San Jose Sharks

Sharks admit ‘hockey is not for everyone’ as James Reimer refuses to wear team’s Pride Night jersey

The San Jose Sharks held their annual Pride Night celebration on Saturday evening. The night was supposed to celebrate diversity and inclusion in hockey, but San Jose garnered headlines for a different reason.

Sharks goaltender James Reimer sat out during warmups so he could avoid wearing the team’s Pride jersey. Unlike other recent NHL teams faced with the same predicament, the Sharks continued on with the promotion as their teammate stayed inside the locker room.

The Sharks pride sweaters featured a shark on the crest holding two sticks with rainbow tape inside a heart and Love Wins patches. The jerseys are being auctioned off with a portion of proceeds going to Adolescent Counseling Services, a charity providing support to LGBTQ+ youth and families.

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By Katie Adler 2 months ago

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Capitals start slow but end ferociously: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals stumbled out of the gates in San Jose on Saturday but gathered themselves enough to lay an absolute beating on the lowly Sharks in the back half of the game. They finished things 8-3 victors.

That was fun to watch, no?

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By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago

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Caps lay a super smackdown on San Jose: Caps beat Sharks 8-3

The Capitals did some more trekking through California on Saturday as they met with the San Jose Sharks. It was a battle of two teams finding it hard to win hockey games right now.

Tomas Hertl caught the Caps on a line change and opened the scoring. Alexander Barabanov was left alone directly in front of Darcy Kuemper and extended San Jose’s lead.

Craig Smith sniped his first as a Cap, Nicolas Aube-Kubel somehow filtered the equalizer in, Matt Irwin blasted the Caps into the lead, and Smith added another with an interesting cross-check marker. TJ Oshie added a third-period marker, Nico Sturm brought one back for the Sharks, and Alex Ovechkin labeled one of his own.

Ovi and Dylan Strome with the cherries on top.

Caps beat Sharks 8-3!

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By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago

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Capitals vs Sharks live analysis and updates (March 4, 2023)

This is your place to check for updates and comment along with the Washington Capitals vs. San Jose Sharks game on March 4, 2023.

The Washington Capitals are back in action and will play their first game after the trade deadline against the San Jose Sharks. GM Brian MacLellan, who traded five pending unrestricted free agents last week, made zero moves on trade deadline day, deciding to hang on to several other veterans, like Conor Sheary, because he didn’t like the return.

While at forward the Capitals will remain mostly old, the team will have one of its youngest blue lines in years against the San Jose Sharks. Rasmus Sandin, who the Caps acquired in the Erik Gustafsson deal, will make his debut for Washington on the first pairing. The Caps first overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, Vincent Iorio, will make his NHL debut along with Gabriel Carlsson, his defensive pairing partner in Hershey.

The Capitals’ direction, as explained by Brian MacLellan on Friday night, is kind of confusing and maybe a little disconcerting, but hopefully, the new kids in the lineup can erase those vibes.

Today’s game is on NBC Sports Washington. Puck drop, in San Jose, is a little after 6 pm (EST).

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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Back-to-back afternoon games prove too much for veteran Caps: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals and San Jose Sharks did battle on Super Bowl Sunday and the Sharks came out rather easy 4-1 victors.

The Caps played more like the Commanders than the Chiefs or Eagles.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago

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Slapped up by the Sharks on Super Bowl Sunday: Sharks beat Caps 4-1

The Washington Capitals managed to get all the way to February without playing the San Jose Sharks. Which team would come out the victor in their first matchup of the campaign?

Evgeny Svechnikov opened the scoring on the Sharks’ first shot of the game. Alexander Barabanov doubled the lead in the second with a power-play strike. Evgeny Kuznetsov got the Caps on the board late in the second. Erik Karlsson lofted one in to extend the lead back to two. Tomas Hertl empty netter.

Sharks beat Caps 4-1.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago

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Capitals vs Sharks live analysis and updates (February 12, 2023)

This is your place to check for updates and comment along with the Washington Capitals vs. San Jose Sharks game on February 12, 2023.

The Washington Capitals are back on the ice 20 hours after defeating the Boston Bruins 2-1 in Beantown. The Capitals’ improbable victory over the league’s best team was big and it could go a long way in determining if the Capitals make the postseason for a ninth straight season.

Today, the Caps face off against the San Jose Sharks on Super Bowl Sunday. Per Capitals PR, it’s the 15th consecutive season the Capitals are hosting a game at Capital One Arena the day of the Big Game and the 16th out of the last 17th seasons. The Capitals’ record is 18-12-2-0. Alex Ovechkin has scored 12 goals and 19 points in 15 Super Bowl Sunday games, which ranks second all time to Phil Esposito (16g-16a-32p in 12 games). Nicklas Backstrom ranks fourth with 16 points (4g, 12a in 13 games).

The Sharks are struggling this season, sitting 17 points out of the last wild card spot in the West. Their goals differential of minus-41 is sixth worst in the league. But their two-day break coming into today’s game with Washington should be a big advantage.

The Capitals sit in the first wild card spot with 62 standings points and are one point ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins who will have three games in hand after today. Behind the Pens, the Islanders (60), Panthers (58), and Sabres (56) all remain in striking distance of pushing one or both teams out of the playoff picture in the second half of the season.

Today’s game is back on NBC Sports Washington and puck drop is shortly after 1:30 pm.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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Joe Thornton takes class at local San Jose gym, skates in Maple Leafs pants with Sharks rookies

Joe Thornton wrapped up his 24th season in the National Hockey League when the Florida Panthers were swept out of the second round by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2022 playoffs.

Jumbo Joe has yet to make a decision on whether or not he will be returning for a 25th season.

Saturday, he was spotted in San Jose, his NHL home for 15 of those seasons, taking a class at a local gym with random gymgoers. He also took the ice with Sharks rookies before their Rookie Faceoff matchup with the Colorado Avalanche.

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By Chris Cerullo 8 months ago

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Predators and Sharks to open 2022-23 regular season with game in Prague as NHL continues Global Series

The National Hockey League is bringing back its Global Series event for the 2022-23 season after postponing it prior due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

There will be two exhibition games and four regular-season games played in four European cities, starting with the Nashville Predators facing off against SC Bern at PostFinance Area in Bern, Switzerland on October 3 and the San Jose Sharks heading to Berlin, Germany to face off against Eisbaren Berlin at Mercedes-Benz Arena on October 4.

The first regular-season games will be between the Predators and Sharks at O2 Arena in Prague on October 7 and 8.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago

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Ice time questions part deux, defensive lapses, and that darn power play again: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals are in some kinda rut right now and it’s coinciding with not winning many hockey games. Wednesday night the San Jose Sharks took advantage of it and tuned up the Caps 4-1 in DC.

Puck will not go in.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago

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