Canucks try to keep road win streak going in matchup with the Sharks
Vancouver Canucks (5-9-3, sixth in the Pacific Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (6-9-3, seventh in the Pacific Division)
San Jose, California; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Canucks -113, Sharks -107; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks hit the road against the San Jose Sharks trying to continue a three-game road winning streak.
San Jose is 1-3-2 against the Pacific Division and 6-9-3 overall. The Sharks have conceded 59 goals while scoring 51 for a -8 scoring differential.
Vancouver has a 4-2-0 record in Pacific Division games and a 5-9-3 record overall. The Canucks rank eighth in the league with 58 total goals (averaging 3.4 per game).
Sunday's game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season. The Canucks won 4-2 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Erik Karlsson has scored 11 goals with 19 assists for the Sharks. Timo Meier has eight goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
Elias Pettersson has scored 10 goals with 14 assists for the Canucks. Bo Horvat has seven goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sharks: 4-5-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.2 assists, 2.8 penalties and 6.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
Canucks: 5-4-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.5 assists, 4.7 penalties and 13.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Sharks: Markus Nutivaara: out (lower body), Nico Sturm: out (upper-body), Nikolai Knyzhov: out (achilles).
Canucks: Jack Studnicka: out (lower-body), Travis Dermott: out (concussion), Tanner Pearson: out (hand), Tucker Poolman: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
