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With several players dealing with the flu, the San Jose Sharks managed to find a way to pull out a win that moved them closer to Calgary in the race for first place. Tomas Hertl scored his career-high 30th goal of the season, Martin Jones made 37 saves and the Sharks extended their two-decade home dominance over the Montreal Canadiens with a 5-2 victory Thursday night. Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns both missed morning skate with the illness and several other players have flu symptoms, leaving the Sharks a step slow for much of the night against the Canadiens. Continue to Article

March 08, 2019 2:32:am EST

Martin Jones carries Sharks to win, point behind Flames in Western Conference originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com SAN JOSE – When it came to defeating the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night, Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said that his team really "gutted it out." With multiple players battling the flu and two much-needed points in the standings on the line, San Jose had to dig deep. At the end of the night, the team gave a lot of credit to the man between the pipes – gaoltender Martin Jones. Continue to Article

March 08, 2019 2:09:am EST

After two home wins to open March, the San Jose Sharks will look to keep rolling when they host the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. The homestretch of the regular-season schedule is almost literally a home stretch for San Jose, as 11 of the Sharks' 15 games in March will be played in their own building. With so many home games coming up, the Sharks (39-19-8, 86 points) could have an advantage as they chase Calgary (89 points) for first place in the Pacific Division, and the top playoff seed in the Western Conference as a whole. Continue to Article

March 06, 2019 5:50:pm EST

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins started quickly - and then just kept going against the Montreal Canadiens. Crosby had a goal and three assists, Jake Guentzel scored two goals and had two assists and the Penguins cruised to a 5-1 victory Saturday night. Evgeni Malkin and Jared McCann - into an empty net - also scored for Pittsburgh, and Matt Murray stopped 36 of 37 shots. Continue to Article

March 02, 2019 11:20:pm EST

Every unearned point could be a dagger for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are scrambling to get into the playoffs with 18 games remaining, including one Saturday against the Canadiens in Montreal. Pittsburgh fell to 1-1-2 in their past four games when they took a 4-3 overtime time in Buffalo on Friday despite leading the Sabres with less than three minutes left in regulation. It was the second time in a week the Penguins lost in overtime after leading following two periods. Continue to Article

March 02, 2019 2:58:am EST