A preview of the Sharks.
When and where: 10:30 p.m., HP Pavilion.
TV: FSN Pittsburgh, CSN California.
Record: 11-4-2, 24 points. The Sharks are second place in the Western Conference and in first place in the Pacific Division.
Leading Scorer: Patrick Marleau, 22 points (11 goals, 11 assists).
Last Game: 2-1 shootout loss to the Red Wings, Thursday. Logan Couture scored the Sharks' only goal.
Last Game against the Penguins: 2-1 road shootout loss, Feb. 11. It was Michel Therrien's last win as Penguins coach.
Sharks Player We Would Bet Money On Scoring: Dany Heatley (above). He had six points (three goals, three assists) in four games against the Penguins last season.
Ex-Penguins on the Sharks: None.
Ex-Sharks on the Penguins: Bob Errey, broadcaster; Tony Granato, assistant coach; Chuck Grillo, amateur scout (Grillo served at the Sharks' general manager from 1992 through 1996); Bill Guerin, RW.
Useless Sharks Trivia Vaguely Related to the Penguins: Former Penguins forward Pat Falloon holds the Sharks' record for goals by a rookie. He had 25 in 1991-92, the Sharks' inagural season.
Best Sharks YouTube Video We Could Find: Check out this sick pass by former Sharks forward Igor Larionov to set up teammate Sergei Markarov for an overtime goal against the Flyers during the 1993-94 season:
Notes:
-Marc-Andre Fleury (10-3-0, 2.36 GAA, .909 SV%) and Evgeni Nabokov (10-3-2, 2.28 GAA, .921 SV%) are your expected starters in net.
-For the Penguins, forward Evgeni Malkin (shoulder) is out. Forward Tyler Kennedy (groin) is day to day. Defenseman Sergei Gonchar (defenseman) and forward Maxime Talbot (shoulder) are day to day.
-For the Sharks, forward Devin Setoguchi (leg) is day to day. Defenseman Rob Blake ("upper body") and forwards Torrey Mitchell (knee), Joe Pavelski ("lower body) and Ryan Vesce (leg) are on injured reserve.
-Deryk Engelland has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL.
-Tyler Kennedy pushed his injury too hard in Tuesday's win at Anaheim.
-"They're probably as good a tandem as there is in the league." - Mark Eaton on Dany Heatley and teammate Joe Thornton (right).
-"Nobody is resting on what happened last year." - Bill Guerin on his team's success this season.
-The Penguins like their soccer.
-The Sharks are one of the league's best teams in the faceoff circle.
-The Sharks demoted defenseman Joe Callahan to Worcester of the AHL.
-Our live blog begins at approximately 10:30 p.m. Please tune in.
(Photo: Heatley-Christian Petersen/Getty Images; Thornton-Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Posted
Nov 07 2009, 07:30 AM
by
Seth Rorabaugh