourth line. I think Stenny (Kevin Stenlund), Buter (Daniil But), and Bainer (Jack McBain) played rock-solid, physical, simple, and effective.

Really, really happy about their game.” On Cossa’s performance in his first home win, Bear said, “the game has to slow down for him, you know. And right now, the game is probably fast for him, and he gets surprised in some situations and stuff like that. And when we say that, it has nothing to do with your ability to play in that league. It’s the ability to relax, settle down, and be comfortable. It’s just that. So I think he wants to do great, won a big game for us. Happy, get back on his feet, get his leg under himself, and now try to get into a better rhythm.”

The Mammoth (7-3-0) now head off for a single road game against the Seattle Kraken (5-3-1) before returning for a pair beginning Saturday against the Tampa Bay Lightning and Minnesota Wild.

Sharks Fall 3-1 to Leafs, Special Teams Struggle

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Toronto Maple Leafs Easton Cowan (53) and the San Jose Sharks Jason Trouba (65) fight for the puck at in the second period at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Mon Oct 19, 2026 (Canadian press via AP News)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks lost 3-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday. Auston Matthews, Gavin McKenna and Nick Paul scored for the Leafs. Sergei Bobrovsky made saves for the win. Mason Marchment scored for the Sharks and Yaroslav Askarov made 29 saves in the loss.

The Leafs won the special teams contest as well as the game. This was not a surprise as Toronto has the top penalty kill in the League right now and a top power play. Aside from scoring two power play goals, they had five power play shots and three short-handed shots. The Sharks had just three power play shots. It was a disappointing shift from recent games for the Sharks. Sharks Captain Macklin Celebrini said: “We’ve had some amazing power plays this year where we’re getting a lot of chances and had really good chemistry. Just tonight was a little off.”

Mason Marchment gave the Sharks a lead at 13:54 of the first period with a backhand shot. That was the third time that Marchment scored the first goal of the game and those are his first three goals as a Shark. That has not happened since 1993.

Marchment gloved the puck down in front of the net, then moved to his left before sneaking the puck past a prone Bobrovsky. An assist went to Tyler Toffoli.

The shots in the first were even at nine each. Each team took two penalties, though the Sharks had almost a minute of five-on-three to kill.

The second period was scoreless until the final seconds. The Sharks had just taken a penalty for too many men on the ice when Auston Matthews scored with 12 seconds to go. His wrist shot came from just inside the faceoff circle. Assists went to Kirill Marchenko and Darren Raddysh.

The Sharks took two penalties in the second period and the Leafs had one. The shots were 13-10 Sharks.

Gavin McKenna gave the Leafs a 2-1 lead at 4:56 of the third period. The goal came on the power play, a wrist shot close in on the left side of the net. Assists went to Auston Matthews and William Nylander.

In the final minute, Nick Paul scored an empty net goal for Toronto. Matthews and Colton Sissons got assists on that one.

The shots were 12-9 Toronto. The teams were even in penalties called with two each, and two of those were matching minors.

The Sharks next play on Tuesday at 4:00 PM PT in Montreal against the Canadiens.

Utah Mammoth game wrap: Oilers Strike Back 6-2; Mammoth loss ends 3 game win streak

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Utah Mammoth center Jack McBain (left) pulls no punches on Edmonton Oilers center Trent Frederic (right) in first period action at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Sat Oct 17, 2026 (AP News photo)

Oilers Strike Back 4-2; Mammoth loss ends 3 game win streak

Sat Oct 17, 2026

By Tom Walker

SALT LAKE CITY–The Utah Mammoth were unable to repeat their 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Edmonton on Thursday, falling victim to Connor McDavid’s 5-point night 6-2 on Saturday.

On a night where the attention of the State of Utah was focused on the Notre Dame/BYU college football game in Provo (BYU prevailed 28-24), the Central Division leading Utah Mammoth (6-2-0) returned to Delta Center on Saturday for the first of two games on the current homestand against the Edmonton Oilers (5-1-1) who they had beaten 4-2 on Thursday in Canada. Utah’s hot start this season had given them an early bump in The Athletic’s NHL Power Rankings which listed them seventh overall in the league behind Carolina, Vegas, and Edmonton.

