The San Jose Sharks are looking to close their three-game road trip on a high note Sunday night, as they square off with the Pacific Division rival Anaheim Ducks.
The Sharks dropped a tough game to the Hurricanes on Friday. After jumping out to a 2-0 first-period lead, the Sharks spent the majority of periods two and three hemmed in their own zone by the Hurricanes' offense. Aaron Dell put on a magnificent performance as he kept San Jose in the 3-3 game through overtime play.
Carolina's Brock McGinn had the one shootout marker to give the Hurricanes a 4-3 victory and halt the Sharks' winning streak at three.
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The Ducks, on the other hand, are looking to turn things around after losing four consecutive games. They starting their 2018-19 season surprisingly well -- including a 5-2 victory over the Sharks on Oct. 3 -- but their lack of defense in front of netminder John GIbson is starting to cost the team points.
The Sharks' rivalry with the Ducks has spanned 137 games, with San Jose 70-54-4-9 against Anaheim.
There are a few question marks regarding starting rosters for Sunday's meeting. Sharks forward Tomas Hertl left Friday's game after the second period with an undisclosed injury, and it’s unclear if it will keep him from playing. Ducks winger Jakob Silfverberg, who has been sidelined since Oct. 14 with a hand injury, could return to Anaheim's lineup.
Sharks projected lines and pairs
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Evander Kane -- Joe Pavelski -- Kevin Labanc
Tomas Hertl -- Logan Couture -- Timo Meier
Marcus Sorensen -- Antti Suomela -- Joonas Donskoi
Barclay Goodrow -- Dylan Gambrell -- Melker Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Justin Braun
Joakim Ryan -- Brent Burns
Brendan Dillon -- Erik Karlsson
Martin Jones -- projected starter
Aaron Dell
Ducks projected lines and pairs
Adam Henrique -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Rickard Rakell
Andrew Cogliano -- Ryan Kelser -- Jakob Silfverberg
Isac Lundstrom -- Sam Steel -- Pontus Aberg
Brian Gibbons -- Ben Street -- Kiefer Sherwood
Cam Fowler -- Josh Manson
Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon Montour
Marcus Petterson -- Luke Schenn
John Gibson -- projected starter
Ryan Miller