9:07 pm
November 9

Sharks @ Flames

Who will WIN this matchup?

San Jose Sharks (6-4-1)

@ Calgary Flames (7-1-3)

 

Starting Goalies:

Adin Hill (SJ): Confirmed

Jacob Markstrom (CGY): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

San Jose Sharks: (+195)

Calgary Flames: (-235)

 

• More than three weeks into their season, the Calgary Flames surprisingly are in the NHL’s upper echelon, a far cry from last season’s non-playoff squad. After suffering their lone regulation-time defeat in the season opener, the Flames have a 10-game point streak, during which they have seven wins. Calgary will look to extend their point streak when they host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.

• The offensive touch shown by the Flames isn’t generally the calling card of Sutter squads, but the defensive play definitely falls under the expectations of a Sutter-coached squad. As a result, goaltender Jacob Markstrom already has a career-high four shutouts, the latest in Saturday’s 6-0 win over the New York Rangers.

• The Sharks arrive in Calgary struggling — a 3-2 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils has them on a two-game skid — and shorthanded due to a COVID-19 outbreak that has more than a half-dozen players, plus coach Bob Boughner, out of action. Though it, the Sharks went 2-2-1 in a five-game homestand before embarking on a five-game trip.

• When and who the Sharks will have back remains to be seen, but it’s not expected that any of them — Timo Meier, Kevin Labanc, Matt Nieto, Erik Karlsson, Jake Middleton, Radim Simek and Marc-Edouard Vlasic — will return for this game. So hanging tough and keeping in the middle of the Pacific Division standings until they are back to a full complement is about the best they can hope for right now.

7/10
Confidence
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Calgary Flames
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