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Until Friday night, Sharks coach Todd McLellan had never started a game with Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton and Dany Heatley on the same line.

The San Jose Sharks are currently known as playoff "chokers" by the majority of NHL fans.

Former Sharks defenseman Matt Carle recalled his reaction last summer when he heard that the Philadelphia Flyers were engineering a trade for Chris Pronger.

Dany Heatley notched the second hat trick of his career to help the San Jose Sharks take a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at HP Pavilion.

Few teams in the NHL are hotter right now than the Philadelphia Flyers. However, a trip to San Jose to battle the Sharks just might be what cools the club down.

We all know this team's story, but a quick review of some of the highlights can't hurt.

Henrik Zetterberg scored the tying goal at 5:38 of the third period, then netted the decisive goal to give the Wings a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks in a shootout on Thursday night at Joe Louis Arena.

This time the hole was too deep. Just as they did a week ago to earn a victory over the same Nashville Predators, the Sharks scored in the final minute Tuesday night.

Mitchell has not played in a regular-season game since the end of the 2007-08 season.

The San Jose Sharks begin a string of six road games over their next eight contests this evening, when they visit the St.

Cristobal Huet #39 of the Chicago Blackhawks makes a facemask save off a slap shot during a NHL game against the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena on October 8, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan.

The Sharks have a schizophrenic power play. Overall, their 24 percent success rate was fourth best in the NHL before Saturday's games.

Evgeni Nabokov was solid with 38 saves and Jed Ortmeyer netted the game-winner close to halfway through the second period, as San Jose defeated St.

So, the question posed to Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov was if he could reflect about his current run of strong play where he seems to have settled into a groove and "... Not going there, Nabokov interrupted, deflecting away the query like a weak shot from the blue line.

The Sharks looked to be in command Thursday night as they took a 2-0 lead over the Dallas Stars into the third period.

Dan Boyle #22 of the San Jose Sharks celebrates scoring the winning goal with teammate Devin Setoguchi #16 against the Nashville Predators during their NHL game at the HP Pavilion on November 10, 2009 in San Jose, California.

Ryane Clowe #29 of the San Jose Sharks celebrates his game-winning goal during the shootout during an NHL game vs the Los Angeles Kings on October 28, 2009 at HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California.

Dan Boyle scored with a minute left in the third period to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

The San Jose Sharks will try to extend their points streak to nine games tonight, when they welcome the Nashville Predators to HP Pavilion.