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Sharks v. Canucks

Sharks Take 3-0 Series Lead By Beating Canucks 5-2

Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture each scored twice to spoil Cory Schneider’s return to the nets for Vancouver and the Sharks won their third straight game to open the playoffs, beating the Canucks 5-2 on Sunday night.

2013/05/05

Raffi Torres #13 of the San Jose Sharks celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal against the Vancouver Canucks for a 3-2 victory in overtime in Game Two of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, May 03, 2013 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Rich Lam/Getty Images)

Sharks Defeat Canucks In OT, Lead Series 2-0

Raffi Torres scored at 5:31 of overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 2 of their playoff series Friday night.

2013/05/03

San Jose Sharks v St. Louis Blues - Game One

Canucks Will Try To Crack Sharks’ Niemi In Game 2

Canucks coach Alain Vigneault is looking for his team to put more pressure on Sharks goalie Antti Niemi. Vancouver’s best chances came mainly from outside in Game 1, and the coach wants his players to move the puck up ice and crash the net.

2013/05/02

Logan Couture #39 of the San Jose Sharks is congratulated by teammates Patrick Marleau #12 and Joe Thornton #19 after scoring a power play goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the second period in Game One of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, May 01, 2013 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Rich Lam/Getty Images)

Sharks Say Cheating Accusations Show Canucks’ Desperation

Whether or not the Vancouver Canucks’ random cheating accusations against the San Jose Sharks are true or not, the Sharks in Game 1 were too fast, had too many scoring opportunities and had a goalie who was too locked in.

2013/05/02

Logan Couture #39 of the San Jose Sharks is congratulated by teammates Patrick Marleau #12 and Joe Thornton #19 after scoring a power play goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the second period in Game One of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, May 01, 2013 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Rich Lam/Getty Images)

Boyle, Marleau Lead Sharks Over Canucks In Playoff Opener

Dan Boyle and Patrick Marleau scored in the third period for the San Jose Sharks, who rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Wednesday night in the first-round Western Conference series opener.

2013/05/01

Dan Boyle #22, Joe Thornton #19, Joe Pavelski #8 and Devin Setoguchi #16 of the San Jose Sharks celebrate a goal by teammate Patrick Marleau #12 (not in photo) in the second period as goaltender Roberto Luongo #1 of the Vancouver Canucks looks on n Game Five of the Western Conference Finals during the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Arena on May 24, 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Harry How/Getty Images)

Sharks Don’t Know Which Canucks Goaltender They’ll Face

The Vancouver Canucks don’t know who their goaltender will be Wednesday night when they host Game 1 of this series against the San Jose Sharks as Cory Schneider tries to recover from an undisclosed injury in time to make the start.

2013/05/01

A view of warm-ups prior to a game between the Vancouver Canucks and the San Jose Sharks during the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs at HP Pavilion in San Jose. (Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

Playoff Preview: Sharks Will Need To Fix Road Woes

The San Jose Sharks will have to quickly figure out how to win on the road — at least once in this series vs. the Canucks — if they are going to advance. They were 17-2-5 at home but only 8-13-2 on the road, though one of the wins was in Vancouver.

2013/04/30

Sharks v Canucks

Sharks Take New Identity Into Playoffs Vs. Canucks

The San Jose Sharks have searched for an identity on their journey through this lockout-shortened season. “I think we’ve got more of an identity right now,” forward Tommy Wingels said. “We really do.

2013/04/30

T.J. Galiardi,  Jeff Carter

Sharks Drop Regular Season Finale In L.A., 3-2

The Kings wrapped up the fifth playoff seed in the Western Conference with a 3-2 victory Saturday night over the Sharks.

2013/04/28

Logan Couture #39 of the San Jose Sharks pursues Dustin Penner #25 of the Los Angeles Kings for the puck in the second period at Staples Center on March 20, 2012 in Los Angeles. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Sharks Showdown With Kings A Fitting Season Finale

Saturday night’s regular-season finale may not be the final meeting between the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks depending on certain postseason scenarios.

2013/04/27

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Los Angeles Kings v San Jose Sharks - Game Three

Sharks Bring Down The Kings

Henrik Zetterberg #40 of the Detroit Red Wings and Joe Thornton #19 of the San Jose Sharks go for the puck in Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at HP Pavilion on May 8, 2011 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

San Jose Sharks 2011 Playoff Run

The San Jose Sharks made the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs after winning the Pacific Division. In the first round, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in six games.

Patrick Marleau of the San Jose Sharks (Credit: Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

NHL’s Top Goal Scorers

The top scorers in the National Hockey League in the 2009-2010 season. See which San Jose Sharks made the list.

Patrick Marleau #12 of the San Jose Sharks celebrates his overtime game-winning goal with teammate Joe Thornton #19 who assisted on the goal against the Detroit Red Wings in Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals. (Dave Sandford/Getty Images)

San Jose Sharks 2010 Playoff Run

In 2010, the San Jose Sharks reached the Western Conference Finals for the second time in team history, beating the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings in the first two rounds of the playoffs. But the Sharks were unable to advance further, losing to the Chicago Blackhawks in a four-game sweep.

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