Scouting the Sharks

Tonight’s game is the first of six meetings between the Kings and San Jose Sharks. The Sharks started slow this season, with a 1-3-0 record, perhaps not surprising for a team that brought in seven new players this summer. Since then, though, the Sharks are 6-1-1 in their last eight games, and this is the third game in a six-game homestand. The Sharks, always a threat on offense, rank in the league’s top 10 in goals per game and power-play percentage, and are led by Joe Pavelski, who has nine goals in 12 games. For the latest on the Sharks, check out David Pollack’s blog item from the San Jose Mercury News, followed by the expected lineups for the Kings and the Sharks…

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KINGS LINEUP
Gagne-Kopitar-Williams
Penner-Richards-Brown
Parse-Stoll-Moreau
Clifford-Richardson-Lewis

Mitchell-Doughty
Scuderi-Johnson
Martinez-Greene

Quick
Bernier

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SHARKS LINEUP
Logan Couture-Joe Thornton-Joe Pavelski
Ryan Clowe-Patrick Marleau-Martin Havlat
Jamie McGinn-Michal Handzus-Torrey Mitchell
Brad Winchester-Andrew Desjardins-Andrew Murray

Douglas Murray-Dan Boyle
Marc-Edouard Vlasic-Brent Burns
Colin White-Justin Braun

Antti Niemi
Thomas Greiss