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Nine days ago, the San Jose Sharks were coasting toward a second straight Pacific Division title and perhaps thinking about a return to the Stanley Cup Final. Fresh off one of its worst losses, the Sharks hope to snap their longest skid of the season when they take on the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. With a 6-1 setback to the Dallas Stars on Friday, San Jose (42-25-7) has been outscored 16-5 while dropping five in a row, all in regulation. Continue to Article

March 25, 2017 3:19:am EST

On March 30, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Special Assistant to the Executive Director Mathieu Schneider will be in Beijing, announcing that the Vancouver Canucks and the Los Angeles Kings will play two preseason games in China in September. First, because the NHL never puts its product in emerging non-hockey markets like this. Since Bettman became commissioner, the NHL has played games in London, Helsinki, Klagenfurt (Austria), Innsbruck (Austria), Stockholm, Salzburg (Austria), Berlin, Bern, Bratislava (Slovakia), Gothenburg (Sweden), Prague, Tampere (Finland), Zurich, Linköping (Sweden), Karlstad (Sweden), Mannheim (Germany), Belfast, Saint Petersburg, Liberec (Czech Republic), Malmö (Sweden), Riga, Zug (Switzerland) and Hamburg. Continue to Article

March 24, 2017 5:20:pm EST

From a big-picture standpoint, the San Jose Sharks remain in good shape despite a four-game losing streak and a shrinking lead in the Pacific Division. Of course the Sharks (42-24-7), who lost 3-2 at Minnesota on Tuesday night, would like to reverse that pendulum when they visit the Dallas Stars on Friday at American Airlines Center. It was also the fifth time the Sharks were held scoreless in 2016-17. Continue to Article

March 24, 2017 2:01:am EST

Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks keeps his eyes on the puck against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the third period at the Air Canada Centre on March 18, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Corey Crawford, CHI vs. DAL ($34): Crawford has a 2.54 GAA and a .919 save percentage, both of which are good numbers. Sergei Bobrovsky, CLM at WAS ($37): This is nothing against Bobrovsky, who has been stellar this year. Continue to Article

March 23, 2017 5:17:pm EST