Former Sharks Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci will go back to the Bay Space on Saturday evening because the visiting Dallas Stars glance to brush the three-game season collection opposed to San Jose.
The Sharks despatched ahead Granlund and defenseman Ceci to Dallas for a couple of 2025 draft selections on Feb. 1.
Now, the Stars consult with San Jose to wrap up a three-game California swing, taking a look to steer clear of a 3rd immediately loss forward of the ruin for the 4 International locations Face-Off.
Dallas dropped a 5-4 shootout resolution in Los Angeles on Friday evening. Matt Duchene scored two times and added an lend a hand. Mavrik Bourque and Thomas Harley additionally scored for the Stars, whilst Jake Oettinger made 33 saves.
“(The Kings) are at a unique stage this yr than they have been remaining yr,” mentioned Duchene, who recorded his five hundredth profession lend a hand. “I believed the primary quarter-hour we were not superb, after which (Oettinger) was once nice. The remaining 5 mins of the primary length, we kind of got here to existence, and I believed we have been lovely just right after that. We had numerous just right appears to be like.
“Tricky loss, however giant level.”
The Stars, 2nd within the Central Department, are 6-3-1 over their previous 10 video games and 14-11-1 at the street this season.
Goaltender Casey DeSmith, Saturday’s anticipated starter, is 8-6-0 in 16 video games this season with a 2.46 goals-against moderate and a .912 save share. In six profession video games opposed to the Sharks, DeSmith is 2-4-0 with an .888 save share and a three.58 GAA.
The Stars gained the former two conferences opposed to the Sharks — each in Dallas — 3-2 in a shootout on Oct. 15 and 5-2 on Nov. 20.
Granlund, who has two assists in 3 video games since becoming a member of the Stars, was once the Sharks’ chief in assists (30) and issues (45) earlier than the business.
“We leave out him, he is a really perfect participant,” mentioned Sharks ahead Fabian Zetterlund. “We will’t do the rest about it presently. I believe we have performed two truly just right video games right here (for the reason that business).”
The Sharks, remaining within the Western Convention, have only one win of their previous 10 video games (1-8-1) and input Saturday’s contest following a 2-1 time beyond regulation loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.
Tyler Toffoli scored his team-leading twentieth purpose, and Vitek Vanecek made 22 saves because the Sharks dropped to 9-17-2 on house ice this season.
“I believed we competed exhausting, I believed we labored exhausting,” Sharks head trainer Ryan Warsofsky mentioned. “Our puck play was once slightly iffy from time to time, however I believed we did sufficient to win a hockey recreation, that is needless to say.”
Toffoli has issues in 4 immediately video games (3 aims, two assists) and is fourth at the Sharks leaderboard (together with Granlund) with 35 issues in 53 video games this season.
Goaltender Alexandar Georgiev is 2-11-0 in 14 video games since becoming a member of the Sharks in a business with the Colorado Avalanche in December, posting an .875 save share and a 4.01 GAA. Georgiev is 6-4-0 with a .901 save share and a three.05 GAA in 11 profession appearances opposed to the Stars.
–Box Stage Media
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