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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Tim Heed's power-play goal broke a tie early in the third period, and the San Jose Sharks spoiled Patrick Marleau's return with a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night. Heed scored his second goal of the season with a slap shot from above the right circle. It was…
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San Jose Sharks forward Joel Ward announced on Thursday that he will not kneel for the national anthem when the NHL season begins next week. Ward made his decision in a lengthy post on Twitter Thursday, two days after telling the San Jose Mercury News that he wouldn't rule out the protest. The 36-year-old Ward and…
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The San Jose Sharks signed Melker Karlsson to a three-year contract on Friday and fellow forward Joonas Donskoi to a two-year deal. Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, but TSN's Pierre LeBrun reported that Karlsson's contract is worth $6 million while Donskoi's deal is for $3.8 million. The pacts represent an upgrade for both,…
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The National Hockey League Players' Association announced that the three finalists for the 2016-17 Ted Lindsay Award are defenseman Brent Burns of the San Jose Sharks, and centers Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers. The Ted Lindsay Award is presented annually "to the most outstanding player in the NHL,"…
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San Jose Sharks captain Joe Thornton played four postseason games with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and torn medial collateral ligament, and he had surgery Monday to repair his left knee. Sharks coach Peter DeBoer announced the extent of Thornton's injury on Monday, and later in the day general manager Doug Wilson said the 37-year-old forward…
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The Edmonton Oilers scored a pair of breakaway goals within 56 seconds in the early second period to beat San Jose 3-1 and win the Western Conference first-round playoff series 4-2. Edmonton goaltender Cam Talbot stopped 27 shots as the defending West champion Sharks couldn't muster the tying goal despite a late…
