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After giving up an early goal to Florida, the Sharks get two quick goals, less than a minute apart, from Cody Ceci (4) and Will Smith (2) to take a first period lead.

The San Jose Sharks honored elder statesman Marc-Edouard Vlasic tonight after he played in his 1,300th NHL game earlier this week.

After a strong first period in which they scored two goals in less than a minute, the San Jose Sharks went south quick and hard Saturday night in a 7-2 loss to the visiting Florida Panthers. nbcbay.com/e6jPhBY

WEATHER ALERT: A freeze warning is in effect until 9 a.m. for sub-freezing overnight temperatures in Santa Clara Valley and its eastern hills, according to the National Weather Service. nbcbay.com/yxNxPRf

The Oakland Zoo last weekend rescued a trio of orphaned mountain lion cubs out of San Mateo County. The cubs, named Thistle, Spruce and Fern, arrived healthy but thin after two weeks without adult care. nbcbay.com/LAmheS6

The San Jose Sharks take on the Dallas Stars tonight at SAP Center in their final game before the NHL takes a 2-week break for the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off. NBC Bay Area

Just days after they were traded away from San Jose, Mikael Granlund (pictured) and Cody Ceci return to SAP Center in Dallas Stars gear to face off against their former Sharks teammates. NBC Bay Area

William Eklund scores 1:25 into the game, extending his points streak to six games. Sharks 1, Stars 0. NBC Bay Area

Fabian Zetterlund adds the Sharks second goal for a 2-0 lead, but Dallas strikes back quickly and it's 2-1. NBC Bay Area

Dallas pulls even with the Sharks at 2-2 at 10:08 of the first period.

Mason Marchment (27), son of the late former Sharks star Bryan Marchment, adds a third goal for Dallas on his dad's old turf. Stars 3, Sharks 2. NBC Bay Area

A busy first period, and the Sharks trail the Stars 3-2 at the first intermission. Dallas also is outshooting San Jose 16-5 NBC Bay Area

Dallas adds two unanswered in the second, and the Sharks trail 5-2 at the second intermission. NBC Bay Area

It went downhill quickly for the Sharks in an 8-3 loss at home to the Stars. NBC Bay Area

Yaz. ⚾💦

NEW: Four men in Côte d’Ivoire have been arrested in an international sextortion case connected to the suicide death of a San Jose teen in February 2022. nbcbay.com/IO4sYPz

Sharks superstar Macklin Celebrini officially was selected to Team Canada's roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics. nbcbay.com/zWzeVwq

Could not agree more. 👍

Check out the Pacific Coast Business Times special section "Champions of Education," including my contribution featuring the Cal Poly CIE HotHouse in downtown San Luis Obispo. Thanks to Peter Falzon and Karen Tillman for their time. pacbiztimes.com/champions-of-e…