Ryan Vesce News

As usual when the Sharks and Falcons play, there was an edge to the proceedings that might not be there for, say, a Binghamton game.

Hockey is a 19-man game in the AHL, but it's amazing what a difference two or three players can make.

Worcester's Alex Stalock made 29 saves and Steven Zalewski had three assists on the night.

Tyler Haskins scored the only Sound Tigers goal. Alex Desjardins tallied his sixth goal of the year at the 6:06 mark of the first period to give the Sharks a 1-0 lead.

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.

This was a game that had peaks and valleys for both teams, who have been forced to endure a combined 12 players called up to the NHL.

The decision to put Patrick Marleau on the same line with Joe Thornton and Dany Heatley has given the Sharks the hottest and most-talked-about line in the NHL.

Injury-plagued Sharks center Torrey Mitchell brought his sense of humor back with him after his latest conditioning assignment in Worcester.

Despite outshooting the Pirates, 33-21, the Worcester Sharks lost their franchise-record seventh straight game, 3-1, last night at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Ryan Vesce and Dan DaSilva gave Worcester an early 2-0 lead, but the Sharks could not hold on and dropped their sixth straight game in a 5-3 loss to the Portland Pirates on Wednesday night at the DCU Center.

Watching the Sharks these last few games has been like watching the economy dissolve in the autumn of 2008.

The Sharks swapped their best rookie for their best veteran yesterday, but wound up a minus-1 on their end of the deal.

Sharks fans had seen more of captain Ryan Vesce on TV than they had in person - until last night.

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

Promoted president Dennis Kuhl to chairman and senior vice president for sales and marketing John Carpino to president.

Faceoff: 5 p.m. at Scottrade Center. TV: CSNCA. Radio: 98.5-Fm. Head to head: This is the first meeting this season between the teams.

Stephane Robidas scored the game-winner in the third round of the shootout, as the Dallas Stars edged the San Jose Sharks, 3-2, in a battle between two Pacific Division foes at HP Pavilion.

The Sharks ' come-from-you're-screwed 4-3 win over Nashville on Tuesday night was the first time they've had to defy gravity to win, but there's no reason to quibble about that - not when there's a more serious problem.

Brad Staubitz provides some things the San Jose Sharks have lacked in years past: Energy, physicality, intensity,A and occasional scoring from the fourth line.

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