Tonight will mark San Jose Sharks Head Coach David Quinn’s 300th NHL game behind the bench. Quinn’s career includes three seasons with the New York Rangers. He is in his second season with the Sharks.
The Sharks are still searching for that first win of the season. The team hasn’t played since Sunday, when it lost to the Washington Capitals 3-1. Meanwhile, the Canucks have had a solid start to the season. The team is 6-2-1 and is coming off of a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.
Look out for Elias Pettersson, who has 16 points in 9 games. He’s one of four Canucks players that are on more than a point per game pace. The other three are J.T. Miller (13), Quinn Hughes (11) and Brock Boeser (10). Boeser leads the team with six goals.
Tonight’s game will also mark the first time that Kyle Burroughs has faced the Canucks since failing to sign with the team in the offseason. Burroughs offered The Mercury News’ Curtish Pashelka some insight into his game plan tonight while facing former teammate Pettersson.
Burroughs on defending Canucks' Pettersson: "Superstars, they don't like playing with somebody in their face and I think any chance you get to rub him out and finish him and play hard on him. I think that's the biggest thing. Don't let him get going." #SJSharks #Canucks
— Curtis Pashelka (@CurtisPashelka) November 1, 2023
San Jose Sharks lines
The Sharks have placed Matt Benning on injured reserve since the team last played. Management has also recalled Nikita Okhotiuk from his conditioning assignment with the Barracuda and reactivated Jacob MacDonald. That means there could be some changes to the lineup.
Forwards
Anthony Duclair – Tomas Hertl – Fabian Zetterlund
William Eklund – Mikael Granlund – Luke Kunin
Filip Zadina – Nico Sturm – Kevin Labanc
Givani Smith – Ryan Carpenter – Jacob MacDonald
Defense
Mario Ferraro – Ty Emberson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic – Kyle Burroughs
Nikita Okhotiuk – Jan Rutta
Goaltenders
Kaapo Kahkonen
Mackenzie Blackwood
Source: Daily Faceoff/Sheng Peng
Vancouver Canucks lines
Forwards
Ilya Mikheyev – Elias Pettersson – Andrei Kuzmenko
Phil di Giuseppe – J.T. Miller – Brock Boeser
Dakota Joshua – Pius Suter – Conor Garland
Nils Hoglander – Sam Lafferty – Anthony Beauvillier
Defense
Quinn Hughes – Filip Hronek
Ian Cole – Mark Friedman
Carson Soucy – Tyler Myers
Goaltenders
Thatcher Demko
Casey DeSmith
Source: Daily Faceoff
How to watch Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks
Tonight’s game will be broadcast regionally on NBCSCA. Streaming is available with a subscription to ESPN+ (blackout restrictions may apply). The radio call will be streamed through the Sharks Audio Network. Canucks fans can watch the game on Sportsnet Pacific or listen on the radio on Sportsnet 650.
The game starts at 7:30 p.m. PT/10:30 p.m. ET at SAP Center.
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