Sharks Dethrone Kings to Advance
Andrew Knoll reflects on the Sharks’ win over the Kings that sent San Jose to the second round.
Andrew Knoll reflects on the Sharks’ win over the Kings that sent San Jose to the second round.
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent It may have taken a second chance for the Sharks to put the Los Angeles Kings away in these playoffs, but they made the most of it on Monday night, beating the Kings 4-3 in overtime on a Joe Thornton tally two minutes in to the extra frame. They were able ...
The setting was pure Hollywood. Game six of a roller-coaster playoff series. A clutch tying goal with 8:21 left in the third period by a rookie fourth-liner. The crowd of 18,118 screaming on its feet throughout a five-minute power play that culminated in a sprawling, dramatic stop of a slot wrister by Captain Canada with ...
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent Before we get to the keys for both teams going into Game 6 of this series, it would behoove us to go over the stars that made Game 5 what it was. Los Angeles Kings: Jonathan Quick Even though there were strong performances turned in by guys like Willie Mitchell (six ...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. In a game combining one part Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, one part J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and one part Dr. Seuss’ One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, the San Jose Sharks amassed a staggering 52 ...
Andrew Knoll wraps up the Sharks’ 6-3 win over the Kings in Los Angeles.
As renowned Las Vegas poker player V.P. Pappy once said, “Your best chance to get a Royal Flush in a casino is in the bathroom.” After a 6-3 drubbing at the hands of the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night in front of 18,234 dispirited real estate agents and porn stars at the Staples Center, ...
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent Ever since the Los Angeles Kings took a 4-0 lead in Game 3 of this series, the San Jose Sharks have seemingly taken the momentum and run with it. They came back and won that contest, and they came out firing again on Thursday night, firing 13 shots at Jonathan Quick ...
Andrew Knoll offers a glance forward at tonight’s game 4 at Staples Center.
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent If the recap for this game had started being written after the first period, the lead paragraph inevitably would have focused on the poor performance of Antti Niemi. He gave up three goals to the Kings in that frame, and he looked thoroughly outmatched and flustered by the raucous crowd at ...