AP - Joe Thornton scored the tiebreaking goal and got his NHL-leading 65th assist, and the San Jose Sharks began a vital six-game homestand with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.

AP - Sergei Samsonov and Joe Thornton came to Boston separated by seven draft picks and left three months apart.

AP - Joe Thornton had a goal and three assists and Jonathan Cheechoo also scored one of San Jose's franchise-record five power play goals as the Sharks beat the depleted Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Tuesday night.

Playbill - A new Thornton Wilder-Ken Ludwig adaptation of the classic comedy The Beaux' Stratagem by George Farquhar will be directed by Michael Kahn for The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., this fall.

AP - Tom Preissing scored a power-play goal with 3:04 left in overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 5-4 victory over the reeling Phoenix Coyotes on Sunday in the final game for both teams before the Olympic break.

AP - Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton scored within a 45-second span, helping the San Jose Sharks end a four-game losing streak at home with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.

AP - The San Jose Sharks signed leading-goal scorer Jonathan Cheechoo and goalie Evgeni Nabokov to contract extensions on Tuesday, keeping both from becoming free agents at the end of the season.

AP - J.J. Redick had a go-ahead 3-pointer and scored eight of his 36 points in overtime, helping No. 2 Duke hold off Florida State 97-96 on Saturday.