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Emotion has been running high for the San Jose Sharks, and it's been a good thing. Going into their game at home Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins at SAP Center, San Jose (27-13-7, 61 points) has a season-best six-game winning streak and is 13-2-2 in its past 17 games. The Sharks are coming off a stretch of five games in eight days, including an emotional night celebrating defenseman Brent Burns' 1,000th game, defenseman Erik Karlsson playing against his former club Ottawa, and the franchise reaching 1,000 victories in its history. Continue to Article

January 14, 2019 7:34:pm EST

It's been a tough year for the Los Angeles Kings. As you can tell from their 18-25-3 record, Kings fans haven't really been entertained in 2018-19. But for a few minutes, Snoop Dogg made all those horrible memories disappear. Continue to Article

January 14, 2019 11:15:am EST

Snoop Dogg served as the special Celebrity Guest of Honor for Saturday's "Hockey Night in L.A." game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center. In addition to dropping the pre-game ceremonial puck, Snoop was expected to handle in-arena DJ duties. Snoop's greatest contribution that night, however, came when he was tasked with providing some color commentary during the first period, which included a near-fight that got him excited to some punches exchanged. Continue to Article

January 13, 2019 9:50:pm EST

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith's impressive play has earned him a three-year contract extension. The deal, announced Friday, begins in the 2019-2020 season and carries an average annual value of $1.25 million. The 27-year-old DeSmith is 12-7-4 with a 2.47 goals-against average and a . Continue to Article

January 11, 2019 5:40:pm EST

The Pittsburgh Penguins are guilty of their fair share of salary cap snafus (screams in horror at Jack Johnson's contract), but they're among the NHL's sharpest when it comes to handling their goalies. Instead, the Penguins have found ways to carve out impressive flexibility at the position by being proactive. While Matt Murray's struggled with injuries and the occasional bout of inconsistency, he's only carrying a $3.75M cap hit through 2019-20, and Pittsburgh locked him up after his brilliant work in their 2015-16 championship run. Continue to Article

January 11, 2019 4:19:pm EST