Joe Pavelski

Hockey 05/20/19, 12:49

The San Jose Sharks could be headed into their fifth elimination game of the postseason short-handed.The Sharks left town Monday to play Game 6 of the Western Conference final at St. Louis with questions about the status of captain Joe Pavelski, high-scoring forward Tomas Hertl and playmaking defenseman Erik Karlsson.Coach ...

Sports 05/11/19, 21:58

Timo Meier scored twice and set up one of Logan Couture's two goals with a hard hit, sending the San Jose Sharks to a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of the Western Conference final Saturday night.Meier's hit on Alex Pietrangelo led to Couture's goal that ...

Sports 05/09/19, 01:39

Ever since Joe Pavelski went down with a gruesome head injury in the first round of the playoffs, the mantra for the San Jose Sharks has been to stay alive in the postseason long enough for their captain to come back to the ice.What a return Pavelski made to send ...

Sports 05/08/19, 22:41

Captain Joe Pavelski made a triumphant return from a gruesome head injury by posting a goal and an assist in the first period that helped send the San Jose Sharks into the Western Conference final with a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 on Wednesday night.Just over ...

Hockey 05/08/19, 20:10

San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski will return from a bloody head injury to play Game 7 of a second-round series against the Colorado Avalanche.Pavelski came out of the pregame skate feeling well and will be in the lineup Wednesday night for the first time since getting hurt in Game ...

Sports 05/07/19, 15:16

Captain Joe Pavelski was getting staples put into his bloody head when the San Jose Sharks staged an epic comeback in Game 7 of the opening round against Vegas.Now that the Sharks have been forced into another ultimate game after missing a chance to eliminate Colorado in an overtime loss ...

Sports 04/30/19, 15:33

The Colorado Avalanche will be without physical forward Matt Calvert for Game 3 against San Jose.Calvert was banged up after taking a hit while delivering a pass to Nathan MacKinnon for an empty-net goal late in Game 2 at San Jose.Sven Andrighetto will take Calvert's place in the lineup Tuesday. ...

Sports 04/26/19, 21:09

San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski missed the second-round series opener against Colorado after being knocked out in the first-round finale.Pavelski and forward Joonas Donskoi were scratched for Game 1 against the Avalanche on Friday night. Pavelski's helmet slammed to the ice in Game 7 against Vegas on Tuesday night, ...

Hockey 04/25/19, 18:23

The Vegas Golden Knights' second postseason didn't last nearly as long as their first but general manager George McPhee said "there will be no pity parties" after the way it ended, and the team is already looking forward to next year."We're going to take the rearview mirror out and move ...

Hockey 04/25/19, 17:32

As the San Jose Sharks survived back-to-back overtime games that left captain Joe Pavelski bloodied and dazed, and most of his teammates drained emotionally and physically, the Colorado Avalanche sat back and watched.Whether that will have an impact when the teams meet in the second round starting Friday night in ...

Hockey 04/25/19, 16:22

The owner of the Vegas Golden Knights said Thursday a senior NHL executive phoned him to apologize for a penalty called during Game 7 of his team's loss to the San Jose Sharks.Owner Bill Foley said the call came the morning after Vegas lost 5-4 in overtime Tuesday night to ...

Hockey 04/25/19, 14:46

San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski is unlikely to play Game 1 in the second round of the playoffs against Colorado after being knocked out and bloodied in the first-round clincher.Coach Peter DeBoer said Thursday that Pavelski is officially day to day but is not expected to be cleared for ...

Sports 04/24/19, 18:07

NHL players and coaches were split Wednesday on whether changes are needed to video review protocol a day after a major penalty played a dramatic role in San Jose's Game 7 victory over Vegas.Cody Eakin was assessed a major penalty for cross-checking and injuring Joe Pavelski in the third period, ...

Hockey 04/24/19, 14:38

Joe Thornton gathered his teammates at the bench as a bloodied Joe Pavelski was taken off the ice after being knocked out on a hit and implored them to avenge their captain's injury by scoring three goals on the ensuing major penalty to erase a three-goal deficit.The San Jose Sharks ...

Hockey 04/24/19, 02:17

Joe Pavelski's head slammed to the ice, blood pooling nearby after he took an awkward fall following cross-check by Cody Eakin.As Pavelski was helped to the locker room by his teammates, the officials huddled to decide what sort of punishment to dole out after not initially making a penalty call ...

Hockey 04/24/19, 00:55

Barclay Goodrow scored 18:19 into overtime to send San Jose into the second round of the playoffs with a wild 5-4 win in Game 7 on Tuesday night.The Sharks erased a three-goal deficit by scoring four times on a disputed major penalty in the third period and Vegas tied it ...

Sports 04/24/19, 00:35

Barclay Goodrow scored 18:19 into overtime to send San Jose into the second round of the playoffs with a 5-4 win Tuesday night, capping a wild Game 7 that featured the Sharks erasing a three-goal deficit by scoring four times on a disputed major penalty in the third period and ...

Hockey 04/18/19, 23:41

Tomas Hertl got San Jose off to the fast start that had been missing the past three games, Martin Jones came up with the big saves and the Sharks staved off elimination by beating the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 in Game 5 of their first-round series Thursday night.Hertl scored his ...

Hockey 04/11/19, 00:27

Joe Pavelski took a puck off his chin to score the opening goal and the San Jose Sharks raced past the Vegas Golden Knights with a 5-2 victory Wednesday night in Game 1 of their first-round series.Brent Burns, Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Evander Kane added goals in a wild second period ...

Hockey 04/09/19, 15:29

Joe Thornton's contributions to the San Jose Sharks in last year's playoff series against Vegas were limited to pregame warmups and leadership.After being hampered by knee injuries the past two postseasons, Thornton is healthy to start the playoffs this year for the first time since leading the Sharks on a ...