Jed Ortmeyer News

Things are looking up for hockey fans in the Bay Area. The San Jose Sharks are trotting an All-Star laced first line, and their supporting lines also appear to be getting the job done.

That's kind of how Pittsburgh's Mark Eaton must have felt Nov. 16 when he was the lone defenseman left from the Penguins Stanley Cup-winning team in a contest against one of the game's best lines -- Anaheim's Ryan Getzlaf , Corey Perry and Bobby Ryan .

At first blush, we can't see the forest from the trees when looking at the San Jose Sharks.

Jed Ortmeyer of the San Jose Sharks never dreamed he would make it to the National Hockey League.

This time the hole was too deep. Just as they did a week ago to earn a victory over the same Nashville Predators, the Sharks scored in the final minute Tuesday night.

Among the first things general manager Doug Wilson did last summer when he retooled the Sharks roster was thank his third-line forwards for their past contributions, then effectively suggest they seek work elsewhere.

When you think about NHL snipers, you probably think about their booming slap shots and their quickA wrister nailing theA open corner of the net.

The Sharks looked to be in command Thursday night as they took a 2-0 lead into the third period.

Cristobal Huet #39 of the Chicago Blackhawks makes a facemask save off a slap shot during a NHL game against the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena on October 8, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan.

Dany Heatley and Jed Ortmeyer scored goals 16 seconds apart in the second period and the San Jose Sharks took a 3-1 win over the St.

For whatever reason, it's been awhile since I've indulged in a little cross-promotion. But as some of you already have discovered , there's a story on Jed Ortmeyer's medical history appearing in tomorrow's print edition that's already available online.

Mitchell has not played in a regular-season game since the end of the 2007-08 season.

Hockey teams know that regular season records mean absolutely nothing in the playoffs.

The Sharks' come-from-you're-screwed 4-3 win over Nashville on Tuesday night was the first time they've had to defy gravity to win, but there's no reason to quibble about that - not when there's a more serious problem.

On Oct. 30, 2008, an extremely unknown rookie winger was playing in just his second career game.

Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz, left, watches as San Jose Sharks teammates Jamie McGinn, center, and Jed Ortmeyer celebrate McGinn's goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov.

Joe Pavelski's return from a broken foot provided a jolt to the San Jose Sharks and helped deliver a convincing victory over the Stanley Cup champions.

The Sharks' Evgeni Nabokov stopped 26 shots for the shutout. Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby was held pointless for a fourth straight game for the fourth time in his career.

The surprising Los Angeles Kings are alone atop the Pacific Division thanks to a four-game winning streak.

These areA four of the San Jose Sharks thatA haveA battled injuries during this young season.