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May 2008
- Stars Win Game 6 - and Series - in 4 OTs
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 5, 08 7:50 AM CDT
  
  The Dallas Stars have finally made it back to the Western Conference finals. It took the eighth longest game in NHL history to do it. Brenden Morrow scored a power play goal 9:03 into the fourth overtime as the Stars eliminated the pesky San Jose Sharks 2-1 in a game that ended early this morning - the longest in San Jose history. More »
- Sharks Avoid Elimination Again
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 3, 08 12:31 AM CDT
  
  The Sharks just won't go away _ and now they're going back to Dallas. Joe Pavelski scored 65 seconds into overtime and San Jose evaded playoff elimination for the second straight game Friday, improbably rallying from a late two-goal deficit to beat Dallas 3-2 in Game 5. Brian Campbell scored the tying goal midway through the third period for the Sharks. More »
- Sharks Beat Stars, Stay Alive
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 1, 08 12:05 AM CDT
  
  Back to the Shark Tank. Milan Michalek scored on a power play with 16:34 left and San Jose beat Dallas 2-1 on Wednesday night to avoid being swept in the Western Conference semifinals. The Sharks were 0-for-4 on power plays in Game 4 before getting another chance early in the third period when Mike Modano drew a delay of game penalty for knocking a puck into the stands. More »
April 2008
- Four Goal Third Gives Stars 2-0 Series Lead
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 28, 08 12:41 AM CDT
  
  Mike Modano scored the tiebreaking goal early in the Stars' four-goal third period, and Marty Turco made 29 saves in a 5-2 victory over the Sharks in Game 2 on Sunday night, sending Dallas home with a commanding series lead. The Sharks might have a better chance to get competitive in Texas, since they were the NHL's best road team this season. More »
- Morrow's OT Goal Lifts Stars Past Sharks
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 26, 08 1:09 AM CDT
  
  Brenden Morrow scored his second goal of the night 4:39 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars opened their second-round series with a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Friday. Mike Modano also scored, while Marty Turco made 25 saves in the Stars' seventh win in their last eight trips to Silicon Valley. More »
- Roenick Stars with 4-point Game in Sharks' Clinching 5-3 Win
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 23, 08 12:15 AM CDT
  
  Jeremy Roenick didn't come out of semiretirement for just one playoff round. The veteran San Jose center carried the Sharks one step closer to the Stanley Cup Tuesday night. Roenick had two goals and two assists, including the tying and go-ahead scores midway through the Sharks' four-goal second period in a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames in Game 7, finishing their first-round playoff series. More »
- Flames Shut Out Sharks, 2-0
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 20, 08 11:08 PM CDT
  
  Miika Kirpusoff made 21 saves, as Owen Nolan and Daymond Langkow both scored to lead the Calgary Flames over the San Jose Sharks 2-0 last night to force a Game 7. The decisive match Tuesday will be the first Game 7 the Sharks have hosted in franchise history after playing five on the road. San Jose was scoreless on the power play. More »
- Sharks Skate to 4-3 Victory Over Flames
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 18, 08 12:50 AM CDT
  
  Patrick Marleau and Jonathan Cheechoo made sure San Jose wouldn't squander the momentum gained in Calgary, moving the Sharks within one win of a fourth straight trip to the second round of the playoffs. Marleau scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period, while Cheechoo added two more in the third sending the Sharks to a 4-3 victory over the Flames last night. More »
- Thornton's Goal Gives Sharks 3-2 Win
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 16, 08 1:59 AM CDT
  
  Joe Thornton's first goal of playoffs was a big one. Thornton scored the winner with just 9.4 seconds left in regulation to give the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames in Game 4 on Tuesday night, evening their first-round series. Thornton tipped Douglas Murray's shot from the point past Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff to win a game the Sharks trailed twice. More »
- Flames Rally for 4-3 Win Over Sharks
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 14, 08 1:19 AM CDT
  
  Owen Nolan scored with 3:45 left as the Calgary Flames rallied from a three-goal deficit early in the first period and beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Sunday night. Ryane Clowe, Patrick Marleau and Doug Murray scored in the first 3:33 against Miikka Kiprusoff. Veteran backup Curtis Joseph then replaced Kiprusoff and shut down the Sharks the rest of way. More »
- Sharks Blank Flames to Even Series
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 11, 08 12:55 AM CDT
  
