After spending the bulk of October on the road, the Sharks are preparing for a four-game homestand that kicks off Tuesday evening as they host the New York Rangers.
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Team Teal is coming off a nail-biter in Anaheim, eventually defeating the Ducks 4-3 in overtime. Timo Meier scored two goals in that game, extending his goal streak to four games. He's scored eight goals so far this season.
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During Tuesday’s morning skate, Meier was bumped up to the first line with Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton. Thornton will make his return to the ice after being sidelined almost a month.
New York comes into SAP Center with a 0-4-1 road record, including a rough 4-3 loss to the LA Kings on Sunday. They’ve gone 1-3-1 in their last five and have the same record when the other team scores first – something San Jose likes to do early and often.
Sharks projected lines and pairs
Timo Meier -- Joe Thornton -- Joe Pavelski
Tomas Hertl -- Logan Couture -- Kevin Labanc
Evander Kane -- Antti Suomela -- Joonas Donskoi
Marcus Sorensen -- Barclay Goodrow -- Melker Karlsson
San Jose Sharks
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Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Justin Braun
Joakim Ryan -- Brent Burns
Brenden Dillon -- Erik Karlsoon
Martin Jones -- projected starter
Aaron Dell
Rangers projected lines and pairs
Vladislav Namestnikov -- Mika Zibanejad -- Mats Zuccarello
Chris Kreider -- Kevin Hayes -- Ryan Spooner
Jimmy Vesey -- Brett Howden -- Jesper Fast
Cody McLeod -- Filip Chytil -- Vinni Lettieri
Brady Skjei -- Anthony DeAngelo
Brendan Smith -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Marc Staal -- Neal Pionk
Henrik Lundqvist -- projected starter
Alexandar Georgeiv