Niemi shuts out hard-hit Wings in Hossa's return to Detroit

Antti Niemi made 33 saves for his fourth shutout of the season and his career, and Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.

Defenseman sent back to Texas Stars

Stars send defenseman Ivan Vishnevskiy back to the AHL after embarrassing play.

Seabrook, Keith look out of sync

It wasn't all bad Tuesday night against the San Jose Sharks. In fact, the players were harder on themselves than I was. Defensively, there were mistakes, but...

About Last Night: Pictures From Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009

AP Photo/Jae C. Hong Then left hand green was called and things really got unpredictable. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez "Hey Juwan, you have something on...

Picking the U.S. and Canadian Olympic rosters

Pardon the interruption (where have I heard that before?), but I've decided to spend my last blog before the Christmas break on my choices for the US ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Nabokov's 45 saves steady Sharks as Blackhawks fall short

Evgeni Nabokov made 45 saves and Joe Thornton had a goal and an assist to lead the San Jose Sharks to their third straight win, 3-2 over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.

Sharks Skate By Blackhawks, 3-2

Nabokov keeps Hawks at bay as Sharks hold on

CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 22: Dany Heatley #15 of the San Jose Sharks celebrates with teammates Joe Thornton #19 and Jed Ortmeyer #41 after scoring against the Chicago Blackhawks...

Dec 22, 2009; Chicago, IL, USA; San Jose Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov (20) makes a save on Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (19) during the...

...Sharp (10) tries to pull in a puck as Sharks goalie Thomas Greiss watches during the second period as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the San Jose Sharks by a score of 7-2 in an...

Sharks will be hungrier in third clash with Hawks

...that makes your spine tingle, and that's exactly what you've got tonight when the San Jose Sharks visit the Chicago Blackhawks. Two Western Conference powerhouse teams with Stanley Cup aspirations meet at the...

SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 25: Manny Malhotra #27 of the San Jose Sharks and Marian Hossa #81 of the Chicago Blackhawks go for the puck during their game at...

Stars aren't worried about Vishnevskiy

DALLAS -- Stars defenseman Ivan Vishnevskiy was the victim of a bad bounce and some tough luck on Monday. He was trying to get the puck and pass it ba...

Marleau's two scores lead Sharks as Stars' December struggles continue

Patrick Marleau scored two goals and Joe Pavelski added another to lead the San Jose Sharks past the Dallas Stars 4-2 Monday night.

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