The San Jose Sharks (8-16-4) will be hoping to end their losing streak when they play host to the Vancouver Canucks (11-12-3) at SAP Center at San Jose on Wednesday. Vancouver is coming off a high-scoring 7-6 overtime win over the Canadiens on Monday. The Canucks committed four penalties in the game, though they held Montreal without a power play goal.
Ilya Mikheyev led the Canucks with two goals. Elias Pettersson had a goal and two assists to lead the team in scoring. Collin Delia saved only 14 of 16 shots (.875%) in the win.
San Jose dropped their third in a row, falling 6-3 to the Sabres on Sunday. Oskar Lindblom, Nick Bonino, and Kevin Labanc each scored once for the Sharks. Aaron Dell only had 32 saves on 37 shots against (.864%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Canucks won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 4-3 (OT) victory in November, their sixth straight win against San Jose. Four players had two points for Vancouver. Luke Kunin (2G 0A), Erik Karlsson (0G 2A), and Bonino (0G 2A) each had two points to lead San Jose. Thatcher Demko got the win, saving 32 of 35 shots (.914%).
FACING OFF
Vancouver is averaging 3.50 goals per game for the season, sixth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Sharks team that is allowing 3.57 goals a game (23rd). Meanwhile, San Jose has found the net 2.89 times a game on average, 23rd in the league, and the Canucks are allowing opponents to score 3.85 goals per game (30th).
The Canucks’ 26.88% power play percentage ranks seventh in the league, while the Sharks are 19th with a conversion rate of 21.13%. San Jose has been stronger at penalty killing, boasting the league’s highest PK% at 86.25%. Vancouver ranks 29th at 68.75%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 32 points this season, Pettersson is the top skater for the Canucks. He has 12 goals and 20 assists in 26 games. In the net, Spencer Martin (7-2-1) is Vancouver’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.08 GAA and a .901% save percentage. Demko (3-10-2) leads the Canucks in games played in goal.
He has a GAA of 3.93 and a save percentage of .883%.Karlsson leads the Sharks in scoring with 34 points (8th in the league). He has 11 goals and 23 assists (6th) in 28 games. James Reimer (5-8-2) has the best goals against average for San Jose at 3.00. He has a save percentage of .903%.
HOME AND AWAY
Vancouver has won four straight away from home this season. San Jose is 2-8-4 at home this season.
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