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On the NHL podcast with Daniel Dullum:
1 Coyotes retiring Shane Doan’s No. 19
2 Flyers stun Pittsburgh in outdoor OT
3 Teams getting busy before trading deadline
4 Innovations allow NHL to host an outdoor game almost anywhere
Catch the NHL podcast with Daniel each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
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~ By Pearl Allison Lo
~ San Jose had no even-strength goals in their win over the Pittsburgh Penguins Thursday.
I wonder if Tomas Hertl likes penguins as animals as he certainly had no mercy for the team. Back when the teams played January 15 in a 5-2 victory, on he was the first star again with a hat trick that included an empty-netter.
This time he started the scoring just 57 seconds in.
Martin Jones was a perfect 26-for-26 in net on the other end of the ice. This included shutting down Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby who was on another season-high six-game points streak. Jones plus the Sharks’ defense held Crosby to three shots on goal.
Hertl last had two goals February 7 and the Penguins were last shutout February 5. The last time San Jose shut out a team was back on December 18 versus the Minnesota Wild by the identical score of 4-0.
Brent Burns was the second star of the game with one goal and two assists.
The Sharks finished 3-for-6 on the power play, taking advantage of their opportunities.
Hertl’s first goal came just one second after Jack Johnson was called for tripping.
Evander Kane doubled the lead short-handed at 10:01.
Hertl reappeared at 13:19, with his second power-play goal of the period. Kevin Labanc assisted on both of Hertl’s goals as the goal came on another tripping penalty by the Penguins.
This provided a tough hill for Pittsburgh to climb.
Neither team scored in the second with each taking nine shots on goal. The Penguins had two more penalties and San Jose another one.
That penalty action escalated in the third. It started with Hertl and Tanner Pearson called for roughing minors at 2:20. 15:24 was the highlight, with Pittsburgh’s Marcus Pettersson, Crosby and the Sharks’ Brenden Dillon and Micheal Haley, all receiving 10 minute misconducts. At that same time, Kane and Pearson again received a five minute fighting major. Two seconds later, Phil Kessel was called for a high stick. Kris Letang, who led with six shots on goal, received a cross check minor at 15:17 and Evgeni Malkin capped the period off at 19:47 with a 10 minute misconduct.
Burns managed to capitalize at the height of this in between as he scored at 16:51.
Up Next: San Jose plays the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday at 2 pm.
sfchronicle.com photo: The Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy (73) is jubilant after scoring go ahead goal against the San Jose Sharks on Monday night at SAP Center
On the Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa:
#1 The Sharks Joe Thornton scored a hat trick against his old team the Boston Bruins on Monday night at SAP Center the Bruins no easy customer
#2 The Bruins despite Thornton’s hat trick got a game winning goal from extra skater Charlie McAvoy with 1:01 left for the 6-5 win
#3 The Bruins swept all three California teams on this last road trip Kings, Ducks and Sharks
#4 Joe Pavelski had three points and Logan Couture picked up two in the loss. Neither San Jose’s Martin Jones (14 saves)
#5 The Sharks have lost two out of their last three games and open a four game road trip tonight in Pittsburgh Mary talks about how she sees this game
Mary Lisa does the Sharks podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
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On the NHL podcast with Joe Lami:
#1 With all the success the Tampa Bay Lightning has had, how important is Brayden Point?
#2 Sidney Crosby proved key for the Pittsburgh Penguins in their win over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday
#3 Anaheim Ducks get a win in head coach Bob Murray debut. How much of a difference will he make for the Ducks?
#4 Will the Nashville Predators go all in at the trade deadline?
#5 How much of a factor will it be for the Ottawa Senators going forward in trying to sign unrestricted free agents Pierre Dorion, Mark Stone, Matt Duchene, and Ryan Dzingel? Why do players want to leave Ottawa is this part of that Erik Karlsson mystic?