In Saturday’s game, the hot start went to the Oilers who hit the scoreboard just 40 seconds into the contest as Connor McDavid put a backhand shot past Karel Vejmelka for his fifth goal of the season, assisted by Leon Draisaitl and Vasily Podkolzin. At 13:13 of the first period, Kailer Yamamoto was whistled for interference against Colton Dach, and eight seconds into the power play Zach Hyman made it 2-0 for Edmonton with his first goal of the season, assisted by McDavid and Podkolzin.32 seconds later, Mathiew Joseph made it 3-0 with an unassisted snap shot for his first goal of the season, and the game did not get any better for the home team.

At 10:57 of the second period, Kasperi Kapanen got into the action for the Oilers, putting a snap shot past Vejmelka for his third goal of the season, assisted by McDavid and Evan Bouchard.  Three minutes later Leon Draisaitl turned the game into a laugher netting his sixth of the season, assisted by McDavid and Matthias Ekholm, to put Edmonton up 5-0 as Vejmelka got pulled for backup Sebastian Cossa.

Mammoth defenseman John Marino broke up the shutout at 4:25 of the third period, assisted by Kevin Stenlund and Daniil But, for his second of the season. Marino, who was originally drafted by Edmonton in 2015, has recorded points in his last three games against the Oilers.

95 seconds later Mikhail Sergachev took the puck all the way up the ice from the Utah defensive zone, driving right down the middle into Edmonton defensemen. His shot attempt deflected off the stick of Ryan Shea, floated over the head of netminder Tristan Jarry, bounced off the top of the net onto the back of Jarry, and then trickled into the net for his third goal of the season.

ESPN referred to it as a “snap shot.”  It is worth checking out the video on the internet to see this fluke goal for oneself. With the score 5-2, the Mammoth briefly appeared to have some life. They came close to a third goal on a couple of occasions, but Connor McDavid put the death nail in any hope of a comeback when he stripped the puck from John Marino near the blue line and beat Cossa to put the game completely out of reach with his 6th goal of the season halfway through the third, with the final score being 6-2.

In a subdued Mammoth locker room, defenseman Dmitri Simashev was asked about playing against McDavid and Draisaitl. “They’re probably some of the best. He’s the best player in the world,” Simashev said. “You need to be ready because he can do some magic there, but just be in the right spot in the right position. I’m not playing alone against him, we had five guys tonight, if everybody plays in the system and we’re going to be good.” Simashev was asked what changed from the previous game in Edmonton where Utah came out victorious. “We didn’t change,” the defenseman said. “The effort, of course, it’s 2-6 out there, and the effort wasn’t good today. But we did make a couple mistakes. Maybe sometimes we were unlucky, like the first three goals, but it doesn’t matter. We have to fight on the ice.” Simashev’s takeaway from the matchup, “That’s the first time we played the same team back-to-back. Next time we just need to be ready because every team, it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, they will come in the next game and they want to beat you, especially at home. It’s going to be a lesson for us, just the small details.”

“It’s a little disappointing,” began associate captain Lawson Crouse at his stall. “It kind of feels a little bit similar to the Boston game where we fell behind and then opened the game up and did it to ourselves. So we can talk about learning, but we need to  take those strides. It’s a decision, and I think the third period proves that. It’s a decision to go out there, play fast, play to our identity, and win battles. I love the response. Not giving up, it seems like we never do, but we need that from the drop of the puck.” On bouncing back, Crouse said, “To be honest, it’s just about having open conversation, realizing there’s no finger pointing. Everyone can be better, and that’s the best part about this group. Everyone’s hungry to get better, but like I said, it’s just unfortunate. You can’t fall asleep early in games here, it bites you in the butt and that’s proof. But like I said, that third period was a decision on our behalf, and we need that effort from the drill.”

In his opening statement to the media, Utah Mammoth Head Coach André Tourigny said, “We knew it would be challenging. They will be ready on the other side. I didn’t like our compete at all in our battles. The kind of game it was in Edmonton, we knew it would be the same thing here tonight. I didn’t like the way we were in our one-on-one battles. The way we were with the dirty pucks. Our physicality was not at the level, and again, I want to make sure I’m clear: when I talk about physicality, I’m not talking about body checking necessarily. I’m talking about how heavy we were in our battles; they owned the net front in our zone and in their zone, so that’s physicality for me. That’s the way to be heavy in the game. I talked about it with the team this morning; it would be a challenge for the second game in a row where we will have that level of physicality and compete. Kudos to Edmonton; they did it for two games in a row, and we didn’t.” A silver lining to an otherwise forgettable evening was the relief performance of Sebastian Cossa. On his performance, Bear said, “Yeah, that’s cool. He was playing next game, so I think it was an opportunity for him to get some ice and to get his leg under himself.”

