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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The next day often matters just as much as the game itself when it comes to a player returning to the ice after a lengthy absence. Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Greene gave it a thumbs up Wednesday. "I feel pretty good...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- There's a reason no team has won back-to-back Stanley Cup titles since the Detroit Red Wings in 1997 and '98: It's damn tough. Reproducing the hunger and drive to go all-out over two months is mighty difficult. Once a play...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- To a man, players on the San Jose Sharks heading into Game 4 felt they had outplayed the Los Angeles Kings despite being down in the series. That's fine and dandy, Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle said the other day, but unless it s...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Both the Kings and Sharks were mulling lineup decisions Tuesday morning after the pregame skates. For Los Angeles, coach Darryl Sutter would not confirm whether winger Kyle Clifford would return for Game 4 on Tuesday night. ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- This sport has a rich history of gutsy performances at playoff time, of players forging their reputations by paying whatever price is necessary to win. The playoffs tell you a lot about the character of a player. This night...

Veteran winger Martin Havlat of the San Jose Sharks will be in the lineup for Game 3 Saturday night, returning after a five-game injury absence.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- One player who would certainly help the San Jose Sharks in their bid to crawl out of an 0-2 series deficit is Martin Havlat. But the Sharks need a healthy Havlat. "That's a Marty, Mother Nature and trainers' decision," Shark...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Lost in the drama which ended Game 2 in the Sharks-Kings series -- with Los Angeles scoring twice in the final two minutes to steal a 4-3 win -- was a neat little story about a player trying to pick himself off the scrap heap. ...

Raffi Torres, who was suspended for the rest of San Jose's second-round playoff series against Los Angeles, has decided not to appeal, Sharks general manager Doug Wilson announced Friday in a detailed statement.

LOS ANGELES -- Now we find out about these San Jose Sharks. We find out about their character and resiliency. Because for many a team, having two goals scored 22 seconds apart in the final two minutes of a playoff game that seemed readily in ha...

LOS ANGELES -- The Raffi Torres-Jarret Stoll hit seems to have had a bigger impact on the Sharks' lineup than the Kings in terms of line juggling. While the Kings will insert center Brad Richardson straight up as a replacement for the injured Stol...

LOS ANGELES -- As expected, Raffi Torres paid the price for being Raffi Torres. Eric Gryba got two games, Justin Abdelkader got two games, but Torres got the rest of his playoff series (three to six games) absolutely because of his repeat offender...

LOS ANGELES -- It's not just one hit. It's a Raffi Torres hit. And that's why it takes on a whole different meaning, for better or for worse. Torres faces a disciplinary hearing in New York on Thursday after knocking Los Angeles Kings center Ja...

LOS ANGELES -- Center Brad Richardson is the most likely player to be inserted into the Los Angeles Kings' lineup Thursday night for Game 2 to replace the injured Jarret Stoll. "If that's the case, I'm excited to get back in there," Richardson sai...

LOS ANGELES -- Raffi Torres has managed to stay out of trouble since returning this season from a suspension that carried over from last year's devastating playoff hit on Marian Hossa. Read full story here....

LOS ANGELES -- Chatting with an NHL GM the other day, he was asked how he felt things would play out in the San Jose Sharks-Los Angeles Kings second-round playoff series. He didn't hesitate. "The Sharks were really good against the Canucks, but...