Scouting the Sharks

This is the third of six meetings this season between the Kings and San Jose Sharks, with the Kings holding a 1-1-0 record so far. The Sharks have been an interesting team this season. From mid-October to late November, they had a 12-2-1 run. They followed that by going 2-5-2 in their next nine games, but now have a three-game winning streak, during which they have scored a total of 15 goals. That’s 15 reguatlion goals in three games. The Kings have a total of 14 regulation goals in their last nine games. The Sharks are also riding some strong play from goalie Antti Niemi, who gets the call again tonight. For the latest on the Sharks, check out David Pollak’s coverage in the San Jose Mercury News, followed by the possible lineups for both teams tonight.

[UPDATE: Jonathan Quick is expected to start for the Kings. Lineup decisions on skaters will be made after warmups.]

San Jose Mercury News’ Sharks coverage

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KINGS LINEUP
Richardson-Kopitar-Brown
Gagne-Richards-Lewis
Penner-Stoll-Williams
Clifford-Fraser-Westgarth

Scuderi-Doughty
Mitchell-Voynov
Johnson-Greene

Quick
Bernier

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SHARKS LINEUP
Benn Ferriero-Joe Thornton-Joe Pavelski
Patrick Marleau-Logan Couture-Ryane Clowe
Jamie McGinn-Michal Handzus-Torrey Mitchell
Brad Winchester-Andrew Desjardins-Andrew Murray

Marc-Edouard Vlasic-Dan Boyle
Brent Burns-Jason Demers
Justin Braun-Colin White

Antti Niemi
Thomas Greiss