The NHL has no shortage of awards recognizing the league's best in various aspects, but only one of them, the Norris Trophy, recognizes defensemen. Sure, defensemen are eligible to win the Hart Trophy as league MVP,

The only thing consistent about the San Jose Sharks in 2025 is their inconsistency. On New Year’s Eve, the San Jose Sharks offered “no desperation” in a 4-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, their eighth-straight loss.

With the puck inside the Columbus zone, a shot attempt by Sharks defenseman Jan Rutta was blocked by Zach Werenski, who raced up the ice with the puck, carried it into the Sharks’ zone, and sent it over to Fantilli, who beat Georgiev for his 11th goal of the season at the 12:11 mark.

San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky gave an update on injured forwards Nikolai Kovalenko and Klim Kostin on Thursday.

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SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks returned defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin to the San Jose Barracuda of the AHL on Monday morning before leaving for a five-game road trip.

THROUGH GAMES OF FRIDAY, JAN. 17, 2025

The San Jose Sharks have assigned forward Igor Chernyshov to the San Jose Barracuda, it was announced Friday. Chernyshov, who was drafted by the Sharks in the second round of the 2024 NHL Draft, has yet to play a game this season due to offseason shoulder surgery.

In December, the Sharks gave up the tying or winning goal in the final three minutes of the third period four times. It happened most recently against the Edmonton Oilers on Dec. 21, when the Sharks allowed a tying goal to Mattias Ekholm with 18 seconds left in regulation before losing 3-2 in overtime.

The Oilers trade with the San Jose Sharks last offseason to exchange Cody Ceci for Ty Emberson is looking like a steal of a deal for Edmonton. Ty Emberson has begun to fit in perfectly with the team,