San Jose Sharks forward Alexander Wennberg won't play against the Seattle Kraken due to an upper-body injury. "It is something that he's been dealing with that flared up in the last 24 hours, so we are going to hold him out,
Barclay Goodrow scored for San Jose and Alexandar Georgiev finished with 27 saves as the Sharks lost for the fifth time in six games (1-5-0). Barzal scored on a breakaway for his sixth goal of the season at 8:47 of the second period to open the scoring.
Sharks alternate captain Luke Kunin quickly dropped the gloves with Predators forward Cole Smith at the 6:54 mark. Right after the ensuing faceoff, Barclay Goodrow fought Nashville winger Michael McCarron at the 6:56 mark. Two seconds after the next faceoff, Ty Dellandrea had a quick scrap with Zachaery L’Heureux.
NHL: San Jose Sharks continue homestand on Saturday against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers
Thursday night’s game between the Nashville Predators and the San Jose Sharks offered fans a rare moment in the first period. In a never seen before sequence, three fights took place within 4 seconds, with six players dropping the gloves in a row.
Georgiev and the Sharks were playing an Islanders team that had lost five of its last eight games and entered eight points out of a playoff spot on Saturday. The Isles also ranked last in the NHL on both the penalty kill and the power play at 11.9% and penalty kill at 67.0%
ELMONT, N.Y. -- Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson each had a goal and an assist for the New York Islanders in a 4-1 win against the San Jose Sharks at UBS Arena on Saturday.
Brock Nelson scored the go-ahead goal about midway through the second period Saturday night as the New York Islanders beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 in Elmont, N.Y.
After a tough 2-1 loss in Los Angeles, the Florida Panthers headed up the California coast and will face the San Jose Sharks tonight. While the Kings have somewhat owned the Panthers in recent years – they are 7-0-1 in the past three seasons with five straight home wins — the Sharks have not fared nearly as well.
On Elliotte Friedman's 32 Thoughts podcast, the NHL insider said he thinks the Toronto Maple Leafs will have San Jose Sharks winger Luke Kunin on their trade radar.
Celebrini has had his share of highlight-reel plays this season as he entered Saturday’s game against Barkov and the Panthers with 35 points in 39 games. Celebrini’s 15 goals before Saturday’s game led all NHL rookies, even as the Sharks have stumbled to last place in the league’s overall standings.
San Jose Sharks defenseman Jan Rutta has played in all 51 games this season but will miss his first game tonight against the Florida Panthers with a lower-body injury.