Joe Lami does the NHL podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
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On the NHL podcast with Joe:
#1 The San Jose Sharks (32-16-11) have found their swing to the back of the nets with a great 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames (34-15-1). Sharks goals by Tomas Hertl (23 & 24), Evander Kane (22 & 23), and Brett Burns (11).
#2 The Carolina Hurricanes (27-21-6) got a narrow win over the Buffalo Sabres. The Hurricanes got three goals in the third period to hang on.
#3 The Florida Panthers got by the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2. The Panthers got an OT goal by Mike Matheson for his fifth game and fifth goal of the year.
#4 The New York Islanders (31-16-6) got goals in the first period and in OT to beat the New Jersey Devils (20-25-8).
#5 The LA Kings got a one-goal win, scoring goals in each of the first and second periods, respectively. For the Kings, Austin (5) and Adrian Kempe (9) in the 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Joe does the NHL podcast each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
thehockeywriters.com photo: Tampa Bay Lightning’s Victor Hedman scores on New York Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss.
On the NHL podcast with Matt:
#1 The Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy and the New York Islanders Thomas Greiss were top stars as both teams played to a 0-0 regulation battle and forced a shootout when Victor Hedman scored the game winner for Tampa Bay.
#2 The Washington Capitals tipped the Calgary Flames 4-3 Evgeny Kuznetsov got the go ahead goal with 57 seconds left and the Caps snapped their seven game losing streak.
#3 Carolina rolled over the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2. Jordan Martinook got the go ahead goal for the Hurricanes. It was Martinook’s first go ahead goal since signing an extension with the Canes.
#4 Viktor Arvidsson scored twice for the Nashville Predators and the Preds scored all of their four goals in the third period to top the Florida Panthers 4-1.
#5 The Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel each had two goals in their victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night 5-3. The Penguins Teddy Blueger pick up his first NHL goal and the Pens goaltender Casey DeSmith saved 37 shots.
Matt Harrington does the NHL podcast each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
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On the NHL podcast with Matt:
#1 Josh Bailey and Cal Clutterbuck of the New York Islanders each scored in the third period of Friday night’s game and Isles goaltender Thomas Greiss stopped 19 shots against the Washington Capitals for a 2-0 win.
#2 The Calgary Flames’ Sam Bennett couldn’t be contained, scoring two goals as well as the go-ahead goal as the Flames took a two-goal win past the Detroit Red Wings 6-4 on Friday.
#3 Phil Kessel got a power play goal at 4:09 in overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Arizona Coyotes 3-2. The Pens won it on a 4-3 power play after slashing was called on the Coyotes’ Richard Panik.
#4 Brock Boeser of the Vancouver Canucks got a goal and an assist and Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko stopped 36 shots, beating the visiting Buffalo Sabers at Rogers Center in Vancouver.
#5 The Ottawa Senators’ Bobby Ryan and Mark Stone didn’t waste anytime in the second period, scoring 13 seconds apart to win their fourth straight game, defeating the Carolina Hurricanes in Ottawa 4-1.
Matt does the NHL podcasts each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
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By: Jerry Feitelberg
The San Jose Sharks rolled to their seventh straight win Tuesday night, romping the equally-as-hot Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 in a rematch of the 2016 Stanley Cup Final. Tomas Hertl scored his first hat trick since scoring 4 goals — yes, those four goals, on October 8th, 2013. Evander Kane picked up three assists and Joe Thornton scored the game-winner in his 1,000th game in Teal and Black. All-star Kris Letang and Derick Brassard scored for the Penguins. Martin Jones made 22 saves in net for the Sharks.
Tomas Hertl needed three goals to reach the 100-goal plateau and his empty-netter with 25 seconds left in regulation did the trick, icing the victory over a Penguins team that had won 10 of their last 12 games.
Pittsburgh got on the score sheet first after Letang netted his 11th goal of the season halfway through the first but a Sharks surge found team Teal up 2-1 after one. Marcus Sorensen tipped home his ninth goal of the season with eight minutes left in the period. Sorensen is fresh off signing a two-year contract extension. Hertl then scored his first of three after boxing out a defender on the boards before jamming to the net for his 17th goal of the season 14:05 into the first.
