Sharks vs. Canucks Preview: San Jose Hosts Struggling Vancouver Thursday
San Jose and Vancouver meet for the first of four times this season, with both teams missing a goalie to injury.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 3 min read
Downtown San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley from the hills. Photo: Michael from San Jose, California, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (cropped, resized and color-graded). Archive photo of the area; not a photo of the events in this story.
The San Jose Sharks host the Vancouver Canucks at SAP Center on Thursday, Oct. 29. Puck drop is 7 p.m. Pacific, and the game airs on NBC Sports California. It is the first of four meetings this season.
Schedule spot
The Canucks play the second game of a road trip after a stop in Anaheim on Oct. 27, daily.hockey reports. The Sharks are home after hosting Buffalo on Tuesday, with one day of rest between games.
Injuries (CBS Sports)
Sharks: Logan Couture (groin), Alex Wennberg (upper body), goalie Kyle Keyser, Quentin Musty and Igor Chernyshov (upper body).
Canucks: Goalie Thatcher Demko (hip, out until at least Dec. 21), MacKenzie MacEachern and Akil Thomas.
By the numbers
CBS Sports lists San Jose at 2.92 goals for and 3.41 against per game, with a 26.8% power play. Vancouver is at 2.83 for and 4.59 against.
The Sharks close the week with a 1 p.m. Halloween matinee against Ottawa. Earlier: Sharks vs. Sabres preview.
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