Pregame Preview #21: Sharks Face Canucks For Second Time This Week
The San Jose Sharks face the Vancouver Canucks for the third time this season and the second time this week.
Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports - Pregame Preview #21: Sharks Face Canucks For Second Time This WeekThe San Jose Sharks face (3-15-2) the Vancouver Canucks (14-6-1) for the third time this season and the second time this week.
Vancouver has won both matchups this season. San Jose lost the first game 10-1 and the second game 3-1.
Quinn Hughes has been a superstar this season with 32 points (8 goals, 24 assists).
"He's an electric player when that puck is on his stick," Sharks head coach David Quinn said. "He's got such composure. He's got ice in his veins. He doesn't get rattled."
The Sharks lost Filip Zadina to an upper-body injury in the first period of San Jose's game against the Montreal Canadiens yesterday.
Quinn said that Kevin Labanc will draw into the lineup for the injured forward. He also confirmed that Kaapo Kahkonen will start for Team Teal.
Labanc was slew-footed by Canucks forward Nils Hoglander on Monday and missed two games due to injury from that incident.
Sharks projected lines:
Eklund-Hertl-Hoffman
Zetterlund-Granlund-Duclair
Kunin-Sturm-Labanc
Smith-Carpenter-MacDonald
Ferraro-Emberson
Addison-Benning
Okhotiuk-Burroughs
Kahkonen
Blackwood
Andrei Kuzmenko was a healthy scratch for the Canucks yesterday. There was no explanation of whether the decision was injury-related or performance-related. Kuzmenko has been a staple in the Vancouver top-6 forwards.
Puck drop is at 7 p.m. PST and can be seen on NBC Sports California or the Sharks Audio Network.
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