Devin Setoguchi News

It's Opening Night at Rexall Place, but you might as well call it The Children's Hour.

The Worcester Sharks used two third period goala against the Providence Bruins to defeat their Route 146 rivals 3-2 Saturday night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island in front of an announced crowd of 5,728. The win snapped the WorSharks franchise record seven game losing streak.

Sharks coach Todd McLellan waited until Friday night to put his top three scorers on the same line at the start of a game, and even then he said it might be short term.

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

Essex native Benn Ferriero's stay in the American Hockey League did not last long.

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.

Biggest Climb: Columbus Blue Jackets Biggest Drop: Chicago Blackhawks A reminder: Rankings are based on many factors, none scientific in nature.

E.J. Hradek, Barry Melrose and Matthew Barnaby discuss whether this year is the Year of the Shark in a panel discussion on ESPN.

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.

The San Jose Sharks lost a shootout to host Detroit Red Wings to snap their six-game winning streak last week.

The Sharks expect to have forwards Devin Setoguchi and Ryan Vesce back in the lineup tonight against the Nashville Predators.

A wave of injuries has ripped through the NHL, hitting some of the league's biggest stars and seriously messing with the pecking order.

Everyone expected to see new faces in the Sharks' lineup this season, but this has been a little ridiculous.

"Last year at this time, they taught Pittsburgh a lesson," said Penguins coach Dan Bylsma, who didn't take over the team until nearly four months later.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to bounce back from their first road loss of the season when they visit the San Jose Sharks for tonight's battle between first-place teams at HP Pavilion.

Faceoff: 7:30 p.m. at HP Pavilion. TV: CSNCA. Radio: 98.5-FM, 92.1-FM. Head to head: The Sharks took down the Penguins 2-1 at HP Pavilion in October, 2008 in their last meeting.

Henrik Zetterberg tied the game in the third period and added another goal in the shootout, as the Detroit Red Wings edged the San Jose Sharks, 2-1, in a matchup at Joe Louis Arena between the last two Presidents' Trophy-winning clubs.

Ryane Clowe had reason to smile. He finally scored a goal this season and it came at an opportune moment.

Faceoff: 7:30 p.m. at HP Pavilion. TV: Comcast SportsNet California. Radio: 98.5, 92.1. Head to head: San Jose opened the season with a 5-2 loss to the Avalanche on Joe Sakic Night in Denver.

Faceoff: 10:30 a.m. today at RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C. TV: CSNCA Radio: 98.5-FM Head to head: The Sharks lost in a shootout to the 'Canes 4-3 on Feb.