Antti Niemi

Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings makes a save in front of T.J. Galiardi #21 of the San Jose Sharks during the first period in Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 23, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Harry How/Getty Images)

Sharks On Brink Of Elimination, Lose To Kings In Shutout

Antti Niemi stopped 26 shots for the Sharks, who have played more than 96 minutes without a goal since they appeared to be taking control of the series midway through Game 4.

2013/05/23

Joe Thornton #19, Dan Boyle #22 and Logan Couture #39 of the San Jose Sharks celebrate after Couture scored a goal against the Los Angeles Kings in the second period in Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at HP Pavilion on May 21, 2013 in San Jose. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Sharks Defeat Kings In Game 4, Tie Series

Brent Burns helped San Jose jump off to a fast start with his second goal of the postseason and the Sharks tied their second-round series against Los Angeles at two games with a 2-1 victory over the Kings in Game 4 on Tuesday night.

2013/05/21

Drew Doughty #8 of the Los Angeles Kings is pursued by Logan Couture #39 of the San Jose Sharks for the puck in the second period of Game Two of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 16, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Sharks Stunned By Kings Late, Down 0-2 In Series

Marc-Edouard Vlasic scored his first career playoff goal with 11:04 to play for the Sharks, who were doomed by two late penalties after rallying from an early two-goal deficit.

2013/05/16

Dwight King #74 of the Los Angeles Kings celebrates a goal by Slava Voynov (not pictured), as goaltender Antti Niemi #31 of the San Jose Sharks looks on in the first period of Game One of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 14, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Sharks Shut Out By Kings In Second Round Opener

Jonathan Quick made 35 saves in his sixth career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings opened their second-round series with a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.

2013/05/14

Scott Hannan #27, T.J. Galiardi #21, Brent Burns #88, Brad Stuart #7 and Joe Thornton #19 of the San Jose Sharks celebrate after Burns scored a first period goal against the Vancouver Canucks in Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at HP Pavilion on May 7, 2013 in San Jose. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Sharks Sweep Canucks In OT, Reach 2nd Round Of Playoffs

Patrick Marleau scored a power-play goal 13:18 into overtime and the San Jose Sharks completed their first playoff sweep in franchise history, beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 Tuesday night.

2013/05/07

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)

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

Joe Pavelski of the San Jose Sharks. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Sharks Defeat Stars, Clinch Playoff Spot

Logan Couture and Joe Pavelski scored goals 30 seconds apart late in the third period to help the San Jose Sharks clinch their ninth straight playoff berth with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.

2013/04/23

Martin Havlat #9 of the San Jose Sharks is congratulated by teammates on the bench after he scored a goal in the first period of their game against the Minnesota Wild at HP Pavilion on April 18, 2013 in San Jose, California. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Havlat Scores Twice, Sharks Defeat Wild In Rout

Marty Havlat scored twice against his former team and the San Jose Sharks closed in on a ninth straight playoff berth, beating the Minnesota Wild 6-1 on Thursday night for their most lopsided win of the season.

2013/04/18

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