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LOS ANGELES -- Big Matt Greene roared in from the blue line and thumped James Sheppard right onto his behind. A few shifts later in the opening period, Greene did it again to T.J. Galiardi. Bam. Two thunderous body checks that set the tone for ...

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...

Seven years after cracking the lineup, San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic is making his veteran presence felt.

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.

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...

Sutter making changes for Game 3 against Sharks.

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.

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 -- 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 -- 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...

San Jose Sharks winger Raffi Torres leveled Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll with a thunderous hit late in the second period that appeared to be a bit high and in the head area in Tuesday night's Game 1.

The San Jose Sharks were the last team to eliminate the Los Angeles Kings in a playoff series, when the clubs met two years ago. Since then, the Kings have won five straight series, capturing the Stanley Cup last spring and earning a hard-fought open...

The last time Original Six rivals the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks met in the playoffs was in the 2009 Western Conference finals, with the Blackhawks the young bucks still figuring things out and the Red Wings the veteran contenders en ro...