Will Smith came home to Boston with a goal and an assist in one of the best games of his young career. Fabian Zetterlund and Barclay Goodrow also scored for the Sharks, who have lost three straight. Yaroslav Askarov returned from an illness and made 27 saves.

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 San Jose Sharks’ 6-3 loss to the Boston Bruins.

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

Sturm (lower body) will be a game-time decision versus Minnesota on Saturday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports. Sturm has missed the last three games with the injury.

SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks rookie forward Will Smith saw what his good friend and former Boston College teammate Cutter Gauthier experienced over the weekend – with boos and vulgar chants directed his way — when the Anaheim Ducks faced the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center.

San Jose Sharks visit Little Caesars Palace to take on the Detroit Red Wings. Jan Rutta and Nico Sturm and William Eklund and Mikael Granlund and Tyler Toffoli and Mario Ferraro scored, and the Sharks won 6-3.

Charlie Coyle scored the tying and winning goals in the third period as part of a three-point effort, helping the Boston Bruins surge past the visiting San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Monday afternoon.

BOSTON -- Charlie Coyle scored twice in the third period, and the Boston Bruins rallied for a 6-3 win against the San Jose Sharks at TD Garden on Monday. Coyle, who also had an assist, ended a 10-game drought at 8:22 to tie it 3-3, then gave Boston a 4-3 lead at 14:11.

William Eklund had a goal and two assists as the visiting San Jose Sharks snapped Detroit's seven-game winning streak with a 6-3 victory over the Red Wings on Tuesday.

The San Jose Sharks ended the Detroit Red Wings seven-game win streak behind top performances from William Eklund and Macklin Celebrini for the 6-3 win.

The Detroit Red Wings welcomed the San Jose Sharks for an early-week matchup in Detroit. The two teams were on opposite ends of streaks entering the game, with the Red Wings riding a seven-game win streak while the Sharks entered on a three-game skid.

After losing in crushing defeat to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon, the Boston Bruins returned home to TD Garden to host the San Jose Sharks on Monday.