So, on the 31st of January, 31 year old Antti Niemi, who wears jersey #31, got his 31st career shutout, making 31 saves.
McGinn took a tumble in the first and did not return for the game. Hannan took a nasty hit to the head (no penalty; no word on supplemental discipline/fine — yet).
Without Braun and Wingels, the team played tough and maintained good defense and discipline to frustrate the Chicago offense.
Sharks skated Sunday before hosting the Oilers on Monday.
Sharks Centric News
Sharks team news
- Postgame vids
San Jose Mercury News
- Sharks G.M. Wilson expresses his concerns for ailing Mikita
- Sharks beat Blackhawks
CSN Bay Area/California
- Instant Replay: Sharks score early, hold off Blackhawks
- Rewind: Niemi has career night in Sharks win over Chicago
- Shot of the Game: Karlsson banks in first goal of game vs. Hawks
- Quenneville’s advice for Sharks’ McLellan regarding Epix crew
The Gackle Report
San Francisco Chronicle
Neutral Centric News
NHL
- Recap
- SOTN: #3 Niemi
NBC Sports/PHT
- Video: Bickell crushes Hannan, physical play picks up in San Jose
- Video: Niemi robs Toews, Sharks hang on to beat the Blackhawks
Puck Daddy/Yahoo Sports
- SOTN: #1 Niemi
Opponent Centric News
Chicago Blackhawks
- NHLBlackhawks Jan 31, 10:03pm via Hootsuite There’s the horn. #Blackhawks fall 2-0 in San Jose. #CHIvsSJS
Chicago Sun Times
- Antti Niemi blanks Blackhawks with 31-save effort
- MarkLazerus 9:57am via Twitter for Android Role reversal working for red-hot #Blackhawks Patrick Sharp and Patrick Kane. My story: bit.ly/1BKjn2o .
- MarkLazerus 1:26pm via TweetDeck Back on the right, #Blackhawks getting a look at David Rundblad’s good side. My story: bit.ly/1DuvIYu
Chicago Tribune
- A few obstacles stand in way of Hawks making Stanley Cup run
- ChicagoSports 6:55am via TweetDeck Antti Niemi, Sharks blank #Blackhawks 2-0, via @ChrisKuc. trib.in/1KhYFcd
- ChicagoSports 10:33am via TweetDeck #Blackhawks Patrick Sharp finally healthy and hitting his stride, via @ChrisKuc. trib.in/1vnZQFV
CSN Chicago
- TramyersCSN 6:58am via TweetCaster for iOS Happy Sunday from San Jose! From last night, #Blackhawks blanked by Sharks: csnchicago.com/blackhawks/bla…
- TramyersCSN 6:59am via TweetCaster for iOS And Five Things to take from the #Blackhawks‘ loss to the Sharks: csnchicago.com/blackhawks/fiv…
ESPN Chicago
- ESPNChiHawks Jan 31, 10:16pm via ESPN News Rapid Reaction: Sharks 2, Blackhawks 0 es.pn/1BIL217
- ESPNChiHawks Jan 31, 11:22pm via ESPN News Flat again late, Hawks blanked by ex-mate Niemi es.pn/1Ly6FJo
- ESPNChiHawks 10:52am via ESPN News Hawks thoughts: Offense looking for more contributors es.pn/1zqW6TN
SBN: Second City Hockey