"You love them, but you can’t support the activity or lifestyle,” said San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer about his refusal to wear a Pride-themed jersey ..read more

Quinn, 55, most recently served as the New York Rangers head coach from 2018-21 ..read more

A day after having to postpone one game because of coronavirus protocol issues, the Sharks announced Thursday that Saturday’s home game against the Blues is expected to played. “As of Thursday afternoon, no additional tests have come back as confirmed positives,” the team announced in a statement. “If the team and staff continue to receive negative results, the NHL and the NHLPA have approved the team’s resumption of practice on Friday. In such event, Saturday’s game against the St. Louis Blues will move forward as scheduled.” Saturday’s game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. On Wednesday, the NHL an ..read more

Logan Couture scored his second goal of the game midway through the third period, and the Sharks held off the Blues 5-4 on Saturday night in St. Louis. After the Blues overcame deficits of 3-0 and 4-1 to tie it in a wild second period, Couture scored on a wrist shot with 8:09 left in the third. The puck deflected off goalie Jordan Binnington’s back and in. It was Couture’s team-leading ninth goal. “I’m counted on to score goals and produce offensively,” Couture said. “I want to score and help our team. ” The Sharks entered on an 0-7-1 run against the Blues dating to the 2019 playoffs. Brayden ..read more

Some players snapped pictures of Lake Tahoe and the majestic Sierra Nevada mountains as they came out for their first look at the picturesque outdoor rink that will host two NHL games this weekend. Others just soaked in the environment before taking the ice for a practice that took them back to their childhood, when many got started playing hockey on frozen ponds and lakes. It’s fair to say none of those makeshift rinks was quite like the one that will be used for the games this weekend between Vegas and Colorado and Philadelphia and Boston in one of the most scenic settings imaginable. “This ..read more

Anaheim’s Max Comtois beat San Jose goaltender Devan Dubnyk in the shootout to give the Ducks a 2-1 win over the visiting Sharks on Saturday night. Troy Terry also scored for the Ducks in the shootout. San Jose got a shootout goal from Ryan Donato, but Ducks goalie Ryan Miller then stopped Logan Couture and Kevin Labanc for the win. Couture opened the scoring 11 seconds into the game. Anaheim’s Isac Lundestrom tied it nearly 6 minutes into the second period. Dubnyk stopped 32 shots; Miller halted 26. Islanders 4, Penguins 3: Anders Lee scored on the power play late in the third as host New Yor ..read more

ANAHEIM — Kevin Labanc and Ryan Donato scored shootout goals on similar moves and the Sharks snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory over the Ducks on Friday night. Donato began the shootout by deking right and catching John Gibson off balance, scoring on Gibson’s short side. Labanc then deked left and stuffed it in on Gibson’s glove side. Brent Burns and Evander Kane each had a goal and an assist in regulation. Matt Nieto and Logan Couture also scored for the Sharks, and Martin Jones made 33 saves. San Jose played its first game in a week after a series against Vegas was postponed ..read more

DENVER — Nazem Kadri had two goals, one midway through the third period to snap a scoreless tie, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Sharks 3-0 on Thursday. Kadri also had an assist, Philipp Grubauer had 21 saves and Andre Burakovsky scored for the Avalanche. Colorado scored 15 goals over its previous two home games, including seven in Tuesday’s win against San Jose, but offense was hard to come by Thursday. The Avalanche had just 18 shots on goal through two periods and also hit the post a few times. Devan Dubnyk had 35 saves for San Jose, which finished 3-5 on its eight-game trip to open the ..read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sharks defenseman Brent Burns scored with 1:48 remaining to snap a tie and San Jose added an empty-netter for a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. Ryan Donato, Evander Kane and Noah Gregor also scored for the Sharks before Matt Nieto’s clincher with 29 seconds remaining. Martin Jones finished with 26 stops. After his initial shot was blocked, Burns corralled a loose puck in the right circle, cut to the middle between three Wild defenders, shifted from his forehand to backhand and beat goalie Kaapo Kahkonen on the far side for the winner. “What was I thinking? I wasn’t ..read more

Vegas’ William Karlsson scored with 42 seconds left in the third period, Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 16 shots and the Golden Knights beat the host Arizona Coyotes 1-0 on Sunday. Fleury was sharp throughout for his 62nd career shutout and Karlsson beat Darcy Kuemper with a one-timer on a feed from Jonathan Marchessault behind the goal. Due to pandemic scheduling, the Golden Knights and Coyotes became the first teams to play each other in four straight games during the regular season in NHL history. The played a tight-checking game in the finale after combining for 20 goals in the first three game ..read more