Were there any valuable lessons from such a beating this early in the season? “That’s absolutely the goal,” Tourigny said. “I think there’s one thing our players show every time is a lot of pride and the level of care was to the roof, so it’s not like that loss will fly easy in our room. I know the guys will take a lot of pride in it. We will do like we do every day, win or lose. We’ll analyze it, talk about it, figure out what we need to be better at and sort it out. I think if you look, the way we play against the Leafs was a little bit like that. We addressed it and we played a hell of a game in Edmonton. There’s a little fatigue right now, which is every team. I’m not saying that in terms of that’s why it happened. It’s okay if there’s a little bit of fatigue. Well, you need to manage it the right way, and you need to make sure you dig in. There’s days you wake up in the morning and you are fatigued. It’s not a reason to have a bad day. You need to say, ‘Okay, maybe I have a little bit less today. What can I do? How do I have to manage my day to have a great day and make sure I bring energy for the people around me, and be a good leader or be a good husband or father?’ You need to deal with it. We’re not looking for excuses. We’re looking to assess the situation. Make sure you find a solution, and you’re better from it.”

The Mammoth, now 6-3-0, have an opportunity to bounce back on Monday against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins after which they will travel to Seattle for a single game before returning home for a pair against Tampa Bay and Minnesota.

Sharks Fall 4-3 to Detroit in Shootout; Fourth loss in last six games for SJ

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San Jose Sharks left wing Igor Chernyshov (92) prepares to make a pass in front of the Detroit Red Wings right wing Michael Bransegg-Nygard (28) in the first period at Little Caesar’s Arena in Detroit on Sat Oct 17, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks lost 4-3 to the Detroit Red Wings in a shootout on Saturday. Justin Faulk, Emmitt Finnie and Alex DeBrincat scored for Detroit. Lucas Raymond scored the shootout winner. John Gibson made 32 saves for the win. Dmitry Orlov, Macklin Celebrini and Ivar Stenberg scored for San Jose. Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves in the loss.

This was the second time in two games that the Sharks gave up late leads. After the game, Sharks forward Alexander Wennberg said: “We gotta play a little bit smarter. Obviously, again we had opportunities to finish this game and go away with those two points but… small details.”

Justin Faulk gave Detroit a lead 12:47 into the game with a snap shot on the power play. Mason Marchment was in the box for interference on Andreas Englund. Faulk took the shot from the middle of the blue line off a pass from Emmitt Finnie. An assist also went to Michael Rasmussen.

Dmitry Orlov tied the game at 17:59 with a slap shot on the power play. During that power play, Ben Chiarot was in the box for holding the stick. Barclay Goodrow and Keegan Kolesar were also in the box for fighting. Orlov also took his shot from just below the blue line, right down the middle. Assists went to Ivar Stenberg and Macklin Celebrini.

The Sharks took just one minor penalty in the first. The Red Wings took two. The shots were 14-5 San Jose.

Macklin Celebrini gave the Sharks a lead at 4:55 of the second period. Celebrini took the shot from high in the slot, off of a pass from Will Smith. Michael Kesselring also got an assist.

That was the only goal of the period. There were plenty of penalties called in the second: two for each team, with three seconds of a two-man advantage for Detroit. The shot count favored Detroit 10-8.

Ivar Stenberg made it 3-1 with a power play goal at 2:48 of the third. Andreas Engkund was in the box for tripping Marchment at 1:46. Stenberg had been hovering around the Detroit net early in his shift. He went for a little skate but the cut back down through the slot and caught a centering pass from Alexander Wennberg. Macklin Celebrini also got an assist.

Emmitt Finnie trimmed the Sharks lead at 5:00 of the third. He tipped in a shot from Michael Brandsegg-Nygård. Moritz Seider also got an assist.

With about two minutes left, the Red Wings pulled their goaltender. With the extra skater, Alex DeBrincat tied the game with 1:33 left. The puck pinballed around but the assists went to Viktor Arvidsson and Seider.

