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Erik Karlsson will miss the San Jose Sharks’ final game before the Christmas break and first one when they return on Thursday after he was suspended two games for an illegal check to the head. Karlsson’s hit on Austin Wagner saw the Kings forward’s head be the main point of contact. There was no penalty called on the play and Wagner exited the game and did not return. As the DoPS states in all of their videos for dangerous hits, the onus is on Karlsson here to take either a different path to check Wagner or minimize contact and not pick the head. Continue to Article

December 24, 2018 11:02:am EST

On Thursday Joe Pavelski scored his 22nd goal of the season, matching his total in a full 82 games last season. Holistically, this may not be a season for the ages for Pavelski, but stylistically it is. Since NHL.com began recording data on shot type in 2009-10, Pavelski leads the league in both shots (297) and goals (60) from tips and deflections. Continue to Article

December 21, 2018 3:49:pm EST

When it comes to special players like Erik Karlsson, really good doesn’t always feel like enough, and patience isn’t always easy to come by. It’s no always easy to accept that a player needs time to adjust to a new team, as he is with the San Jose Sharks. Well, whether such talk is boring or illuminating (or both?), it sure seems like … *cough* the bounces are starting to go Karlsson’s way. Continue to Article

December 19, 2018 3:26:pm EST

Ben Bishop bought enough time for Dallas to rally for its fourth consecutive victory. Bishop made a season-high 41 saves and Miro Heiskanen and Brett Ritchie scored in the third period, sending the Stars to a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night. ''Ben Bishop's the reason why we won that game,'' coach Jim Montgomery said. Continue to Article

December 08, 2018 12:39:am EST

For a team that doesn't actually mind taking the big swing now and then in hopes of that one great performance spike, the San Jose Sharks have a reputation for being a corporate and on-ice metronome. Continue to Article

December 06, 2018 12:54:pm EST