Kraken at Sharks: Lines, Open Thread and How to Observe
Also, a piece of the Meier trade arrives in San Jose
Start with the latest in the Tank for Bedard race. That’s on the list today.
The Sharks remain 31st in the league with 51 points, just ahead of the Blue Jackets (49 points). Columbus has two games in hand. The Blackhawks are a point ahead of the Sharks with a game in hand. The Ducks are three points ahead with a game in hand.
Sharks Prospect arrives in San Jose
Meanwhile, Shakir Mukhamadullin, one of the prospects in the New Jersey Devils’ trade for Timo Meier, has arrived in San Jose, according to San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng.
Mukhamadullin’s team Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the KHL was recently eliminated from the playoffs.
Sharks of San Jose
STATISTICS
Recording: 19-36-13
Series: L4
Top Scorer: Logan Couture (24G, 34A)
Assist leader: Erik Karlsson (20 G, 65 A)
Power play: 18.4%
Penalty shootout: 82.7%
Goals for/60: 2.90
Goals conceded/60: 3.78
LINES
(Per dailyfaceoff.com)
Andreas Johnsson – Tomas Hertl – Alexander Barabanov
William Eklund – Logan Couture – Kevin Labanc
Noah Gregor – Nico Sturm – Evgeny Svechnikov
Oskar Lindblom – Steven Lorentz – Fabian Zetterlund
Derrick Pouliot- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic – Nikolai Knyzhov
Mario Ferraro—Matt Benning
Jacob Reimer
Kaapo Kahkonen
Expected scratches: none
Injured reserve: Luke Kunin (knee), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Radim Simek (upper body), Jacob MacDonald (unknown)
Seattle Kraken
STATISTICS
Record: 37-23-7
Series: L3
Top Scorer: Jared McCann (33 G, 19 A)
Assist Leader: Vince Dunn (12 G, 43 A)
Power play: 20.0%
Penalties: 74.2%
Goals for/60: 3.49
Goals conceded/60: 3.18
LINES
(Per dailyfaceoff.com)
Jared McCann – Matthew Beniers – Jordan Eberle
Jaden Schwartz – Alexander Wennberg – Daniel Sprong
Eeli Tolvanen – Yanni Gourde – Oliver Bjorkstrand
Brandon Tanev – Morgan Geekie – John Hayden
Vince Dunn—Adam Larsson
Jamie OleksiakWilliam Borgen
Jaycob MegnaJustin Schultz
Phillip Grubauer
Martin Jones
Expected scratches: none
Injured reserve: Chris Driedger, Joonas Donskoi, Andre Burakovsky
like watching
Tonight’s game will be televised nationally on ESPN+. The call is streamed over the Sharks Audio Network. Puck drop off is at 7:30pm PT/10:30pm ET at the SAP Center in San Jose.
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