The third period only saw two penalties called, one to each team. The shots were 11-8 Detroit.

Macklin Celebrini drew a holding penalty midway through overtime but the Red Wings hung on. The shots in overtime were 5-1 Sharks.

Alex DeBrincat, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård and Lucas Raymond shot for Detroit. Raymond scored the only shootout goal. Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini and Ivar Stenberg shot for San Jose.

On the injury front, defenseman Darnell Nurse was back in the lineup after missing the prior game.

The Sharks next play on Monday at 4:30 PM PT in Toronto against the Maple Leafs.

San Jose Sharks podcast Mary Lisa: Sharks-Red Wings face off Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena

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San Jose Sharks Macklin Celebrini (71) celebrates a win over the Nashville Predators in the shootout with goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (33) at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Thu Oct 15, 2026 (AP News photo)

San Jose Sharks podcast Mary Lisa:

1: Can Macklin Celebrini lead the San Jose Sharks’ offense and score a goal against the Detroit Red Wings Saturday?

2. Will Will Smith use his playmaking ability to set up a scoring opportunity for the Sharks?

3. Can Mason Marchment create offensive pressure and help San Jose win the battle for puck possession?

4. Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov make enough key saves to keep Detroit’s scoring chances under control?

5. On the Sharks special teams can Celebrini and the Sharks’ power-play unit capitalize on their opportunities against the Wings?

#6 Talk about former San Jose Shark William Eklund of the Ottawa Senators out 10-12 weeks with an ankle injury and the Sharks will face the Senators at the end of this road trip on Sat Oct 24th.

Join Mary Lisa for the San Jose Sharks podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Sharks podcast Lincoln Juarez: Sharks ready to battle struggling Red Wings on Saturday night; Former Shark Eklund out 10-12 wks with ankle injury

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Former San Jose Shark and current Ottawa Senator William Eklund will miss 10-12 weeks due to an ankle injury. The Sharks will face the Senators on Sat Oct 24, 2026 at the end of the current road trip. Photo by: Marc DesRosiers / Imagn Images

San Jose Sharks podcast Lincoln Juarez:

1: Can Macklin Celebrini lead the San Jose Sharks’ offense and score a goal against the Detroit Red Wings Saturday?

2. Will Will Smith use his playmaking ability to set up a scoring opportunity for the Sharks?

3. Can Mason Marchment create offensive pressure and help San Jose win the battle for puck possession?

4. Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov make enough key saves to keep Detroit’s scoring chances under control?

5. On the Sharks special teams can Celebrini and the Sharks’ power-play unit capitalize on their opportunities against the Wings?

#6 Talk about former San Jose Shark William Eklund of the Ottawa Senators out 10-12 weeks with an ankle injury and the Sharks will face the Senators at the end of this road trip on Sat Oct 24th.

Join Lincoln Juarez for the San Jose Sharks podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL podcast Len Shapiro: Caps Tuch factor in win over Habs 5-4; Stars Hintz provides offense in win over Aves 3-2; plus more news

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Washington Capitals left wing Ivan Miroshnichenko (right) celebrates his goal with left wing Iyla Protas (62), and right wing Alex Tuch (left) in the first period against the Montreal Canadiens at Capital One Center in DC on Wed Oct 14, 2026 (AP News photo)

NHL podcast Len Shapiro:

#1 Alex Tuch: How did Alex Tuch help the Washington Capitals defeat the Montreal Canadiens 5–4, and how many points did he record?

#2 Roope Hintz: How did Roope Hintz help the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2, and which teammate also scored in the shootout

#3 William Eklund: What injury forced Ottawa Senators forward William Eklund to undergo surgery, and how long is he expected to be sidelined?

#4 Alex DeBrincat: What major contract extension did Alex DeBrincat sign with the Detroit Red Wings, and what does it mean for the team’s future?

#5 Brady and Matthew Tkachuk: How did brothers Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk make NHL history in the Florida Panthers’ victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets?

#6 San Jose Sharks win in a shootout in a narrow win over the Nashville Predators 3-2 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Thursday night. Talk about how the Sharks just got by in this one.

