{ "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The San Jose Sharks (16-48- visit the St. Louis Blues (39-30-4) with a chance to play spoiler." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Blues sit five points behind the Los Angeles Kings for the second and final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. They need all the points they can get while the Sharks are on a nine-game losing streak." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Sharks will play the same lineup as the game against the Minnesota Wild. Mackenzie Blackwood will start in goal." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "During the first period of the last game, Sharks head coach David Quinn rotated the defensive pairs. " } }, { "id": "6wloyxei-0ua9niae", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/Real_Max_Miller/status/1773517594273968289", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1773517594273968289", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Kevin Labanc will stay in the lineup for a second straight game. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "San Jose had chances to score last game but couldn't put the puck in the back of the net, despite a strong effort in the second and third periods. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "\"Just be a little bit more alert [and] a little bit harder in the scoring situations,\" Quinn said. \"There's a difference between being there and taking the shot but also being there and really taking a shot and bearing down on your chances. We've got to do a little bit better job in that area.\"" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Sharks projected line combinations:" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Kostin-Granlund-Zetterlund
Eklund-Kunin-Bailey
Bordeleau-Sturm-Hoffman
Labanc-Carpenter-Zadina" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Ferraro-Burroughs
Thrun-Addison
Vlasic-Rutta" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Blackwood
Cooley" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Puck drop is at 5 p.m. and can be seen on NBC Sports California or the Sharks Audio Network." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Make sure you bookmark THN's San Jose Sharks site for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and so much more." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Sharks Prospects: Will Smith Inches Closer To NCAA Hockey History" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Another Injury For Sharks Winger; Might've Played Last Game In Teal" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Ozzy Wiesblatt Scores First Goal For New Team" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "'He Had A Job To Do & Did it': ESPN's Greg Wyshynski Says Mike Grier Deserves NHL GM Of The Year Recognition" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Simulating The NHL Draft Lottery 10 Times: Sharks Bad Luck Continues, But One Simulation Shows A Dream Scenario" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Possible NHL Draft Lottery Dates Have Been Reported" } }, { "type": "list", "data": { "style": "unordered", "items": [ "Follow Max on Twitter: @Real_Max_Miller" ] } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNTkwNDcwMzA3MzkwODQw/img_6014.jpg" }, "caption": "The Hockey News" } } ] }

Pregame Preview #73: Sharks Visit Desperate Blues