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NHL officials have approved a radical realignment plan that will give the league four conferences instead of six divisions.

Next up in the Summer Skate series is the Colorado Avalanche, a team that hopes to return to its 2009-10 level after a disappointing campaign last season.

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Joe Pavelski scored two power-play goals in the second period and Antero Niittymaki made 29 saves, helping the scuffling Sharks to a 4-2 win over the Avalanche.

1. If the San Jose Sharks win the Stanley Cup this year, one will look back to Dan Boyle's own-goal in Game 3 of the opening round, which handed the Colorado Avalanche a 2-1 series lead, and find the turning point in a gallant run. The Sharks have wo...

Evgeni Nabokov stopped 28 shots to record his seventh career playoff shutout, Logan Couture scored twice and the San Jose Sharks beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-0 Thursday to take a 3-2 edge in their series.

Colorado center Kevin Porter returned to the Avalanche lineup for Game 5 of their playoff series with the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.