Vancouver Canucks (3-10-1, in the Pacific Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (6-6-1, in the Pacific Division)
San Jose, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks visit the San Jose Sharks after the Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-5 in overtime.
San Jose has gone 6-6-1 overall with a 1-1-0 record in Pacific Division play. The Sharks rank ninth in the league serving 10.4 penalty minutes per game.
Vancouver is 2-2-0 against the Pacific Division and 3-10-1 overall. The Canucks have conceded 65 goals while scoring 43 for a -22 scoring differential.
Thursday’s game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Macklin Celebrini has scored five goals with 10 assists for the Sharks. Ivar Stenberg has three goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
Jonathan Lekkerimaki has six goals and six assists for the Canucks. Brock Boeser has three goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sharks: 4-5-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.5 assists, 4.1 penalties and 10.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Canucks: 1-8-1, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.2 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 4.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Sharks: Igor Chernyshov: out (upper body), Alexander Wennberg: out (upper body), Kyle Keyser: out (upper body), Quentin Musty: out (upper body).
Canucks: Thatcher Demko: out (hip), Akil Thomas: out (undisclosed), Mackenzie MacEachern: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
By The Associated Press
