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San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture celebrates with Scott Gomez and Brent Burns after Couture scored the winning goal during overtime in Game 3 of their second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in San Jose, Calif.

San Jose coach Todd McLellan says Brent Burns 'Isn't always following our system.

The San Jose Sharks opened their Western Conference semifinal series against the Pacific Division rival Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.

Whatever confidence the Sharks gained with their four-game sweep of the Vancouver Canucks did not do them any good Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Kings.

Rested and ready, the Sharks reviewed video of the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, put in a 45-minute practice and boarded a plane for Southern California eager to begin their Western Conference semifinal series with the defending Stanley Cup champions.

The Minnesota Wild put together a solid 2013 season, but had to fight their way into the playoffs and ultimately came up short against the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round.

Mar 14, 2013; San Jose, CA, USA; San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski and Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown face off during the second period at the HP Pavilion.

This will be the first time in 17 playoff series the Kings will have home-ice advantage.

San Jose Sharks goaltender Antti Niemi bumps helmets with Patrick Marleau after a win over the Vancouver Canucks at HP Pavilion in San Jose during their NHL first-round playoff series on May 5, 2013.

Now that they know they'll be facing one of two teams -- the Chicago Blackhawks or Los Angeles Kings -- in the next round, the Sharks are factoring in the opposition in their ongoing practices, but only to a degree.

San Jose hockey fans busted out the brooms to escort the Vancouver Canucks out of the Bay Area Tuesday night after the Sharks swept their rivals from the north in the Western Conference Quarterfinals.

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Sharks goalie Antti Niemi is one of three finalists for the NHL's Vezina Trophy designating the league's top goaltender.

Patrick Marleau scored a power-play goal 13:18 into overtime and the San Jose Sharks completed their first playoff sweep in franchise history, beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 Tuesday night.

The Sharks did not embellish their victorious postgame handshake line Tuesday night.

Behind strong play by Patrick Marleau and Antti Niemi, San Jose has the chance to move one game closer to a first round win after taking two in Vancouver.

PHT's Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what's happening and what we'll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond.

B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix is calling on Liberal Leader Christy Clark to make clear where she stands on Kinder Morgan's pipeline expansion plans.

Raffi Torres scored the game-winner 5:31 into overtime as the San Jose Sharks took a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 2 of this Western Conference quarterfinal series.

The story going into game one between the Vancouver Canucks and the San Jose Sharks was the starting goalie for the Canucks.