Morning Skate: Sharks' 10-game point streak on line in Anaheim

Programming note: Sharks-Ducks coverage starts tonight at 6:30pm with Sharks Pregame Live on CSN California.

Where they stand
Sharks: 26-18-4, 56 points, 2nd Pacific Division
Ducks: 22-18-7, 51 points, 4th Pacific Division

The latest

Sharks: The Sharks went into the All-Star break on a high note, spanking Colorado at home one week ago, 6-1. Joe Thornton recorded two assists to reach 1300 points in his career, while Dylan DeMelo got his first career marker. San Jose has at least one point in its last 10 games (8-0-2), and begins a difficult four-game road trip tonight that continues on to St. Louis, Nashville and Chicago.

Ducks: Anaheim scored a season-high six goals in a 6-2 win in Boston last Tuesday. The Ducks have won three straight, five of their last six (5-1-0), and are 10-3-1 in their last 14. Although it is still last in the league in goals-per game, Anaheim has 23 scores in its last four games.

Keep an eye on…

Sharks: Logan Couture. Now that he’s had another full week of rest, Couture should be at or very close to full health for the second half. The Sharks are 12-3-3 with the centerman in the lineup, and he has 20 points (10g, 10a) in 27 career games against the Ducks.

Ducks: David Perron. Anaheim acquired the 27-year-old winger from Pittsburgh on Jan. 15, and he has at least one point in all four games he’s played for the Ducks (2g, 3a). He has 17 points (8g, 9a) in 30 career games vs. San Jose.

Probable lines

Sharks
Tomas Hertl – Joe Thornton – Joe Pavelski
Joonas Donskoi – Logan Couture – Tommy Wingels
Matt Nieto – Patrick Marleau – Joel Ward
Melker Karlsson – Chris Tierney – Dainius Zubrus

Marc-Edouard Vlasic – Justin Braun
Paul Martin – Brent Burns
Brenden Dillon – Dylan DeMelo

Martin Jones
Alex Stalock

Ducks
David Perron – Ryan Getzlaf – Chris Stewart
Patrick Maroon – Rickard Rakell – Corey Perry
Andrew Cogliano – Ryan Kesler – Jakob Silfverberg
Mike Santorelli – Nate Thompson – Ryan Garbutt

Kevin Bieksa - Cam Fowler
Hampus Lindholm - Josh Manson
Simon Despres - Sami Vatanen

Frederik Andersen
John Gibson

Vitals

Sharks
Goals per game: 2.92 (4th)
Goals-against per game: 2.67 (21st)
Power play: 22.5 percent (3rd)
Penalty kill: 79.3 percent (24th)

Ducks
Goals per game: 2.11 (30th)
Goals-against per game: 2.32 (7th)
Power play: 18.9 percent (12th)
Penalty kill: 89.6 percent (1st)

Injuries/Scratches

Sharks: None.

Ducks: Clayton Stoner (undisclosed) and Shawn Horcoff (suspension) are out.

Season series

Each of the first three meetings between the Sharks and Ducks has resulted in a shutout. San Jose blanked Anaheim 2-0 in its home opener on Oct. 10, but the Ducks have won the last two, each by 1-0 scores. This is the fourth and final game of the season series.

San Jose is 5-10-1 in its last 16 games at Honda Center.

Odds and ends

*Joe Thornton is on a 10-game point streak (2g, 12a), just one off his career long of 11. He has at least one point in 18 of his last 19 games (5g, 20a).

*The Sharks are 16-6-2 on the road, while Anaheim is 14-8-4 at home.

*Anaheim’s top-ranked penalty killing unit is 46-for-48 since Dec. 27, including 12 straight kills.