Shark Attack! San Jose Sharks Dynasty

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After spending years as a team seeming destined to eventually win a cup, that first championship still alludes the San Jose Sharks. After another year without a ring the team knows that their window with the current roster is closing and some hard decisions could have to be made soon if the team does not finally get that elusive championship.

General Manager - Doug Wilson

Head Coach - Peter DeBoer

Captain - Joe Pavelski
Alternate Captain - Patrick Marleau
Alternate Captain - Joe Thornton

Opening Night Lineup:

San Jose Sharks Depth Chart - 2015
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LW	P. Marleau	M. Nieto	B. Goodrow	J. Morin
C	L. Couture	J. Thornton	T. Hertl	N. Spaling
RW	J. Pavelski	J. Ward	T. Wingels	D. Zubrus
D #1	M. Vlasic	P. Martin	B. Dillon
D #2	B. Burns	J. Braun	R. Polak
G	J. Reimer	M. Jones

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KINGS WIN HOME OPENER OVER SHARKS
Lucic starts the year big

San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings
Oct 7, 2015 1 2 3 F SJS (0-0-0) 0 0 1 1 LAK (0-0-0) 0 0 3 3 Three Stars Milan Lucic 2G 1A Jeff Carter 1G 1A Jake Muzzin 2A	Team Stats Comparison SJS LAK Shots on Goal 18 17 Hits 6 6 Faceoffs Won-Lost 12 10 Penalty Minutes 0 0 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 0 0 Time on Attack 7:49 5:36
Scoring Summary THIRD PERIOD SJS 1:31 L. Couture (1) (J. Pavelski, B. Burns) LAK 2:24 J. Carter (1) (M. Lucic, J. Muzzin) LAK 17:07 M. Lucic (1) (Unassisted) LAK 19:40 M. Lucic (2) (J. Carter, J. Muzzin)

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SHARKS DOMINATE HOME OWNER AND CRUSH DUCKS
Big night from multiple Sharks lead to win

Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks
Oct 10, 2015 1 2 3 F ANA (0-0-0) 0 0 1 1 SJS (0-1-0) 2 0 3 5 Three Stars Joe Pavelski 1 Goal 2 Assists Brent Burns 3 Assists Patrick Marleau 3 Assists	Team Stats Comparison ANA SJS Shots on Goal 19 19 Hits 4 10 Faceoffs Won-Lost 13 12 Penalty Minutes 9:00 7:00 Power Plays Converted 0/1 2/2 Power Play Opportunities 1 2 Time on Attack 5:10 6:05
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD SJS 9:27 L. Couture (2) (J. Pavelski, P. Marleau) SJS 15:56 J. Thornton (1) (J. Pavelski, P. Marleau) THIRD PERIOD SJS 2:35 J. Pavelski (1) (P. Marleau, B. Burns) ANA 9:34 D. Perron (1) (C. Fowler, R. Getzlaf) SJS 19:27 J. Ward (1) (B. Burns, M. Vlasic) SJS 19:58 (L. Couture (3) (T. Hertl, B. Burns)

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SHARKS BEAT CAPS IN WASHINGTON
Ward & Nieto each get 2 points

San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Oct 13, 2015 1 2 3 F SJS (1-1-0) 0 1 2 3 WAS (0-1-0) 0 1 0 1 Three Stars Joel Ward 1 Goal 1 Assist Matt Nieto 2 Assists James Reimer GAA 1.00 SV% .947 SA 19	Team Stats Comparison SJS WAS Shots on Goal 16 19 Hits 5 10 Faceoffs Won-Lost 3 11 Penalty Minutes 7:00 5:00 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 0 1 Time on Attack 6:42 5:45
Scoring Summary SECOND PERIOD WAS 17:43 A. Ovechkin (1) (E. Kuznetsov, N. Backstrom) SJS 19:55 J. Thornton (2) (M. Nieto, J. Ward) THIRD PERIOD SJS 12:31 J. Ward (2) (M. Nieto, B. Dillon) SJS 19:50 B. Burns (1) (J. Reimer)

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DEVILS COME BACK LATE AND GET THE WIN IN A SHOOTOUT
Ruutu with the late goal extending the game

San Jose Sharks at New Jersey Devils
Oct 16, 2015 1 2 3 SO F SJS (2-1-0) 0 1 0 0 1 NJD (3-0-0) 0 0 1 1 2 Three Stars Tuomo Ruutu 1 Goal Keith Kinkaid GAA .92 SV% .941 SA 17 James Reimer GAA .92 SV% .950 SA 20	Team Stats Comparison SJS NJD Shots on Goal 17 20 Hits 7 6 Faceoffs Won-Lost 11 3 Penalty Minutes 0 0 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 0 0 Time on Attack 6:13 4:28
Scoring Summary SECOND PERIOD SJS 14:05 J. Pavelski (2) (P. Martin, L. Couture) THIRD PERIOD NJD 19:07 T. Ruutu (2) (D. Schlemko, M. Cammalleri) SHOOTOUT NJD A. Henrique

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SHARKS GET BEAT IN BROOKLYN
Avoid shutout at last minute

San Jose Sharks at New York Islanders
Oct 17, 2015 1 2 3 F SJS (2-1-1) 0 0 1 1 NYI (4-0-0) 1 0 1 2 Three Stars Kyle Okposo 1Goal 1 Assisst John Tavares 1 Goal Nick Leddy 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison SJS NYI Shots on Goal 13 17 Hits 3 6 Faceoffs Won-Lost 11 7 Penalty Minutes 10:00 10:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 0 0 Time on Attack 7:25 6:23
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NYI 4:54 K. Okposo (4) (J. Boychuck, B. Nelson) THIRD PERIOD NYI 19:36 J. Tavares (5) (N. Leddy, K. Okposo) SJS 20:00 J. Pavelski (3) (P. Marleau, M. Vlasic)

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SHARKS DOMINATE RANGERS IN MSG
Pavelski leads team with hat trick

San Jose Sharks at New York Rangers
Oct 19, 2015 1 2 3 F SJS (2-2-1) 3 0 2 5 NYR (4-2-0) 1 1 0 2 Three Stars Joe Pavelski 3 Goals Brent Burns 1 Goal 2 Assists Joe Thornton 1 Goal 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison SJS NYR Shots on Goal 25 18 Hits 20 4 Faceoffs Won-Lost 13 6 Penalty Minutes 16:00 14:00 Power Plays Converted 1 1 Power Play Opportunities 1 2 Time on Attack 6:37 5:56
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NYR 6:44 K. Hayes (1) (D. Brassard, R. Nash) SJS 10:18 B. Burns (2) (J. Thornton) SJS 11:42 J. Pavelski (4) (P. Marleau, L. Couture) SJS 14:01 J. Thornton (3) (M. Vlasic, B. Burns) SECOND PERIOD NYR 1:30 M. Zuccarello (2) (K. Yandle) THIRD PERIOD SJS :31 J. Pavelski (5) (L. Couture, B. Burns) SJS 11:13 J. Pavelski (6) (B. Dillon, R. Polak)

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SHARKS DOMINATE KINGS AT HOME
Couture steps up big in win

Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks
Oct 22, 2015 1 2 3 F LAK (4-1-0) 0 2 1 3 SJS (3-2-1) 2 3 1 6 Three Stars Logan Couture 2 Goals 2 Assists Patrick Marleau 2 Goals 1 Assist Brent Burns 3 Assists	Team Stats Comparison LAK SJS Shots on Goal 30 19 Hits 3 19 Faceoffs Won-Lost 12 17 Penalty Minutes 4:00 8:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 3 1 Time on Attack 4:43 4:50
Scoring Summary