Join Len Shapiro for the NHL podcast at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sharks Best Predators in Shootout, Win 3-2

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San Jose Sharks Will Smith (2) celebrates with his teammates after scoring a third period goal against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Thu Oct 15, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks defeated the Nashville Predators 3-2 in a shootout on Thursday. Mason Marchment and Will Smith scored for the Sharks. Macklin Celebrini scored the winner in the shootout. Alex Nedeljkovic made 33 saves for the win. Ryan O’Reilly and Steven Stamkos scored for the Predators. Juuse Saros made 30 saves in the loss.

Mason Marchment scored his second goal of the season to give the Sharks a 1-0 lead at 5:30 of the first period. Marchment chased the puck down behind the net, then carried it up above the goal line before passing it to Alexander Wennberg back below the goal line. Wennberg touched it back to Tyler Toffoli, who centered it just as Marchment arrived in front of the net.

The shots were very close in the first period, 10-9 for Nashville. There was an early fight, at just 2:51, between Nicolas Hague and Zack Ostapchuk. Each team took an additional penalty (from the same players) later in the period. The Sharks power play managed one shot. Their penalty kill gave up two and had one short-handed shot.

The second period was scoreless with the shots 11-8 Sharks. The Sharks power play had one shot in two tries. Their penalty kill had one shot and gave up none in one penalty kill.

Will Smith scored at 4:28 of the th8rd period to make it 2-0 Sharks. Smith caught a pass from Michael Kesselring as he entered the zone. He carried the puck into the slot for a wrist shot. Assists went to Kesselring and Igor Chernyshov.

Ryan O’Reilly scored a power play goal at 9:05 to cut the Sharks lead to 2-1. O’Reilly used a backhand to knock in a rebound off Jonathan Marchessault’s shot. Assists went to Marchessault and Roman Josi.

Steven Stamkos put the puck off the post and into the net as the buzzer went. A review showed that he had almost a whole second left on the clock. An assist went to Filip Forsberg.

The only penalty in the third period went against the Sharks. The shots in the third period were 13-8 for the Predators. Overtime shots were 5-3 Predators.

Ivar Stenberg and Macklin Cekebrini shot for the Sharks. Celebrini scored the only shootout goal.

Ryan O’Reilly, Filip Forsberg and Ross Colton shot for the Predators.

The Sharks next play on Saturday at 4:00 PM PT in Detroit against the Red Wings.

San Jose Sharks game wrap: Bruising Bruins take it to Sharks with 6-3 win

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Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy (right) reaches for the puck against the San Jose Sharks center Tyler Toffoli (left) in the first period at SAP Center in San Jose Tue Oct 13, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Lincoln Juarez and Ryan Hannagan

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Tuesday night the NHL’s Frozen Frenzy ended with the San Jose Sharks losing to the Boston Bruins 6-3 in a rare 8:00pm start time at SAP Center. The Bruins finished Tuesday’s contest improving to 5-2-0 while the Sharks drop to (3-3-0) and had to put off a win in regulation for another time.

The Bruins started hot 12 minutes and 55 seconds into the game when Fraser Minten scored his third goal of the season to put Boston ahead.

The Sharks had two milestones in Tuesday’s 6-3 loss, one was Jacob Trouba’s first goal as a member of the Sharks which tied the game at one. The other was Ivar Stenberg scoring his first NHL goal. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft was set up by Macklin Celebrini and Dmitry Orlov to tie the game at two early in the second period.

Trailing 4-2 heading into the third after goals by Matthew Poitras and Pavel Zacha, San Jose tallied another on the powerplay off the stick of Macklin Celebrini. It was Celebrini’s second goal of the season, assisted by Stenberg and Smith.

That would be the last time the Sharks put the puck in the back of the net as the Bruins went on to score two more including Fraser Minten’s second goal of the night en route to a 6-3 win.

San Jose out-shot the Bruins 38-26 and despite having numerous scoring opportunities wound up on the wrong end of a great performance in net by Jeremy Swayman.

Darnell Nurse did not return to the game after engaging in a fight with Nikita Zadorov and head coach Ryan Warsofsky declined to comment on Nurse’s status postgame.

The Sharks head to Nashville to face the Predators, who took a 5-2 loss against the Vegas Golden Knights Tuesday night. Puck drop at Bridgestone Arena at 5:00pm Pacific Thursday night. It’s the first of a six game roadtrip, tied for the longest of the season.