Kostin has a lower-body injury and has not played since Jan. 10, when the Sharks faced the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City. Sturm, also out with a lower-body injury, was played on injured reserve on Wednesday, the same day the Sharks claimed forward Walker Duehr off of waivers from the Calgary Flames.

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NHL: San Jose Sharks have won just 13 of 26 games in which they’ve led or been tied going into the third period

San Jose Sharks' Yaroslav Askarov, the Nashville Predators' top draft pick in 2020, spoke to media about facing his old team on Thursday.

Ryan Warsofsky made it clear what he’s expecting to see from Walker Duehr. “We need some bleep bleep attitude,” the San Jose Sharks’ bench boss said after Thursday’s morning skate.

General Manager Mike Grier announced today that the club has claimed forward Walker Duehr. Duehr, 27, has appeared in 16 games with the Calgary Flames this season, registering one assist. He appeared in a career-high 40 games with the Flames in 2023-24,

The Sharks could trade defenseman Cody Ceci and Mario Ferraro at the NHL trade deadline amid another rough season.

The Boston Bruins and the San Jose Sharks face off in a non-conference matchup on Monday, Jan. 20.

BOSTON (AP) — Charlie Coyle scored a pair of third-period goals, stealing the spotlight from fellow Boston University product Macklin Celebrini in his first game back at the TD Garden as an NHLer and leading the Bruins to a 6-3 victory over San Jose on Monday.

The Ducks have acquired right wing Justin Bailey from the San Jose Sharks for left wing Pavol Regenda. Bailey will report to the San Diego Gulls, Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).

But with a one-goal lead, the Sharks reverted to some bad habits in the third period, fed into the Bruins’ offense, and allowed four answered goals in a 6-3 loss, San Jose’s eighth straight ...