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Joe Pavelski of the San Jose Sharks is congratulated by teammates Brent Burns, Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau after evening the score at 2 during the third period at the Air Canada Centre on December 13, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A few months after their most successful playoff run in franchise history, the San Jose Sharks are comfortably under-the-radar at the top of the Pacific Division. For years, the Sharks were the trendy pick to go all the way – even as they almost always followed big-time regular seasons with postseason disappointments. Continue to Article

December 16, 2016 10:30:am EST

The Montreal Canadiens might find themselves among the NHL's top teams but they know there's still plenty of room for improvement when they host the San Jose Sharks on Friday. After getting off to a hot start, converting at least once in 13 of the team's first 20 games, it's cooled off considerably in the past nine games, connecting just four times on 29 opportunities. Montreal (19-6-4) is 1-for-15 with the man advantage in his absence. Continue to Article

December 15, 2016 8:29:pm EST

Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau broke into the NHL nearly 20 years ago. The 37-year-olds are having too much fun with the San Jose Sharks to think up hanging up their skates. ''I feel great,'' Marleau said. Continue to Article

December 15, 2016 6:34:pm EST

Ottawa Senators forward Mike Hoffman was given a shove from behind by Logan Couture of the San Jose Sharks in the third period of their game on Wednesday night. Well, reasonable if the ultimate goal was to earn a suspension from the NHL Department of Player Safety. Hoffman was given a five-minute major for cross-checking and a game misconduct. Continue to Article

December 15, 2016 12:28:am EST

Kevin Labanc scored the lone goal in four rounds of a shootout to give the San Jose Sharks a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night. Joe Pavelski, Brent Burns and Chris Tierney scored in regulation for San Jose, and Martin Jones made 29 saves. On Tuesday night in Toronto, Logan Couture scored the only goal in a shootout in the Sharks' 3-2 victory over the Maple Leafs. Continue to Article

December 14, 2016 11:59:pm EST