Joe Pavelski

Sharks hope they can finally live up Stanley Cup expectations

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); SAN JOSE — Neatly framed but almost forgotten, a front page from the San Jose Mercury News sits against the wall in a room above the...

Tags: National Hockey League, Ryane Clowe, Douglas Murray, Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau

Kings tapped into power sources in Game 2 win over San Jose

No one had to tell the Kings they were struggling on the power play. With only two goals through the early part of the playoffs, production had slipped from the regular season and the team was searching for answers. Mike Richards figured that he and...

Tags: Jake Muzzin, Anze Kopitar, Joe Thornton, Antti Niemi, Los Angeles Kings

Kings lose Game 3 in overtime to Sharks, 2-1

Overtime Sharks center Logan Couture blasts a shot from about 10 feet past Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick on a power play 1:29 into overtime to give San Jose a 2-1 win in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Saturday night at HP...

Tags: St. Louis Blues, Jonathan Quick, T.J. Galiardi, Drew Doughty, Western Conference (NHL)

Sharks hoping Kings won't put them in deeper hole

SAN JOSE -- The answer is: the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, the 1975 New York Islanders and the 2010 Philadelphia Flyers. The question is: Which NHL teams have overcome 3-0 deficits to win a best-of-seven Stanley Cup playoff series? The San Jose Sharks,...

Tags: HP Pavilion at San Jose, National Hockey League, St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles Kings, Western Conference (NHL)

Kings take 2-0 series lead over Sharks with 4-3 comeback victory

Kings 4, Sharks 3 (final) The Los Angeles Kings have taken a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series against the San Jose Sharks by scoring twice in a 22-second span in the final minutes of Game 2 on Thursday night at Staples Center. The...

Tags: Jonathan Quick, Jarret Stoll, Western Conference (NHL), Drew Doughty, Stanley Cup Playoffs

NHL's verdict on Torres for hit on Kings' Stoll expected Thursday

San Jose Sharks winger Raffi Torres’ hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for his hit on Kings center Jarret Stoll on Tuesday has ended, but the league is not expected to announce its verdict until later Thursday. The...

Tags: National Hockey League, Jarret Stoll, Los Angeles Kings, Patrick Marleau, Western Conference (NHL)

A look at the Kings-Sharks playoff matchup

This will be the NHL's fourth all-California playoff series. The Kings beat Oakland in seven games in a 1969 first-round matchup, the Ducks beat the Sharks in the first round in six games in 2009 and the Kings lost to the Sharks in six games in the...

Tags: Anze Kopitar, Justin Williams, National Hockey League, Jonathan Quick, Joe Thornton

NHL Playoffs: Sharks rout Canucks, 5-2, to take 3-0 lead in series

Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture each scored twice to spoil Cory Schneider's return to the nets for Vancouver and the San Jose Sharks won their third straight game to open the playoffs, beating the Canucks, 5-2, on Sunday night in San Jose. Pavelski...

Tags: Kyle Turris, Jarome Iginla, Jason Zucker, Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference (NHL)

There's a lot at stake when the Kings play host to the Ducks on Monday

Despite winning three straight games and five of their last six, the Kings aren't the NHL's hottest team. They're not even the hottest team in Southern California. The Ducks, who will face the Kings on Monday at Staples Center, have the league's...

Tags: New York Rangers, Los Angeles Times Columnists, National Hockey League, Jonathan Quick, Jarret Stoll

Kings' Mike Richards talks for first time since injury

Mark Purdy: Sharks stumbled again on the road

Tags: Jake Muzzin, Anze Kopitar, HP Pavilion at San Jose, Jonathan Quick, Joe Thornton