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MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF 2ND PERIOD SAVE - PHOTOS JON SWENSON Former Sharks goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff dropped a potential save-of-the-year candidate stop on Scott Nichol late in the second period of Calgary's 2-1 win at HP Pavilion on Saturday night.

Former Sharks goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff dropped a potential save-of-the-year candidate stop on Scott Nichol late in the second period of Calgary's 2-1 win at HP Pavilion on Saturday night.

Over the last decade in the NHL, the list of truly elite goaltenders in the league has always included a select few players.

Miikka Kiprusoff low-keyed his kick save. The rest of his teammates were a little more jubilant.

Turn up the Heatley, Boyle a pot of stew, pour a cup of Joe, and open a bottle of Marleaua 'the San Jose Sharks are finally home for a while.

Someone forgot to tell Sharks forward Patrick Marleau that he wasn't supposed to be the focus of Tuesday night's game even though it marked his 900th in the NHL.

The San Jose Sharks have always been talented over the last decade, making the playoffs in 10 of the past 11 seasons including five straight.

When a club scores three short-handed goals in a single game, the opposing team isn'tA going to win.

Biggest climb: Atlanta Thrashers Biggest drop: Colorado Avalanche A reminder: These rankings are based on many factors, and not one of them is scientific in nature.

That's kind of how Pittsburgh's Mark Eaton must have felt Nov. 16 when he was the lone defenseman left from the Penguins Stanley Cup-winning team in a contest against one of the game's best lines -- Anaheim's Ryan Getzlaf , Corey Perry and Bobby Ryan .

At first blush, we can't see the forest from the trees when looking at the San Jose Sharks.

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.

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

Joel Ward and David Legwand each had a goal and two assists, and the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Tuesday night for their third straight win and seventh in nine games.

Among the first things general manager Doug Wilson did last summer when he retooled the Sharks roster was thank his third-line forwards for their past contributions, then effectively suggest they seek work elsewhere.

When you think about NHL snipers, you probably think about their booming slap shots and their quickA wrister nailing theA open corner of the net.

Seabrook lifts 'Hawks past Sharks Chicago Blackhawks goalie Cristobal Huet, of France, makes a save, despite San Jose Sharks' Patrick Marleau crashing into him during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago on Sunday, Nov.

Even though the San Jose Sharks were decidedly outplayed, they needed only 16 seconds of good play to extend their unbeaten streak to 11 games.

The San Jose Sharks have been on quite a roll in the past few weeks -- partly because they're so quick on the draw.