  Evgeni Nabokov made sure the Sharks left San Jose with something to show for all those shots in their first two playoff games. Nabokov made 21 saves in his sixth career postseason shutout, and rookie Torrey Mitchell scored a power-play goal in the Sharks' 2-0 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night, evening their first-round series at a game apiece. More »
- Flames Beat Sharks 3-2
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 10, 08 12:17 AM CDT
  
  The Calgary Flames are off to a fine playoff start, and the San Jose Sharks can start worrying again. Stephane Yelle scored two goals, Miikka Kiprusoff made 37 saves and the seventh-seeded Flames stunned the NHL's second-best regular season team in their first-round opener, beating the Sharks 3-2 on Wednesday night. Dion Phaneuf also scored a power-play goal for the Flames. More »
- Stars Sink Sharks
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 6, 08 10:09 PM CDT
  
  Defenseman Mattias Norstrom's rare goal put his team ahead for good late in the second period as the Dallas Stars rallied to beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 tonight in a regular-season finale that included 160 penalty minutes. Dallas erased a 2-0 deficit on goals by Antti Miettinen, Stu Barnes and Norstrom in the final 10 minutes of the second period. More »
- Kopitar Lifts Kings Past Sharks
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 4, 08 7:27 AM CDT
  
  Anze Kopitar scored twice in the final 5:38 to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-2 victory over playoff-bound San Jose on Thursday night, handing the Sharks their first regulation loss in 21 games. Brian Willsie and Raitis Ivanans, who totaled seven goals in the Kings' first 80 games, both scored against Vezina Trophy candidate Evgeni Nabokov , as well. More »
March 2008
- With Defeat of Dallas, Sharks Grab Advantage
  
  newser | San Jose Mercury News | Mar 28, 08 3:10 AM CDT
  
  San Jose is guaranteed home ice in the first round of the playoffs after a 3-2 overtime victory against Dallas. The Sharks fell behind before Joe Thornton tied it up in the second. He then slipped the winning goal in during a 5-on-3 power play in the extra period, reports the Mercury News . Elsewhere in the NHL: More »
- Flames Climb Out of Hole to Shock Canucks
  
  newser | Vancouver Sun | Mar 26, 08 3:16 AM CDT
  
  The Calgary Flames turned a 2-0 disadvantage into a 3-2 victory last night, capitalizing on two third-period power plays 41 seconds apart to shake Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo. The win sends the Flames to the top of the Northwest Division, and seeds them third for the Western Conference playoffs, the Calgary Herald reports. Elsewhere in the league: More »
- Leafs Keep Playoff Hopes Alive With Win
  
  newser | Globe and Mail | Mar 22, 08 2:57 AM CDT
  
  The Maple Leafs aren’t out of the playoff hunt just yet, after a 4-1 win in Buffalo last night left them a fighting chance in the Eastern Conference. Toronto is in 12th place right now, but only five points separates them from the Boston Bruins, who hold the eighth and final spot. The two teams meet for a home-and-home series early next week. In other NHL action: More »
- Sharks Secure Postseason in Wild Shootout
  
  newser | San Jose Mercury News | Mar 20, 08 5:41 AM CDT
  
  San Jose had to put in a longer work night to clinch a playoff berth after Minnesota's Marion Gaborik turned a 3-2 Sharks lead into an overtime battle last night. Evgeni Nabokov came through in the shootout to put a 4-3 cap on the often fierce game, the San Jose Mercury News reports. On other major-league ice: More »
- Slumping Kings the Latest Chum for Sharks on Road Streak
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Mar 19, 08 5:38 AM CDT
  
  The Sharks didn't have much trouble against the NHL's worst team yesterday, cruising to a 2-1 victory over the Kings with backup goalie Brian Boucher in the net. San Jose stretched its road win streak to a league-best nine games, and has only lost one of its last 13, reports the Los Angeles Times . Meanwhile, in Edmonton: More »
- Oilers Squeak Past Streaking Sharks
  
  newser | Associated Press | Mar 17, 08 12:08 AM CDT
  
  Backup goalie Dwayne Roloson brought his A-game today as Edmonton bested San Jose in a shootout, 2-1. The Oilers ended a franchise-record 11-game winning streak for the Sharks. Ales Hemsky scored the lone goal for Edmonton in regulation, while Robert Nilsson and Fernando Pisani were credited with goals in the shootout. Joe Pavelski scored for the Sharks. Elsewhere in the NHL: More »