Lexington's Will Smith and several other local players on the Sharks made their return to TD Garden on Monday.

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.

The San Jose Sharks’ frustrations against the Boston ... in the third period to help propel the Bruins to a 6-3 win at TD Garden. Will Smith had a goal and an assist in his New England ...

The San Jose Sharks’ frustrations against the Boston ... in the third period to help propel the Bruins to a 6-3 win at TD Garden. Will Smith had a goal and an assist in his New England ...

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.

If December is a time of merry indulgence, then January is an exercise in restraint. It takes a disciplined music fan to spend their money wisely amid the new year’s onslaught of show announcements, which tend to pile up faster than credit card bills from the holidays.

After an important 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins interim coach Joe Sacco sent Brad Marchand and the rest of the locker room a strong statement about helping David Pastrnak.

Kevin Hayes, Sidney Crosby and Anthony Beauvillier each had a goal and an assist to help the Pittsburgh Penguins end the Los Angeles Kings' nine-game home winning streak with a 5-1 victory on Monday night.

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

Sheng Peng is a regular contributor to NBC Sports California’s Sharks coverage. You can read more of his coverage on San Jose Hockey Now, listen to him on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, and follow him on Twitter at @Sheng_Peng.

Eddie Collins, Wee Willie Keeler and George Sisler are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1956 — Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks captures the first of his NBA record four

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