LOS ANGELES — Jonathan Quick saved his best save for the final minute, sliding deftly across his crease and snagging Joe Pavelski##Q##s shot from point-blank range to the grateful gasps of the Los Angeles Kings##Q## sellout crowd. Quick##Q##s imposing postseason presence only appears to be growing, and the San Jose … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES – The Stanley Cup playoffs have reached “win or go home” time for the Sharks. For a fifth consecutive game, the road proved inhospitable Thursday night, as the Los Angeles Kings shut out San Jose, 3-0, to take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven series. Kings netminder Jonathan … Continue reading
Some unkind, impolite words shouldn##Q##t be the catalyst for Andrew Shaw to go from mere agitator to teeth-clenched, unrestrained, blinding rage. “Yeah, that kind of stuff doesn##Q##t usually bother me,” the Blackhawks forward said Wednesday. “I##Q##m usually the one doing that.” But whatever it is that trips Shaw##Q##s wires, whatever … Continue reading
DETROIT – It##Q##s time the NHL retired the Presidents##Q## Trophy. What##Q##s it good for? It##Q##s unnecessarily treated as a regular-season achievement worthy of raising banners. But all it has done is harvest a false sense of accomplishment in a sport designed for the playoff survival of the hungriest. Chicago##Q##s learning … Continue reading
The Blackhawks##Q## power play has undergone yet another reconstruction and this latest incarnation will focus on net-front traffic. After sending out a No. 1 unit that featured an all All-Star group of Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Marian Hossa, Patrick Sharp and Duncan Keith in the first three games of the … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES-The one thing at which the Los Angeles Kings had been so skilled during their run to the Stanley Cup last year and this current postseason was not letting the opposition##Q##s best player beat them. And that##Q##s what was so unique about Game 4 against the … Continue reading
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Joe Thornton set the tone for the San Jose Sharks with a dominant first period. After that, the Sharks did their best to hang on and tie up their playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings. Thornton set up Brent Burns##Q## first-period goal and Logan Couture … Continue reading
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks barely held off the Los Angeles Kings at the end for a second straight home win. Now the job gets really tough: The Sharks know they need to end the home-team dominance if they have any chance of winning this second-round series. … Continue reading
DETROIT — The Chicago Blackhawks were controlling the puck and dominating play early in the second period. It took all of a half-minute for the Detroit Red Wings to swing the momentum. Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through a previously scoreless game, helping the Red … Continue reading
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Neatly framed but almost forgotten, a front page from the San Jose Mercury News sits against the wall in a room above the Sharks##Q## practice rink. The newspaper photograph depicts a coach and two players, and the headline is bold: “Contenders for the Cup.” The players … Continue reading
