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Nazem Kadri was an assist short of a bizarre Gordie Howe hat trick. Kadri ripped out part of Joe Thornton's mountain-man beard in a fight off the opening faceoff and scored in regulation in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 3-2 shootout victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. Thornton and Kadri dropping the gloves just two seconds after being tossed out of the opening faceoff for slashing each other like manic lumberjacks. Continue to Article

January 05, 2018 2:23:am EST

San Jose Sharks star Joe Thornton has one of the most resplendent beards in the NHL. It's a bushy, multi-colored masterpiece that he's grown out since the 2015 season. It's also now a little lighter than it was before his game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night, after a chunk of it was ripped out during a fight. Thornton and Leafs center Nazem Kadri traded slashes before the opening faceoff. After getting thrown out of the circle by the linesman, they dropped their gloves for a fight just two seconds into the Sharks' game in Toronto. At the end of the tilt, which featured Kadri skating away from Thornton while the Sharks center connected on a few blows, a large hunk of whiskers Continue to Article

January 04, 2018 10:09:pm EST

When Patrick Marleau played his first game against the San Jose Sharks, his absence was readily apparent. Labanc is now fourth on the team in assists, and Meier's scored four goals in his last eight games, but the Sharks have now scored the fourth-fewest goals in the NHL, and the seventh-fewest goals per game. Continue to Article

January 04, 2018 3:13:pm EST

San Jose Sharks forward Timo Meier played in the 34th game of his rookie season in April. In the same game, the second-year winger scored his sixth goal of the season, and his third in his last six games. Meier's first professional season was defined by its ups and downs, and for good reason. Continue to Article

December 30, 2017 2:08:pm EST

Sam Gagner had shootout moves dancing through his head as he took the ice for his final shift Friday night. The Vancouver Canucks' forward ended up needing one of those dekes in overtime. Gagner beat Martin Jones with a nifty backhand on a breakaway at 4:34 of the extra period, and Vancouver snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Continue to Article

December 16, 2017 3:22:am EST