The streaks over as the San Jose Sharks lost to the Oilers 2-1 Sunday night in the shootout.
Dwayne Roloson in his second consecutive start dominated the Sharks with 48 saves and held them to one goal in regulation.
Sharks Captain Patrick Marleau had the only goal, and scored one more in the shootout.
It wasn’t enough as Robert Nilsson and Fernando Pisani both scored on Evgeni Nabokov ending the winning streak at 11.
The Sharks however still gained one point in the lost and increased their lead against Anaheim in the standings.
The streak may be over but the Sharks plan to increase their road-winning streak to nine on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Kings.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Sports Story
Performing to another sell-out crowd of 17,496 at the Shark Tank, the San Jose Sharks were unable to continue their NHL leading 11 game winning streak Sunday night.
The Sharks who dominated the Edmonton Oilers in all aspects of the game couldn't continue their streak as they lost in the shootout 2-1.
Goalie Dwayne Roloson was the definite hero for the Oilers as he stopped 48 shots and held the Sharks to only 1 goal.
"I think I've seen him at that level before, but I've never seen him better than he was tonight," said Oilers coach Craig MacTavish.
From a numbers standpoint the Sharks did everything right against the Edmonton Oilers.
They out shot the Oilers, out hit them and outplayed them to the very last second. But that wasn’t going to stop Roloson as he got his second consecutive start after getting 38 saves the night before in a win over the Phoenix Coyotes.
"It was no different than any other day," said Roloson, "I basically try to help my guys win. I can't control what the coaching staff says about who's playing. ... I was able to see most of their shots. Some I didn't see, and I got lucky. I was in position, and that was key."
Sharks Captain Patrick Marleau scored the lone goal for the Sharks on a 5 on 3 power play and also scored the only goal against Roloson in the shootout.
Oilers Right Wing Ales Hemsky also scored on a 5 on 3 power play against the Sharks tying the game at one a piece.
In overtime, Sharks Defensemen Brian “Soupy” Campbell threw his stick in disgust as Roloson stole another would be goal from the Shark.
The smile on Roloson’s face was completely visible even through his mask.
Oilers Forward Fernando Pisani scored the winning goal in the shootout getting it easily passed Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov.
"We had probably more chances than I can remember, and he made a ton of saves," Sharks coach Ron Wilson said. "Glove saves, stretch saves, split saves. He just had one of those nights. You thought he might be a little tired, but he hasn't played in about a month. We did a lot of things, but he robbed us."
Despite the Sharks first lost in a month, they gained a valuable point in the race for first in the extremely competitive Pacific Division.
The NHL point system rewards teams with two points for a win and one point for both teams when reaching overtime with the winning team gaining the second point.
The Sharks with 93 points are three points ahead of defending Stanley Cup Champions Anaheim Ducks and four points ahead of the Dallas Stars with two games in hand on both teams.
The Sharks who dominated the Edmonton Oilers in all aspects of the game couldn't continue their streak as they lost in the shootout 2-1.
Goalie Dwayne Roloson was the definite hero for the Oilers as he stopped 48 shots and held the Sharks to only 1 goal.
"I think I've seen him at that level before, but I've never seen him better than he was tonight," said Oilers coach Craig MacTavish.
From a numbers standpoint the Sharks did everything right against the Edmonton Oilers.
They out shot the Oilers, out hit them and outplayed them to the very last second. But that wasn’t going to stop Roloson as he got his second consecutive start after getting 38 saves the night before in a win over the Phoenix Coyotes.
"It was no different than any other day," said Roloson, "I basically try to help my guys win. I can't control what the coaching staff says about who's playing. ... I was able to see most of their shots. Some I didn't see, and I got lucky. I was in position, and that was key."
Sharks Captain Patrick Marleau scored the lone goal for the Sharks on a 5 on 3 power play and also scored the only goal against Roloson in the shootout.
Oilers Right Wing Ales Hemsky also scored on a 5 on 3 power play against the Sharks tying the game at one a piece.
In overtime, Sharks Defensemen Brian “Soupy” Campbell threw his stick in disgust as Roloson stole another would be goal from the Shark.
The smile on Roloson’s face was completely visible even through his mask.
Oilers Forward Fernando Pisani scored the winning goal in the shootout getting it easily passed Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov.
"We had probably more chances than I can remember, and he made a ton of saves," Sharks coach Ron Wilson said. "Glove saves, stretch saves, split saves. He just had one of those nights. You thought he might be a little tired, but he hasn't played in about a month. We did a lot of things, but he robbed us."
Despite the Sharks first lost in a month, they gained a valuable point in the race for first in the extremely competitive Pacific Division.
The NHL point system rewards teams with two points for a win and one point for both teams when reaching overtime with the winning team gaining the second point.
The Sharks with 93 points are three points ahead of defending Stanley Cup Champions Anaheim Ducks and four points ahead of the Dallas Stars with two games in hand on both teams.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Sports lead/nut graph
Performing to another sell-out crowd of 17,496 at the Shark Tank, Edmonton Oilers goalie Dwayne Roloson stopped 48 of 49 shots on goal as he single handedly ended the Sharks NHL leading winning streak at 11.
The Sharks who dominated the Oilers in all aspects of the game couldn't continue their streak as they lost in the shootout 2-1.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Column
The trouble with hypocrites, I mean women is that you can never figure out what they want. A recurring theme among men is that “nice guys finish last,” and yet women say they want real sensitive and caring guys.
But why is it that women are more attracted to the guys who are obnoxious jerks? Now not all women want to be treated like a piece of meat, but so often I see women time and again falling for the guys that treat them like dirt while these women continue to stick around because she “loves” him.
Personally, if love means to be treated like dirt, then I for one would never want to fall in love.
Being one of those nice guys however shows no reward and no way out of this shell. With that said though, I like being a nice guy and actually treating the opposite sex like normal human beings, but I get no satisfaction in seeing the arrogant jerk always getting the girl.
I even tried playing the devil without a cause persona, but couldn’t keep up the charade for long.
I wonder if it's true that mothers tell their daughters, “You date the bad boy, but you marry the good one.” If women have to settle for the nice guy in the end, I’d rather stay single then be the one who was the safe pick.
So again I ask why do women fall in love with the jerk?
But why is it that women are more attracted to the guys who are obnoxious jerks? Now not all women want to be treated like a piece of meat, but so often I see women time and again falling for the guys that treat them like dirt while these women continue to stick around because she “loves” him.
Personally, if love means to be treated like dirt, then I for one would never want to fall in love.
Being one of those nice guys however shows no reward and no way out of this shell. With that said though, I like being a nice guy and actually treating the opposite sex like normal human beings, but I get no satisfaction in seeing the arrogant jerk always getting the girl.
I even tried playing the devil without a cause persona, but couldn’t keep up the charade for long.
I wonder if it's true that mothers tell their daughters, “You date the bad boy, but you marry the good one.” If women have to settle for the nice guy in the end, I’d rather stay single then be the one who was the safe pick.
So again I ask why do women fall in love with the jerk?
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