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Sharks won the defensive battle in Philadelphia 1-0 with an odd-man rush in OT. The Melk Man delivered! And Jones notched his 10th career shutout.
But Marleau is still sitting at 999 points. Perhaps he’ll reach the milestone in Pittsburgh?
Penguins have holes in their roster. Maata is out 3-4 weeks after being hit into open bench door, and overnight hospital stay; Warsofsky recalled from AHL to replace him on the roster. Dupuis is still having issues with blood clots. But Malkin and Crosby scored to help them win 4-3 over the Avalanche on Thursday (but the GM hasn’t been satisfied with the results so far this season; and the players don’t think major changes are needed). Letang, Hornqvist and Cullen took a maintenance day Friday.
Pittsburgh is 3rd in division. 29th in PP (Sharks have 21st PK) and 6th rated PK (Sharks are 28th in PP).
Saturday is the penultimate game on the Sharks’ road trip, with the finale on Sunday in Columbus. It might be that Jones gets both starts of the weekend, or the starts are split with Stalock.
Sharks are 4-0 on the six game road trip, so regardless of the results of this weekend’s games, will have a winning record. SI thinks the Sharks are just getting by on luck, not sound play. (Not accounting for return of Karlsson to NHL lineup? Line shuffling? And the opponent? Better to be surprised by attack from below the water/ice by a Shark, I guess.)
Update: Sharks announce DeBoer will not be behind the bench for Saturday’s game due to a personal matter. Jones starting.