Will the Sharks have an extra response for Kevin Stenlund on Friday? On Dec. 14, Stenlund boarded Macklin Celebrini in a 4-3 Utah Hockey Club victory.

The Sharks are averaging 2.60 goals per game so far this season, an improvement over the 2.20 goals they averaged through 82 games last season. Nevertheless, the Sharks and general manager Mike Grier figure to have tens of millions in salary cap space this offseason to try and make upgrades at various positions.

There are reasons to be optimistic after the season's first half, but losing is still losing. Let's grade every Shark's performance so far.

Going into Friday's home clash with the bottom-feeding San Jose Sharks in Salt Lake City, Utah is in desperate need of changing its fortunes, having only one win in eight games and five points off the playoff pace near the midway point of the season.

San Jose Sharks defenseman Jake Walman rejoined team activities for the first time on Tuesday. Walman will miss his seventh straight game with a lower-body injury when the Sharks take on the Vegas Golden Knights tonight.

The San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) are thrilled to announce a special theme night to celebrate the Golden State Valkyries (@wnbagoldenstate), the Bay Area’s WNBA expansion franchise. The celebration,

Big Bad Vegas. There’s a reason why San Jose Sharks’ fan favorite Tomas Hertl chose to waive his No-Movement Clause to join the Vegas Golden Knights last Trade Deadline.

The Vegas Golden Knights skated to a 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena to close out their four-game homestand.

BOTTOM LINE: The Utah Hockey Club play the San Jose Sharks looking to stop their four-game home skid. Utah has a 17-16-7 record overall and a 5-8-4 record on its home ice. The Utah Hockey Club have a -6 scoring differential, with 114 total goals scored and 120 conceded.

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks aren’t that far off from being a winning hockey team. Or at the very least, a team that can win a hockey game. But circumstances have conspired to keep them from ...

In December, the Sharks gave up the tying or winning goal in the final three minutes of the third period four times. It happened most recently against the Edmonton Oilers on Dec. 21, when the Sharks allowed a tying goal to Mattias Ekholm with 18 seconds left in regulation before losing 3-2 in overtime.