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With nine players with at least 50 points, four 30-goal scorers and three world-class defensemen, the San Jose Sharks have almost all the ingredients necessary to make a long playoff run. The one major question facing the Sharks is in goal, where Martin Jones struggled all season and enters the postseason with the lowest save percentage for any starter on a playoff team. Despite that apparent weakness, the Sharks never wavered in their confidence in their goaltender. Continue to Article

April 09, 2019 5:00:pm EST

Joe Thornton's contributions to the San Jose Sharks in last year's playoff series against Vegas were limited to pregame warmups and leadership. After being hampered by knee injuries the past two postseasons, Thornton is healthy to start the playoffs this year for the first time since leading the Sharks on a run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2016. San Jose opens the first round Wednesday night against the Golden Knights in a rematch of a second-round series won by Vegas in six games last year. Continue to Article

April 09, 2019 4:30:pm EST

SHARKS-KNIGHTS FIRST-ROUND STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ON NBC SPORTS CALIFORNIA AND ON THE MYTEAMS APP originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com First-Round Coverage Begins this Wednesday, April 10; Games 1-4 & 5-7 (if needed) on NBC Sports California & "MyTeams by NBC Sports" App Extensive Game-Day Coverage with "Sharks Pregame Live" and "Sharks Postgame Live" Comprehensive Sharks and Stanley Cup Playoffs Coverage via MyTeams and NBCSportsCalifornia.com SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. April 9, 2019 – NBC Sports California today announced its multiplatform coverage of the San Jose Sharks' First-Round playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights, which includes Games 1-4 and Games 5-7 (if necessary). Continue to Article

April 09, 2019 12:19:pm EST

With nine players with at least 50 points, four 30-goal scorers and three world-class defensemen, the San Jose Sharks have almost all the ingredients necessary to make a long playoff run. The one major question facing the Sharks is in goal, where Martin Jones struggled all season and enters the postseason with the lowest save percentage for any starter on a playoff team. Despite that apparent weakness, the Sharks never wavered in their confidence in their goaltender. Continue to Article

April 08, 2019 4:47:pm EST

The Vegas Golden Knights have lost six of their last seven games heading into Saturday night's regular-season finale at Los Angeles. "I can't wait until tomorrow's game is over with," Gallant said after practice on Friday afternoon. Vegas comes in off a 4-1 home loss to Arizona on Thursday, a game that featured second and third periods that Gallant called, "our worst hockey of the year." Still, the Golden Knights coach didn't lose any sleep over the poor showing. Continue to Article

April 06, 2019 4:08:am EST