Joe Pavelski moved up to San Jose's top line at Thursday's morning skate with Raffi Torres unavailable.
Torres is in New York for an in-person hearing, so Pavelski will play with Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture in Game 2 against Los Angeles. "We like Pav there, and think he's a responsible two-way guy, and has the ability to help out in the faceoff circle against a [Anze] Kopitar or a [Mike] Richards, said coach Todd McLellan."

Joe Pavelski scored two power-play goals in San Jose's 4-3 overtime win on Tuesday.
Pavelski's efforts helped the Sharks complete their four-game sweep of Vancouver. He has four goals and eight points in the playoffs.

Joe Pavelski scored his 15th goal of the season in the Sharks' 4-3 loss to Columbus Sunday.
Pavelski's goal tied the score late in the third period, although Columbus followed up with the game-winner before regulation expired. Andrew Desjardins and Martin Havlat also found the back of the net in the loss.

Joe Pavelski may be having a conversation with the NHL after he swung his stick at the Stars Vernon Fiddler.
Fiddler had just cross-checked Pavelski who swung his stick after getting back on his feet, hitting Fiddler across the face. "Obviously, I'm not trying to do that," Pavelski said. "It's unfortunate it gets up there, and you've got to move on. I was more trying to be engaged in battle after the cross-check. Obviously, it's an errant stick, and I've got to watch that a little better." It will be interesting to see how the NHL deals with this incident.

Joe Pavelski scored in his fourth straight game and added an assist in San Jose's 3-2 shootout win over Phoenix late Saturday night.
Pavelski has upped his totals to 11 goals and 12 assists in 34 games this season.

Joe Pavelski scored his 10th goal of the season in the Sharks 2-0 win over the Detroit Redwings.
Pavelski has responded positively from his top six demotion by scoring three goals and an assist in his past three games. It's too early to say he's completely back on track, but he has certainly impressed fantasy owners this week. He's a talented scorer on one of the most fantasy friendly rosters in the NHL and he's definitely proven he's a solid fantasy asset to have.

Joe Pavelski moved to center on the third line and it paid off as he had a goal and an assist.
Pavelski had been seeing top-six minutes all season before the move to center as he had only a goal and three points in his previous 18 games. He now has eight goals and 19 points this season in 31 games.

Joe Pavelski scored his eighth goal of the season and added an assist in the Sharks 5-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Pavelski had 12 points in the first seven games, but only has seven points in the last 24 games. He is a talented top six forward but this cold slump is unheard of for Pavelski. He is now being demoted to the third line in hopes that this balances the offense a bit, plus Pavelski is a terrific two way player. If you have a deep league, stick it out but if the waiver wire is deep in your league he's a big drop candidate with league's playoffs coming up.

Joe Pavelski was an integral part of the turnaround enjoyed by the Sharks struggling power play against Nashville Saturday.
In addition to potting a power play marker of his own, Pavelski provided a screen in front of Nashville netminder Pekka Rinne that helped Dan Boyle's slapshot find its way into the goal."Big night for him. Stepped up, showed his leadership skills," coach Todd McLellan said. "He was able to create with his skills and was a real hungry player." With 16 points in 20 contests, the Sharks forward is right around his typical 60-65 point pace.

Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau had four shots each, but they couldn't find the twine against Nashville Tuesday.
Pavelski has been great this year with six goals and 14 points in 13 games, but he has scored just two points in his past give matches. Marleau has also been stuck in a rut following his red hot start, as he has one goal in his last seven contests.

Joe Pavelski tallied his third goal of the season in San Jose's 3-2 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.
Pavelski has now recorded at least a point in all six Sharks games this season. He currently sits tied for fourth in scoring in the league with 11 points in six games. He's looking up at two teammates in Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton, who sit first and second, respectively. San Jose's offense has been potent in the early season and there is no reason to believe that Pavelski won't continue to produce.

Joe Pavelski scored his first two goals of the season in the Sharks' 4-1 win over Vancouver Sunday.
Pavelski hadn't scored prior to tonight, but he had dished out a whopping eight assists in four contests. The Sharks top line continued its dominance in this game, as Patrick Marleau scored his ninth goal of the season whole Joe Thornton picked up a goal and an assist.

Joe Pavelski had two points in the San Jose opener Sunday.
It was the fourth consecutive opener in which Pavelski has had a multi-point game. Pavelski just loves opening night although Sunday's contest was an afternoon affair.

Joe Pavelski opened up practice on the top line alongside Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau.
That was obviously no surprise as the trio were together last season. Other line combinations were: Ryane Clowe, Logan Couture and Martin Havlat; T. J. Galiardi, Michal Handzus and Tommy Wingels; with Frazer McLaren Andrew Desjardins and Adam Burish seeing fourth line duty. James Sheppard centered the fifth line between John McCarthy and Bracken Kearns.