Patrick Marleau

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

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

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

Patrick Marleau of the San Jose Sharks. (Harry How/Getty Images)

Marleau Leads Sharks Over Red Wings In Shootout

Patrick Marleau scored the winner in the shootout and had a short-handed goal early in the game, lifting the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.

2013/04/11

Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Sharks Shut Out Ducks, Sweep Home-And-Home

Joe Pavelski scored a minute into the game to start a three-goal first period spree, Antti Niemi earned his second shutout of the season and the San Jose Sharks swept a home-and-home against first-place Anaheim.

2013/03/27

Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks. (Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

Sharks Give Up 3 Goals In 2nd, Fall To Ducks

Jason Demers scored his first NHL goal and Antti Niemi stopped 23 shots for the Sharks, who have lost six of seven.

2013/03/18

TJ Galiardi #21, Adam Burish #37 and James Sheppard #15 of the San Jose Sharks celebrates after Galiardi scored a goal against the Colorado Avalanche in the second period at HP Pavilion on February 26, 2013 in San Jose. Sheppard got an assist on the play. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Sharks Outlast Avalanche 3-2 In Shootout

Patrick Marleau scored in the fourth round of the shootout, Antti Niemi stopped three shots in the final session and the San Jose Sharks showed signs of coming out of a monthlong slump with a 3-2 victory.

2013/02/26