Front Line: Deconstructing Mike Fisher

Sean Allen explains the disparity between his ranking of Mike Fisher and what Player Rater says about the Senators forward's stats.

Keys to a Sharks-Hawks Western final

Puck Prospectus simulates a Blackhawks-Sharks matchup and shares the keys to a potential Western Conference final showdown.

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Bryzgalov stops 37 as Coyotes add to Sharks' troubles

Radim Vrbata and Robert Lang scored, and the Phoenix Coyotes beat Western Conference-leading San Jose 2-1 on Saturday night, extending the Sharks' season-worst losing streak to five games.

Stars hand Sharks fourth straight loss despite Nabokov's 42 saves

Matt Niskanen scored in the 11th round of the shootout and the Dallas Stars overcame a stellar performance by San Jose goalie Evgeni Nabokov to hand the Sharks their fourth straight loss, 3-2 on Friday night.

Brown's overtime tally carries Kings past Sharks

Dustin Brown scored 1:16 into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings overcame a blown third-period lead to beat the San Jose Sharks 5-4 on Wednesday night.

Kings-Sharks Preview

Kings-Sharks Preview

Front Line: Has Gaborik reached peak?

Marian Gaborik has risen up to No. 5 in the forwards rankings after a great start, but Sean Allen thinks he can't get much higher.

Kiprusoff denies 35 Sharks shots as Flames win Western showdown

Daymond Langkow scored early in the third period, and the Calgary Flames held on to beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 in a matchup of division leaders on Saturday night.

Blues rally to score shootout win over Sharks

T.J. Oshie and Andy McDonald scored in the shootout to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.

Forty-four pearls of hockey wisdom

Here are 44 things about 83 (or so) people and things: 1. I'm in a really good mood as I begin to construct this blogumn. I just had a tuna sandwich ...

Front Line: Hossa back, rising

Marian Hossa defied even the most optimistic of prognoses by returning to the Blackhawks before the calendar turned to December. With his injury behind him, Sean Allen is ready to consider him elite again.

Boyle's power-play goal puts Sharks ahead of Canucks

Dan Boyle scored the go-ahead goal on a power play 6:15 into the second period, and Evgeni Nabokov made 28 saves to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.

Sharks-Canucks Preview

Sharks-Canucks Preview

Heatley's first Edmonton trip a success as Marleau's trick leads to win

Patrick Marleau scored three goals, and Joe Pavelski had the lone shootout goal in the San Jose Sharks' 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night.

EDMONTON, AB - NOVEMBER 27: Andrew Cogliano #13 of the Edmonton Oilers lays a bodycheck on Joe Pavelski #8 of the San Jose Sharks at Rexall Place on November 27, 2009 in Edmonton, Alberta...