Nate Schmidt Records Another Multi-Point Game

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt played a part in two of the team's three goals in Sunday's 3-0 win against the Sharks, scoring the second one himself and then assisting Cody Eakin on an empty-netter. It was Schmidt's second multi-point game of the playoffs, with both coming against San Jose. He also had a […]

William Karlsson Ends Brief Points Drought In Game 6 Win

Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson was back among the points in Sunday's Game 6 win over the Sharks after failing to register any in the previous two games. The Knights were shutout in Game 4, so it was no surprise that the Swede missed out on points there, but it was bizarre that he […]

Jonathan Marchessault Keeps Up Great Scoring Form In Game 6

Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault, who put up some dominant numbers against San Jose during the regular season, ran riot against them in the playoffs as well. Especially during the latter half of the second round series, as he scored in three of the last four games, picking up six points in total. He […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Shuts Out Sharks In Series-Clincher

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who started the second round series against San Jose with a shutout, ended the matchup with one as well. He registered the fourth series-clinching shutout of his career with 28 saves in Game 6 on Sunday. Only Chris Osgood has posted more shutouts in series-clinchers with five. It was […]

Reilly Smith Sees Point Streak End At Six Games

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith was finally kept at bay by San Jose in Game 4 of the second-round series, with the whole team neutralized in a 4-0 loss. It's only the second time in this year's playoffs that Smith has finished a game without any points. He went into Wednesday's tilt with […]

James Neal Records Game-High Seven Shots Wednesday Night

Vegas Golden Knights left wing James Neal was firing at will Wednesday night against the Sharks, finishing with a game-high seven shots on goal, which is his second highest mark in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs. He had 11 shot in Game 2 of the first-round series against the Kings. Neal has played only eight […]

Brenden Dillon Provides Pair Of Assists In Wednesday's Win

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon doubled his postseason points tally in Wednesday's 4-0 win over Vegas, registering assists on the first two goals of the game. He finished with a plus-three rating, one shot on goal, one block and 10 penalty minutes. Dillon has had only three shots on goal throughout the playoffs, so […]

Logan Couture Gets Two Points In Game 4

San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture factored in half of the goals in the team's 4-0 win over Vegas on Wednesday, finishing with two assists. The leading scorer of the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs is having a bizarre postseason run this time around, as he either records a multi-point game or finishes without any. Wednesday's […]

Joe Pavelski Scores His Second Postseason Goal In Game 4 Win

San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski finished off the scoring in Wednesday's 4-0 Game 4 victory over Vegas, netting his second postseason goal of the year. The Sharks captain started the playoffs in hot form, bagging five points in the first three games, but it's been a bit of a struggle since then with only […]

Tomas Hertl Scores Fifth Goal Of The Playoffs

San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl was at it again in Game 4 against Vegas on Wednesday, scoring for a second consecutive game and getting his fifth goal of the playoffs overall. You could say that Hertl is currently playing the best hockey of his career, as he's failed to register any points just once […]

Joonas Donskoi Scores In Return From Injury

San Jose Sharks right wing Joonas Donskoi, who missed Game 3 of the second-round series against Vegas with a lower-body injury, was back in the lineup in Game 4, scoring the team's second goal in a 4-0 win. It's his first point of the series and actually just the second time he's managed to collect […]

Marcus Sorensen Gets Another Goal Wednesday Night

San Jose Sharks right wing Marcus Sorensen is close to matching his regular season tally in the playoffs after scoring his fourth postseason goal on Wednesday against Vegas. He opened the scoring with a few minutes left in the opening frame, ending up with the game-winning goal in a 4-0 result. Sorensen, who averages just […]

Martin Jones Blanks Vegas In Game 4

San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones returned to form Wednesday night in Game 4 against the Golden Knights, posting his second postseason shutout of the year. He's now tied with Pittsburgh's Matt Murray for most shutouts since the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs (six). Jones' play was a big worry for San Jose heading into Game […]

Joakim Ryan Set To Make His Postseason Debut Wednesday Night

San Jose Sharks defenseman Joakim Ryan is expected to play in his first career postseason game on Wednesday against Vegas, with Paul Martin dropping out of the lineup. Ryan, who turns 25 next month, had a decent rookie year this season, collecting 12 points in 63 regular season games with 79 shots on goal and […]

Tomas Hertl Scores His First Goal Of The Second-Round Series

San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl, who finished the playoffs first round against Anaheim with a three-game goal streak, finally netted his first one of the second-round series against Vegas on Monday, taking the game to overtime with less than two minutes left in regulation. Hertl, who now has six points in seven games in […]

