San Jose Sharks news Friday, November 6, 2026

No. 1 in the 30-second version

Kings beat Sharks 7-2 Wednesday as Adrian Kempe scored a hat trick.

According to Fear the Fin, Los Angeles scored just 90 seconds into the game, and Yaroslav Askarov made 20 saves on 27 shots for San Jose. Artemi Panarin added four assists for the Kings, and Macklin Celebrini's goal ended San Jose's five-game goal drought. The blog argues the Sharks controlled the puck for much of the game but still lost badly.

Source: Fear the Fin

Sharks visit the Wild tonight at 8 PM ET; Minnesota is 11-3-3 and San Jose 7-9-1.

Minnesota has won four of its last five games, with its only loss in that stretch an overtime defeat to the Islanders. Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild with 26 points and Quinn Hughes has 17 assists. Macklin Celebrini leads San Jose with 17 points. Five Wild players, including Filip Gustavsson (hip), and four Sharks players, including Alexander Wennberg (upper body), are on injured reserve.

Source: ESPN

No. 2 in the 30-second version

Stamkos scores 2:18 into overtime on the power play as Predators beat Avalanche 3-2.

The goal was Stamkos's 247th career power-play goal, tying Luc Robitaille for fifth in NHL history. Ross Colton scored against his former team, and Vitali Pinchuk recorded his first career goal for Nashville, which is 2-0 against Colorado this season. Colorado's Jaden Schwartz and Parker Kelly scored, and coach Jared Bednar said the Avalanche played harder defensively after a rough first period.

Sources: Associated Press · The Hockey News - Nashville Predators · The Hockey News - Colorado Avalanche · Mile High Hockey

No. 3 in the 30-second version

William Carrier scores go-ahead goal in third as Hurricanes beat Islanders 5-3.

Carolina led 2-0 early, and New York tied the game twice in the second period before Carrier's goal with 5:08 left in regulation decided it. The Islanders went 0-for-4 on the power play, and Semyon Varlamov made 34 saves. Carolina has won four of its last five, and New York signed defenseman Ben Hutton to a one-year contract Thursday.

Sources: NY Post Sports · SNY · Associated Press · Lighthouse Hockey

Trevor Connelly's late goal lifts Golden Knights past Red Wings 2-1 in Detroit.

The Vegas Golden Knights secured another win with a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena. Trevor Connelly scored the game-winning goal with 1:42 remaining in the third period. Carter Hart was phenomenal, stopping 25 of 26 shots for a .962 save percentage. Victor Olofsson returned to the lineup and went right back onto the top power-play unit, though the man-advantage did not convert. Olofsson had four goals and five points in four games before sustaining an injury in early October. He finished tonight’s game with an assist, a plus-one rating and three s

Sources: The Hockey News - Las Vegas Golden Knights · The Hockey News - Detroit Red Wings · Associated Press · Knights On Ice

Jesper Bratt's overtime breakaway goal gives the Devils a 5-4 win over the Blues.

New Jersey led 4-1 after two periods before St. Louis scored three goals in 3:08 to tie it. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 28 shots and is 4-0-0 with New Jersey since being acquired from Winnipeg in late October. The Devils have won six straight at Prudential Center and are 8-2 in their last 10 games.

Sources: SNY · The Hockey News - St. Louis Blues · Associated Press · All About The Jersey

Ilya Mikheyev scores twice, including against his former Blackhawks team, as Lightning beat Chicago 4-1.

Victor Hedman and Ryan McDonagh also scored for Tampa Bay, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves. Roman Kantserov scored Chicago's only goal, and Arvid Soderblom stopped 31 shots for the Blackhawks. Tampa Bay is 8-0 at home, while Chicago is 0-7-1 on the road according to the Associated Press.

Sources: The Hockey News - Chicago Blackhawks · Associated Press · Second City Hockey · Raw Charge