This is the second of six meetings this season between the Kings and San Jose Sharks, following San Jose’s 4-2 victory up north on Nov. 7, when the Sharks scored three second-period goals to erase a 1-0 deficit. After a bumpy start, the Sharks have climbed to the top of the Pacific Division. They had a four-game winning streak ended Saturday with a 3-2 loss to Vancouver, but before that, the Sharks had allowed a total of four goals in their previous four games. There’s a little uncertainty with the Sharks’ lineup tonight. Former Kings center Michal Handzus has been ill, and his status for tonight’s game remains uncertain, so the Sharks could end up playing with seven defensemen. For the latest on the Sharks, check out the blog from the San Jose Mercury News, followed by tonight’s expected lineups for both teams and the Sharks’ full roster…
San Jose Mercury News Sharks blog
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KINGS LINEUP
Brown-Kopitar-Hunter
Gagne-Richards-Stoll
Clifford-Loktionov-Williams
Moreau-Fraser-Westgarth
Scuderi-Doughty
Mitchell-Voynov
Johnson-Greene
Quick
Bernier
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SHARKS LINEUP
Logan Couture-Joe Thornton-Joe Pavelski
Ryane Clowe-Patrick Marleau-Torrey Mitchell
Jamie McGinn-Michal Handzus-Martin Havlat
Brad Winchester-Andrew Desjardins-Andrew Murray
Dan Boyle-Douglas Murray
Brent Burns-Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Jason Demers-Jim Vandermeer
Antti Niemi
Thomas Greiss
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SHARKS ROSTER
2 — Jim Vandermeer — D
3 — Douglas Murray — D
5 — Colin White — D
8 — Joe Pavelski — RW
9 — Martin Havlat — RW
10 — Brad Winchester — LW
12 — Patrick Marleau — LW
17 — Torrey Mitchell — C
19 — Joe Thornton — C
22 — Dan Boyle — D
26 — Michal Handzus — C
28 — Andrew Murray — C
29 — Ryane Clowe — LW
39 — Logan Couture — C
44 — Marc-Edouard Vlasic — D
60 — Jason Demers — D
61 — Justin Braun — D
64 — Jamie McGinn — LW
68 — Frazer McLaren — LW
69 — Andrew Desjardins — C
88 — Brent Burns — D
1 — Thomas Greiss — G
31 — Antti Niemi — G
Injured-reserve list
15 — James Sheppard — C
30 — Antero Nittymaki — G
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