8:10 pm
March 11

Sharks @ Blackhawks

Who will WIN this matchup?

San Jose Sharks (29-35-5)

@ Chicago Blackhawks (31-30-8)

 

Starting Goalies:

Aaron Dell (SJ): Confirmed

Corey Crawford (CHI): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

San Jose Sharks: (TBD)

Chicago Blackhawks: (TBD)

 

• Captain Logan Couture has been ruled out against Chicago after he was struck in the side of the head with a puck in the first period of San Jose’s 4-3 setback against Colorado on Sunday. “(Couture was feeling) no better than he was the other night,” interim coach Bob Boughner said, per the San Jose Mercury News. “… We’re hoping that we get some good news later on in the week and he comes to join us and he can play at some point.” Joe Thornton, 40, has turned back the hands of time with three goals in his last five contests heading into the tilt versus Chicago, against which he has recorded an assist in both San Jose’s 5-4 win on Oct. 4 and in a 4-2 victory over the Blackhawks on Nov. 5.

• While the standings may not be kind to Central Division cellar-dwelling Chicago, coach Jeremy Colliton isn’t interested in throwing in the towel or deviating from the bigger objectives — that being the development of the younger stars and creating a winning culture once again in the Windy City. “We are here to win. We’ve been developing guys all year. We’ve been playing guys in big situations all year, young players, and that won’t change either,” Colliton said. “Part of what we’re doing is we want to have winning habits. We’re gonna fight to the end.” The Blackhawks’ ailing power play has been a sore spot all season, and the club’s 0-for-14 stretch in the last five games isn’t helping matters.

• Sharks RW Timo Meier is riding a three-game assist streak and has six of his team-leading 47 points over his last five contests.

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Chicago Blackhawks
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