Will Smith had a goal and an assist in his New England homecoming, and goalie Yaroslav Askarov, still recovering from the flu and playing at less than 100% health, made 27 saves. But the Sharks have now lost 14 straight games to the Bruins dating back to the 2015-16 season.

NHL: San Jose Sharks have won just 13 of 26 games in which they’ve led or been tied going into the third period

Charlie Coyle scored a pair of third-period goals, stealing the spotlight from fellow Boston University product Macklin Celebrini in his first game back at the TD Garden as an NHLer and leading the Bruins to a 6-3 victory over San Jose on Monday. It was Boston's 14th straight victory over the Sharks.

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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.

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

Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky speaks to reporters after San Jose’s 6-3 loss to the Boston Bruins on Monday at TD Garden.Warsofsky addresses Sharks' third-period struggles in loss vs. Bruins originally a

Sharks center Ty Dellandrea speaks to reporters after San Jose’s 6-3 loss to the Boston Bruins on Monday at TD Garden.Dellandrea details how Sharks lost momentum in tough loss vs. Bruins originally ap

The Nashville Predators vs. San Jose Sharks game will be televised by FanDuel Sports Network South with streaming available via FUBO and ESPN+ (outside of the Nashville TV market). Odds according to BetMGM on Thursday, Jan. 23

The New Jersey Devils could be without their starting netminder for a bit. In Wednesday’s game against the Boston Bruins, Devils netminder and former Calgary Flame Jacob Markström suffered an injury after Justin Brazeau crashed into him.