So this was the Kings' strategy: to torture themselves and their increasingly queasy fans through 60 painfully low-scoring games and then reinvent themselves as a productive team that appears to be peaking at the right time.
If it wasn’t a tacit admission, it was certainly implied when goaltender Jeff Deslauriers led the Ducks onto the ice instead of Jonas Hiller to finally give the workhorse goalie a rare night of rest.
One point or two at a time, the San Jose Sharks need to shake off their two-month slump if a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs becomes a reality next month.
After 18 years in the National Hockey League, former San Jose Sharks captain Owen Nolan formally announced his retirement at a ceremony at HP Pavilion on Tuesday. The team also sent out a press release.