Marc-Edouard Vlasic

Sharks force Game 7 with 2-1 win over Kings

2013-05-26 19:47:00

FINAL - Sharks 2, Kings 1 THIRD PERIOD Kopitar takes a screened shot with a teammate in front of the net, but a Sharks defenseman knocks the shot away. Timeout San Jose, 2:35 to go, Sharks lead 2-1. The Kings move the puck toward Niemi, Sharks...

Kings to try a new mix-and-match approach

2013-05-22 20:09:00

Anze Kopitar suspected something might be up. In two games at San Jose the Kings had scored two goals and lost twice to the Sharks, dropping into a 2-2 tie in the teams' Western Conference semifinal playoff series. The Kings perfected the art of playing...

Kings tapped into power sources in Game 2 win over San Jose

2013-05-17 20:11:00

No one had to tell the Kings they were struggling on the power play. With only two goals through the early part of the playoffs, production had slipped from the regular season and the team was searching for answers. Mike Richards figured that he and...

Kings' late power surge shocks Sharks, 4-3

2013-05-16 23:10:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); Trevor Lewis, the mellowest of the low-key Kings, is hardly given to outsized statements or outlandish proclamations. You can understand...

NHL fines Sharks $100,000 after general manager's comments

2013-05-18 20:46:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks were fined $100,000 by the NHL on Saturday because of General Manager Doug Wilson's public criticism...

Kings lose Game 3 in overtime to Sharks, 2-1

2013-05-18 21:09:00

Overtime Sharks center Logan Couture blasts a shot from about 10 feet past Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick on a power play 1:29 into overtime to give San Jose a 2-1 win in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Saturday night at HP...

Watch Kings score twice in 22 seconds to defeat Sharks in Game 2

2013-05-17 07:01:00

Wow. That's pretty much all you can say after the Kings' amazing comeback Thursday night to defeat the San Jose Sharks and win Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal playoff series. The Kings were trailing, 3-2, late in the third period when...

Sharks' Raffi Torres suspended for rest of series against Kings

2013-05-16 23:19:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres was suspended for the remainder of his team's Western Conference semifinal playoff series against the...

Kings take 2-0 series lead over Sharks with 4-3 comeback victory

2013-05-16 21:55:00

Kings 4, Sharks 3 (final) The Los Angeles Kings have taken a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series against the San Jose Sharks by scoring twice in a 22-second span in the final minutes of Game 2 on Thursday night at Staples Center. The...

Los Angeles Kings fall to San Jose, 2-1, forcing a Game 7

2013-05-26 23:24:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); SAN JOSE — Their journeys through Vancouver, St. Louis, Phoenix and New Jersey last season were the epitome of relentless efficiency....

Mark Purdy: Stanley Cup and explanations still elusive for Sharks

2013-05-31 00:00:00

SAN JOSE, Calif. I know what makes Sharks fans crazy. It's the same thing that makes me crazy in a different way. It makes Sharks fans crazy that their team is always good enough to be in the mix but never win the bowl. You know, the shiny one. The one...

Tim Kawakami: Sharks need to keep key pieces

2013-05-29 19:35:03

Yes, it seems a little odd to praise and defend the Sharks now, after one more postseason full of hope ended with a frustrating exit. I'm going to do it, anyway within the proper, realistic context. Though they lost Game 7 in Los Angeles on Tuesday,...

Kings forward Justin Williams and Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic battle for the puck in the first period.

2013-05-28 00:00:00

Kings center Anze Kopitar and Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic battle for the puck in the first period.

2013-05-28 00:00:00

Kings center Anze Kopitar goes after a loose puck against Sharks defensemen Marc-Edouard Vlasic (44) and Justin Braun in the first period of Game 2 on Thursday night.

2013-05-16 00:00:00