With the Sharks trailing 2-1 midway through the second period, Smith poked the puck off the stick of Jonathan Beecher to himself in the neutral zone, worked a give-and-go with Mikael Granlund, and beat Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo with a wrist shot to the short side.

Third Period_6, Boston, Coyle 11 (Poitras, Marchand), 8:22. 7, Boston, Coyle 12 (Lohrei, Poitras), 14:11. 8, Boston, Marchand 17 (Pastrnak, Carlo), 18:45 (en). 9, Boston, Lindholm 8 (Coyle), 19:35 (en).

Charlie Coyle scored twice in the third period to save the Bruins the ignominy of losing to the 31st-ranked San Jose Sharks, lifting the B’s to a 6-3 victory at the Garden on Monday. The

The Bruins return home after letting a valuable point slip away Saturday in Ottawa as they let a two-goal lead slip away in the final four minutes of regulation before losing in a shootout, 6-5.

BOSTON — Will Smith had a statement game. If you’re one of the many who thought he should be in the AHL — one of those who believed he wasn’t getting better in the NHL? Smith responded with a goal and an assist in the Sharks’ 6-3 loss to the Boston Bruins.

The Boston Bruins and the San Jose Sharks face off in a non-conference matchup on Monday, Jan. 20. ESPN+ plans are currently at $11.99 a month or $16.99 a month if you bundle with Hulu and Disney+.

Even if he is occasionally a healthy scratch, Matt Nieto stands out among his NHL peers. Of the 916 souls who have appeared in an NHL contest this season, only 13 were born in California, including Nieto,

All Times Eastern College Basketball Men’s Kennesaw State at New Mexico State — ESPN+, 4 p.m. Texas State at Louisiana — ESPN+, 4 p.m. Hampton at William & Mary — CBS Sports Network, 5 p.m. Maine at UMass-Lowell — ESPN+,

Los Angeles looks to prolong its three-game home win streak with a victory against Boston. The teams square off Thursday for the first time this season.

San Jose officials have narrowed down the list of candidates who might temporarily fill the vacant downtown seat on the City Council from 11 to five.

Tommy O’Hare, a former U.S. Olympian and most recently the general manager of ClipperVision, is San Jose’s new sports and events director.

Developers hope to gallop to the finish line to complete a San Jose hotel in time for a big Nvidia conference downtown.