Scouting the Sharks

The San Jose Sharks certainly aren’t having problems scoring goals these days. The Sharks have won four consecutive games by a combined margin of 20-11 and have scored at least three regulation/overtime goals in seven of their last eight games. The Sharks are coming off a big 6-3 home victory over Calgary last night, a game that threw quite a bit of cold water on the Flames’ hopes of making the playoffs. As noted earlier, the Sharks have been clicking on the power play, and they have also been disciplined, as they have had to kill only four power plays in their last three games. Here’s the San Jose Mercury News’ game story from last night’s Sharks-Flames game, followed by the expected lineups for the Sharks and Kings and the Sharks’ full roster…

Sharks douse Flames behind four first-period goals

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SHARKS LINEUP
Patrick Marleau-Joe Thornton-Devin Setoguchi
Ryane Clowe-Logan Couture-Dany Heatley
Torrey Mitchell-Joe Pavelski-Kyle Wellwood
Ben Eager-Andrew Desjardins-Jamal Mayers

Douglas Murray-Dan Boyle
Marc-Edouard Vlasic-Justin Braun
Ian White-Jason Demers

Antti Niemi or Antero Niittymaki

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KINGS LINEUP
Penner-Kopitar-Moller
Smyth-Handzus-Brown
Ponikarovsky-Stoll-Simmonds
Clifford-Lewis-Richardson

Mitchell-Doughty
Johnson-Scuderi
Martinez-Greene

Quick

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SHARKS ROSTER
3 — Douglas Murray — D
7 — Niclas Wallin — D
8 — Joe Pavelski — C
9 — Ian White — D
10 — Jamal Mayers — RW
12 — Patrick Marleau — LW
15 — Dany Heatley — RW
16 — Devin Setoguchi — RW
17 — Torrey Mitchell — C
19 — Joe Thornton — C
20 — Kyle Wellwood — C
22 — Dan Boyle — D
29 — Ryane Clowe — LW
39 — Logan Couture — C
44 — Marc-Edouard Vlasic — D
55 — Ben Eager — LW
60 — Jason Demers — D
61 — Justin Braun — D
69 — Andrew Desjardins — C

30 — Antero Niittymaki — G
31 — Antti Niemi — G

Injured-reserve list:
21 — Scott Nichol — C
40 — Kent Huskins — D