Rob Blake

Sharks down Avalanche 5-3 for latest win

Off to a perfect start at home, the San Jose Sharks are also demonstrating their mettle on the road. Devin Setoguchi and Milan Michalek each scored two goals and the Sharks fended off Colorado's third-period offensive flurry to...

Sharks beat Avalanche to improve NHL's best record

At home or on the road, the San Jose Sharks are winning almost everywhere. Devin Setoguchi and Milan Michalek each scored two goals and the Sharks fended off Colorado's third-period offensive flurry to beat the Avalanche 5-3...

Sharks Down Avalanche 5-3 for latest win

DENVER -- Devin Setoguchi and Milan Michalek each scored two goals and goaltender Evgeni Nabokov had 33 saves and the San Jose Sharks held off the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 Sunday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

Avs drop their third game in a row

By Adrian Dater The Denver Post San Jose's Joe Thornton and his teammates celebrate a second-period goal against the Avalanche on Sunday night. After the Avalanche's third straight loss, 5-3 Sunday night to the San Jose Sharks,...

Blake likes prospects with his new team

These days, Rob Blake is feeling a lot like he did when he was traded to the Avalanche seven years ago. He has gone from a bad team in Los Angeles again to a team many are picking to contend for a Stanley Cup. "You go into a...

Sharks may have found right mix with defense

Maybe, just maybe, the Sharks will make it out of the first round of the NHL playoffs this season.Why? For the first time in years, they have a solid defense to go with a controlled offense.Give credit to first-year coach Todd...

WINGS CORNER: McLellan's Sharks have Wings flavor

McLellan's Sharks have Wings flavor BY HELENE ST. JAMES • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • October 30, 2008 ANAHEIM, Calif. -- On top of that, they're coached by former Wings assistant coach Todd McLellan, who was hired during the...

Sharks edge Pens in San Jose

Joe Pavelski and Mike Grier scored, and San Jose had a spectacular defensive performance in a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Evgeni Nabokov needed to make just 10 saves for the Sharks, who have won their last five games...

Aftermath: Sharks 2, Penguins 1

The Sharks scored the first two goals of the game and held off a late Penguins surge to defeat Pittsburgh, 2-1, at the HP Pavilion on Tuesday night. Ruslan Fedotenko netted the Penguins' lone goal in the third period.

Sharks edge Pens in San Jose

Joe Pavelski and Mike Grier scored, and San Jose had a spectacular defensive performance in a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Evgeni Nabokov needed to make just 10 saves for the Sharks, who have won their last five games...