Community Picks: San Jose Sharks 0% vs Arizona Coyotes 0%

If you were to evaluate the NHL's Pacific Division race by the last three weeks, you'd think the Arizona Coyotes were the front-running team and the San Jose Sharks were an also-ran. After all, Arizona is 7-3-1 in its last 11 contests and San Jose has won just three of its last nine (3-2-4). In San Jose's case, fatigue may be setting in as the Pacific Division leader approaches its bye week after Saturday's game in Arizona and Sunday's home contest against Boston. Continue to Article

February 17, 2017 8:39:pm EST

The Florida Panthers will continue their quest to enhance their playoff chances at the expense of the Western Conference's contenders on Friday night against the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center. The Panthers will spend most of February facing the Western Conference. Florida enters the game in Anaheim just three points out of the Eastern Conference's final wild-card berth after winning five of six games. Continue to Article

February 16, 2017 10:43:pm EST

Jonathan Huberdeau needed overtime to extend his scoring streak and help celebrate Jaromir Jagr's birthday on a night the 45-year-old veteran reached another milestone. Huberdeau scored 1:38 into overtime after San Jose's Joe Pavelski scored twice late in the third period to tie it, and the Florida Panthers beat the Sharks 6-5 on Wednesday night. ''It was a good offensive game,'' said Huberdeau, playing - and recording points - in his fourth game of the year for the Panthers. Continue to Article

February 16, 2017 4:41:am EST

Jaromir Jagr of the Florida Panthers shows the puck used after getting his 1900th NHL career point on his 45th birthday during a NHL game against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on February 15, 2017 in San Jose, California. Continue to Article

February 16, 2017 1:24:am EST

It looks like it shouldn't go in, but it has been happening a lot more this season as players figure out what goalies are doing ... or at least trying to do. ''Those goals, they don't look good, but I think if people knew how hard it was to do that maneuver, they might be a little less quick to jump to judgment on the goalies,'' Chicago Blackhawks goalie Scott Darling said. An opposite of the previously-used ''VH'' stance, it means a goalie's pad against the post is horizontal along the ice while the back leg is vertical. Continue to Article

February 15, 2017 6:45:pm EST