The Minnesota Wild are comfortably in a playoff spot, but still in a race for the Western Conference's first wild-card berth as they visit the New York Islanders on Friday night.

KOVALENKO, KOSTIN SIT: Forwards and pending restricted free agents Nikolai Kovalenko and Klim Kostin will be the Sharks’ healthy scratches against the Oilers. For Kostin, it marked the sixth time in seven games that he’s been scratched, and for Kovalenko, it was his sixth straight game as a spectator.

New York Islanders coach Patrick Roy didn’t mince his words when he discussed Anthony Duclair’s game in their 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.

SAN JOSE --Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and two assists and Ilya Sorokin made 38 saves to lead the New York Islanders past the San Jose Sharks 4-2 at SAP Center on Saturday. "They played really ...

SAN JOSE – History ... though, as the Sharks managed only power-play goals by Nikolai Kovalenko and Will Smith in a 4-2 loss to the New York Islanders at SAP Center. The Sharks outshot the ...

The San Jose Sharks were the first team eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Macklin Celebrini has had a great regular season after he was picked first overall last summer. Other youngsters Will Smith and William Eklund have taken a step up this season.

The Rangers grabbed a 2-0 lead on a pair of Artemi Panarin goals in the first period and headed to the finish line with a 6-1 win Saturday.

SAN JOSE – Defenseman Vincent Desharnais is questionable to play Saturday when the San Jose Sharks face the New York Rangers in the first game of a back-to-back situation. Desharnais is dealing ...