The Calgary Flames (32-26-15, 5th Pacific) will host the San Jose Sharks (19-38-15, 8th Pacific) inside Scotiabank Saddledome at 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday. The Flames lead the season series 2-0, with both wins coming at San Jose.
San Jose will close out a three-game road trip on Saturday against the Flames. The Sharks opened the road trip with a 5-4 overtime loss to the Oilers before losing 7-2 at Vancouver on Thursday. The Sharks fell to 0-5-3 in their last eight games, and they have not won in regulation since Feb. 20.
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— Sharks on NBCS (@NBCSSharks) March 24, 2023
Andrew Agozzino and Tomas Hertl scored San Jose’s goals on Thursday, but couldn’t prevent being swept by the Canucks in their four matchups this season.
The Sharks have been battling a lot of injuries to their supporting cast recently, in addition to trading players away at the trade deadline several weeks ago.
Sharks coach David Quinn commented on San Jose’s lineup after the game. Per The Associated Press, Quinn said, “When you make so many changes, some of the things that are happening out there are not really the fault of the new players. They just haven’t been accustomed to playing the way you want to play and that can happen. But it’s the guys that have been here that have to keep this thing together and understand that we’ve got a season to finish and we’ve got to do a better job finishing on a strong no te.”
Leading point scorers Erik Karlsson and Logan Couture are among the current healthy players in San Jose’s lineup. Karlsson leads San Jose with 88 points including 66 assists, which ranks fourth in the NHL. Couture leads the current San Jose roster with 24 goals.
San Jose is 25th in the league in goals with 2.85 per game. They average 29.8 shots on goal, which is also 25th. They’re 27th in power play percentage and 16th in faceoff percentage.
Defensively, the Sharks allow 3.82 goals per game, which is 30th. They allow 31.8 shots on goal per game. Their penalty kill percentage of 83% ranks sixth.
Kaapo Kahkonen is expected in goal for San Jose on Saturday. He has a record of 8-17-6 with 3.88 goals allowed per game and a save percentage of .879.
San Jose is 13-18-5 on the road.
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