National Hockey

SAN JOSE SHARKS LAST SEASON: 46-29-7, 99 points. Third place Pacific Division. Lost to Edmonton in first round. COACH: Peter DeBoer (third season, 10th NHL season). ADDED: None. LOST: F Patrick Marleau, D David Schlemko, F Micheal Haley.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — It's been more than eight years since the San Jose Sharks last played a single game without Patrick Marleau on the ice, much less an entire season.

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto says he's skipping the Pittsburgh Penguins' Oct. 10 White House visit because of recent tweets by President Donald Trump.

SAN JOSE, Calif.

Former NHL player Georges Laraque says it is embarrassing that the Pittsburgh Penguins are willing to visit the White House.

CHICAGO — The last time the Chicago Blackhawks won a playoff series, Brandon Saad and Patrick Sharp hoisted the Stanley Cup at the United Center more than two years ago.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS LAST SEASON: 50-23-9, 109 points. Won Central Division. Swept by Nashville Predators in first round of playoffs. COACH: Joel Quenneville (10th season, 21st NHL season).

DALLAS STARS LAST SEASON: 34-37-11, 79 points. Sixth in Central Division. COACH: Ken Hitchcock (first season back in Dallas; 22nd NHL season, eighth with Stars). ADDED: F Alexander Radulov, G Ben Bishop, D Marc Methot, C Martin Hanzal.

DALLAS — The Dallas Stars would be just fine if it becomes like 1999 all over again. Ken Hitchcock, the coach who led the Stars to their only Stanley Cup championship nearly two decades ago, is back on their bench.

LAS VEGAS — The expansion Vegas Golden Knights dropped their first-ever home game when Brooks Laich scored 12 seconds into overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 3-2 exhibition win on Tuesday night.