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LOS ANGELES -- You were in the wrong dressing room here Tuesday night if you were looking for anyone to acknowledge what the San Jose Sharks achieved this season. No, in the visitors' room at Staples Center, there were only looks of despair and he...

The NHL playoffs can define a player's career. It's when some elevate their games while others crumble, when legacies are made and lost, and when we separate the clutch performers from the choke artists. There are two schools of thought on all thi...

LOS ANGELES -- Game 7. It explains itself. No matter how many you've played, it's special unto itself. "If you don't get butterflies, there's something wrong with you," said Los Angeles Kings veteran Justin Williams, who is 3-0 in Game 7s in...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The hooting and hollering was unmistakable in the hallway outside the San Jose Sharks' dressing room before Game 6 Sunday night. The laughter could be heard a mile away. A bunch of goofs kicking around a soccer ball and soundin...

Joe Thornton got San Jose off to a fast start with a power-play goal in the first period and TJ Galiardi added a goal in the second to help the Sharks force a decisive seventh game with a 2-1 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kin

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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...

In case you were even busier not making up with Sergio Garcia, here's what you missed in sports on Tuesday: Despite an epic comeback to force overtime, Tim Duncan and Tony Parker proved to be too much for the Memphis Grizzlies, who fell into a 2...

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...

Brent Burns helped San Jose jump off to a fast start with his second goal of the postseason and the Sharks tied their second-round series against Los Angeles at two games with a 2-1 victory over the Kings in Game 4 on Tuesday night.

Sharks' star Logan Couture is leading a young leadership core taking ownership on and off the ice, an evolution of the team that's happening before everyone's eyes this season, Pierre LeBrun writes.

Sharks forward Raffi Torres was suspended for the rest of San Jose's second-round playoff series against Los Angeles on Thursday for an illegal check to the head of Kings forward Jarret Stoll during the opener.

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...

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Craig Custance talks to San Jose's rivals to scout out how to beat the Sharks in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Story | Conversation | April 28, 2013

Every season there comes a time when the Sharks look like world beaters ... and then the playoffs start and San Jose's season is cut short of a Cup. Can this year be any different? Craig Custance explores the question.

Blog | Conversation | April 11, 2013