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The San Jose Sharks (21-22-4, 46 pts) face the Arizona Coyotes (25-18-5, 55 pts) for the first game of a three-game road trip. Last meeting on December 17, Tomas Hertl scored twice in a 3-2 loss at SAP Center for his second multi-goal game of the season. Erik Karlsson and Brent Burns each recorded an assist in the game. Entering tonight, E. Karlsson is on a five-game assist streak and the Sharks are 4-1-1 since the start of 2020.

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PLAYERS TO WATCH

29

5

ASSISTS

GOALS

#65

ERIK KARLSSON

28

7

ASSISTS

GOALS

#8

NICK SCHMALTZ

STAT MATCHUP

SJS

0.81


16.7%


88.2%


50.2%


49.4%


97.4

5-ON-5


PP%


PK%


SAT%


USAT%


SPSV%

0.98


19.7%


82.8%


47.8%


48.0%


100.6

ARI

UPCOMING MILESTONES

Joe Thornton: 2 games from L. Murphy (1,615) for 10th on the all-time games played list; 3 points from 1,500 NHL points


Patrick Marleau: 2 points from 1,100 points as a Shark


Erik Karlsson: 3 points from 600 NHL points


Aaron Dell: 6 games from 100 NHL games


Kevin Labanc: 7 assists from 100 NHL assists


Evander Kane: 7 games from 700 NHL games


Tim Heed: 9 games from 100 NHL games


Brent Burns: 10 games from 1,100 NHL games

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