Will Smith, like the rebuilding San Jose Sharks, is learning on the job. It’s normal for a teenager in the NHL to be down, then up, then down again. It’s normal for a young team to be down, then up, then down again.

But under no pressure, Smith fastballs a routine backhand pass, somehow missing an open Rutta. So perhaps, a bad idea, he was trying to hit Luke Kunin (11) with the pass? Either way, Matt Boldy ...

NHL: San Jose Sharks have won just 13 of 26 games in which they’ve led or been tied going into the third period

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NHL: San Jose Sharks have won just 13 of 26 games in which they’ve led or been tied going into the third period

Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson each had a goal and an assist and the New York Islanders beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1.

SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks rookie forward Will Smith saw what his good friend and former Boston College teammate Cutter Gauthier experienced over the weekend – with boos and vulgar chants directed his way — when the Anaheim Ducks faced the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center.

The Fourth Period: The San Jose Sharks have some pending UFAs that they could look to move between now and the March 7th NHL trade deadline – forwards Mikael Granlund, Luke Kunin and Nico Sturm ...

THROUGH GAMES OF MONDAY, JAN. 20, 2025

Boston Bruins head coach Joe Sacco announced some big changes ahead of their early game against the San Jose Sharks