Evander Kane Scores In Return From Suspension

San Jose Sharks left wing Evander Kane, who was suspended for Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Vegas Golden Knights, returned to the lineup with a goal in Monday's Game 3. He netted the team's second goal and also had five shots in a heartbreaking 4-3 overtime loss. Kane shares the team […]

Dylan DeMelo Records First Postseason Point

San Jose Sharks defenseman Dylan DeMelo had to wait quite a bit to have an impact in the playoffs after finishing off the regular season in good form. It took him seven games before finally recording his first postseason point. DeMelo assisted the team's second goal in the 4-3 overtime loss to Vegas on Monday. […]

Brent Burns Has One Assist In Game 3

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns collected his sixth postseason point in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to Vegas, picking up an assist on the team's second goal. He now has four points in the last two games, firing off nine shots. The Bearded One is finally giving some reasons to pay up for him in […]

Tomas Tatar Logs 13 Minutes In Return

Vegas Golden Knights left wing Tomas Tatar was back in the lineup on Monday after sitting out four games as a healthy scratch. He played 12:57 in Game 3 against the Sharks, replacing Ryan Carpenter on the third line. The former Red Wing ended up recording just one shot on goal, even though he also […]

James Neal Notches Two Assists In Game 3 Win

Vegas Golden Knights winger James Neal recorded his second multi-point game of the series against San Jose on Monday, finishing a 4-3 overtime win with two assists. He provided the primary assist on both the team's first and last goal. It was a huge game from him, as only William Karlsson played more minutes among […]

Reilly Smith Extends Point Streak To Six Games

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith must be the less talked about first liner on the team, but he currently owns the longest point streak of the playoffs, stretching the run to six games Monday night with a goal and an assist. Smith scored his first postseason goal of the year in the second […]

Colin Miller Scores Again Versus Sharks

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Colin Miller must be wishing that he could get to play the San Jose Sharks every night, as he's been very productive in the playoffs second-round series. Miller scored his second goal of the series in Monday's 4-3 overtime win, making it two goals and three points in the series so […]

William Karlsson Wins It For Vegas Monday Night

Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson made sure that the team wouldn't live to regret a late game-tying goal by the Sharks on Monday, scoring 8:17 into overtime to put the Knights up 2-1 in the series. Wild Bill scored a nice wrister moments after things had gotten a bit messy for the Knights in […]

Jonathan Marchessault Leads Knights To Game 3 Victory

Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault continued to torment the San Jose Sharks on Monday, as he registered another three-point night in the playoffs second-round series. He made it 2-1 Vegas in the second frame on a power play before picking up a couple of assists. JAM also had a team-high seven shots on goal. […]

Thaddeus Young Bags Another Double-Double

Indiana Pacers forward Thaddeus Young scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds on Sunday to finish the first round matchup against Cleveland with his second double-double. He had a great series, making 60 percent of his shots and averaging 7.7 rebounds, which is his new postseason career-high. Young also had a solid regular season campaign, […]

Victor Oladipo Drops 30 Points In Game 7

Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo was the best player not named LeBron James in the first-round series against Cleveland, averaging 22.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, and five assists. He ended the series with three consecutive double-doubles and one triple-double. Oladipo had 30 points and 12 rebounds in the final game on Sunday. He led the league […]

Darren Collison Ends Playoffs Strongly

Indiana Pacers point guard Darren Collison had a disappointing performance in the playoffs first-round matchup against Cleveland, but he did manage to end the series strong on Sunday. He shot 9-for-13 from the field to finish with 23 points in 40 minutes. Collison led the league in three-point percentage (46.8 percent) during the regular season, […]

Kevin Love Does Well From Deep In Sunday's Win

Cleveland Cavaliers forward/center Kevin Love once again missed most of his shots Sunday night in Game 7 against Indiana, but he did do some good work from downtown, shooting 4-for-8. He finished with 14 points and six rebounds, shooting 5-for-13 overall. It was a really bizarre series from Love, as he nailed 40 percent of […]

Tristan Thompson Posts Double-Double In Game 7

Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson performed very well in a surprising starting role on Sunday against the Pacers, posting a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. He also had one big block near the end of the game and picked up one steal as well, while missing only once from the field. Thompson had […]

LeBron James Leads Cavs To Round 2

Cleveland Cavaliers small forward LeBron James was, as expected, a man on a mission on Sunday against Indiana, as he almost posted a new Game 7 record in points, finishing with 45. He also recorded nine rebounds, seven assists, and four steals, shooting 16-for-25 from the field. LeBron ended the series averaging 34.4 points, 10.1 […]