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A home game against a tired team is just the kind of opportunity the San Jose Sharks can't afford to squander if they want to catch first-place Calgary. After two mostly lackluster periods against the Chicago Blackhawks, the Sharks turned it on in the third and closed in on the Flames in the Pacific Division race. Joe Thornton set up Marcus Sorensen for a tiebreaking goal early in the third period and Melker Karlsson tacked on two insurance goals that sent the Sharks to a 5-2 victory over the Blackhawks on Sunday night. Continue to Article

March 04, 2019 1:23:am EST

It's the fourth time in five games the Blackhawks failed to hold a lead at any point in the game despite scoring at least three goals in four of them. But quite frankly, it's the primary reason they've lost four of those five games since winning 10 of their previous 12. It's difficult to pick up victories when you're chasing the game and don't build any sort of cushion. Continue to Article

March 04, 2019 12:58:am EST

Bruins' Zdeno Chara won't face discipline for hit on Evander Kane originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Evander Kane believes Zdeno Chara gave him a cheap shot, but the NHL apparently thinks otherwise. The Boston Bruins defenseman won't have a hearing with the NHL Department of Safety after the league reviewed his hit on Kane during Tuesday night's game against the San Jose Sharks, a spokesman told The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun. Chara hit Kane with a nasty elbow in the third period of Boston's 4-1 win at TD Garden, sparking a heavyweight fight between the two veterans. Continue to Article

February 27, 2019 10:33:am EST