Joe Thornton continued to rack up the milestones, beating Matt Murray 3:39 into the middle period for his 10th goal of the season. Jumbo has now scored 10 goals or more in 18 seasons.
Hertl scored again 2:06 into the third period for the 4-1 lead, but Brassard netted his eighth of the year to pull the Pens within two with just under two minutes left. Hertl converted on the hat trick for his 19th goal of the season and a century mark in goals in his young career.
The Sharks will hit the road for four straight, facing the Arizona Coyotes tomorrow night in the desert. After that, they’ll face the Tampa Bay Lightning after ending their lengthy winning streak earlier in the month. After that, they’ll face the Florida Panthers and Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals in a back-to-back before players disperse for the All-Star break.
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On the San Jose Sharks podcast with Len:
#1 The San Jose Sharks extended their win streak to six games with a win over the Ottawa Senators Saturday night at SAP Center 4-1.
#2 Sharks goals came from Joe Pavelski, Brent Burns, Joe Thornton, and Melker Karlsson.
#3 The Sharks goalie Martin Jones stopped 27 shots out of 28. Jones held Ottawa to just one goal.
#4 How important is it to have Justin Braun back in the lineup again?
#5 The Sharks host the Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, a 7 pm faceoff.
Join Len Mondays on the SJ Sharks podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
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~ By Pearl Allison Lo
~ The San Jose Sharks’s two turnovers tilted the game as the Pittsburgh Penguins earned a split in the season series with a 5-2 win at PPG Paints Arena Tuesday.
The Sharks had a 2-1 lead after a hard-fought period, but inadvertently gave the Penguins a hand to cancel the advantage they had as the momentum turned.
Evgeni Malkin earned a hat trick and fellow teammate Bryan Rust had two goals for Pittsburgh. Brent Burns and Logan Couture tallied for San Jose.
Both teams’ main goalies returned after extended absences, Martin Jones (physical) and Matt Murray (personal). Murray emerged the winner this time, as he made 40 saves.
Pittsburgh scored first. Chris Tierney tried to clear, but Ian Cole poked the puck away and Rust was the first to recover it. After he exchanged passes with Riley Sheahan, Rust charged the net and was able to avoid Justin Braun’s stick as Rust put the Penguins on the board at 11:09.
The second period was more of a mixed bag. San Jose was all business as they outshot 23-10 and scored two power play goals.
Burns continued where he left off, with points in eight straight now, 10 if you continue the two All-Star games. The shot from Burns went down the slot as players on both sides flinched at 10 minutes.
After a 5-on-3, the Sharks capitalized on the 5-on-4. when the puck traveled to Couture as he struck from the left faceoff circle. It was Couture’s 200th career goal.
Nearing the end of the period, Burns made a no-look pass, unfortunately to Phil Kessel. Kessel then sent the puck to Malkin, who made it 2-2 in front of Jones at 19:55.
The mishaps continued in the third.
Jones went to retrieve the puck and his pass was intercepted by a swiftly moving Patric Hornqvist. Hornqvist then made a slick pass to a wide open Malkin for the eventual game-winner.
Pittsburgh made it 4-2 at 13:58 and 5-2 at 18:47.
Kris Letang’s shot went off Jones’ pad and Tom Kuhnhackl shot the puck back between his legs to Rust who earned his second by lifting the puck into the net.
The last goal came on an empty-netter. Rust hit iron in his bid at a hat trick after a cross from Sidney Crosby before Rust passed to Malkin for a successful goal.
Game notes: San Jose’s Dylan DeMelo played in his 100th NHL game. The Sharks held the Penguins scoreless on the power play (0 for 3).
Up next: San Jose will look to get back on track versus the Detroit Red Wings Wednesday at 5 pm PT.
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