SHARKS FANS, WE ARE LIVE!

Tonight, the San Jose Sharks invade the Scotiabank Saddledome to play the hosting Calgary Flames in the second game of a back-to-back, and will look to extend their winning streak to two games while also making up ground in both the Pacific Division and Western Conference Playoff standings.

Before tonight's main event, here are some preliminary links to get your adrenaline flowing.

• David Pollak of "Working the Corners" discusses tonight's Sharks/Flames game.
• CSN Bay Area's Kevin Kurz previews tonight's Sharks/Flames game.
• Kurz discusses how this back-to-back set of games may benefit the Sharks.
• Kurz discusses who the starting goaltender for the Sharks will be and why Tommy Wingels will be out of the line-up.
• Yahoo Sports takes a look at the NHL GM's wanting to reduce lazy offense and hybrid icing with tweaks.
• Katie Strang of ESPN New York discusses the sudden retirement of Sean Avery.

Kick back, enjoy the links, have fun watching the game and as always, GO SHARKS GO!