SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:
Game 46 – 1/18 – SJS 5 vs. DAL 3…Erik Karlsson (1g, 3a) posted his fourth four-point game of the season, helping the Sharks overcome a 3-0 deficit en route to a 5-3 win over the Dallas Stars. It was the fourth time in team history that the Sharks overcame a three-goal deficit to win in regulation, the first time since Feb. 1, 2011. With his effort, Karlsson became the first defenseman since the 1988-89 season to reach the 60-point mark in 46 or fewer games. Steven Lorentz (1g, 0a), Nick Bonino (1g, 1a), Timo Meier (1g, 0a) and Logan Couture (1g, 0a) all also found the back of the net in the tilt, with Meier’s strike coming on the power play to give him 12 for the year, tying his 2021-22 season for the most ever by a Swiss-born player.
SJ Goals: Lorentz (5), Bonino (7), Meier (26 pp), Karlsson (15), Couture (16 en)
SF: 28
SA: 36
SJ PP: 1/3
SJ PK: 3/3
W: Reimer
L: Oettinger
RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
1/18 Acquired F Kyle Criscuolo from DET in exchange for F Jasper Weatherby; assigned Criscuolo to the San Jose Barracuda
1/6 Claimed F Mikey Eyssimont off waivers; placed D Radim Simek on IR
1/5 Recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda
1/4 Assigned D Nick Cicek to the San Jose Barracuda
1/1 Recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
The Sharks begin an eight-game road stretch Saturday at Columbus, the back end of a Blue Jackets twin bill against California clubs. The Anaheim Ducks took two points at Nationwide Arena Thursday by a 5-3 final, Columbus getting goals from Mathieu Olivier, Jack Roslovic and Nick Blankenburg in the opening frame but conceding the game’s final five goals. Johnny Gaudreau, who signed with the Blue Jackets in the off-season after beginning his career with the Calgary Flames, leads the club in all offensive categories and is the team’s All-Star Weekend selection. San Jose has won three of the last four meetings between the teams dating back to January of 2020.
Jan. 21, 4:00 p.m. PT
SAN JOSE SHARKS at COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
14-23-9 (37 pts), 7th in Pacific 2022-23 RECORD 13-30-2 (28 pts), 8th in Metropolitan
2-2-1 LAST 5 GAMES 1-4-0
First Meeting SEASON SERIES First Meeting
39-20-0-4 ALL-TIME RECORD AGAINST OPPONENT 24-34-0-5
2022-23 PLAYER STATS
4 players (46) GAMES PLAYED LEADER Johnny Gadureau/Gustav Nyquist (45)
Timo Meier (26) GOALS LEADER Patrik Laine/Johnny Gaudreau (12)
Erik Karlsson (47) ASSISTS LEADER Johnny Gaudreau (30)
Erik Karlsson (62) POINTS LEADER Johnny Gaudreau (42)
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Jan. 21, 2023 Game No. 46 (13-30-2, 28 pts.)
vs. San Jose Sharks (14-23-9, 37 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 27 (10-15-1, 21 pts.)
The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.
THE LAST GAME: JAN. 19, 2023 – CBJ 3 vs. ANA 5
CBJ Goal Scorers: Olivier (3), Roslovic (4), Blankenburg (3)
ANA Goal Scorers: Henrique (16), Fowler (5), Benoit (2), Zegras (15), Jones (3)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (28/33; 57:04); ANA – Stolarz (12/15; 20:00), Gibson (18/18; 40:00)
CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 3/3 | Shots: CBJ: 33 / ANA: 33
3 Stars: 1. Zegras, ANA; 2. Fowler, ANA; 3. Olivier, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ fell for 3rd consecutive game… CBJ scored 3 goals in the 1st period for the 2nd time in the last 4 games… CBJ led 3-0 after the 1st period, but ANA scored 5 unanswered goals (3 in 2nd and 2 in 3rd)… Roslovic scored a goal to extend his points streak to 4-straight (1-4-5)… Laine notched his 100th career point as a Blue Jacket with an assist… Boqvist recorded his 6th assist of the season and now has assists in 6 of the past 9 contests (0-6-6)… Gaudreau tallied his team-leading 30th assist of the campaign.
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (39 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (34 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (32 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (30 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (14 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (5 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 303
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 20 Assigned Tarasov to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 14 Activated Jenner, Robinson and Tarasov off Injured Reserve and assigned Bjork to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 13 Assigned Greaves and Fix-Wolansky to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 12 Activated Blankenburg off Injured Reserve, placed Robinson on Injured Reserve retroactive to Jan. 3 and added Greaves to
the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 11 Placed Meyer on Injured Reserve and added Fix-Wolansky to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 11 Assigned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 10 Placed Tarasov on IR retroactive on Dec. 30 and added Greaves to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 28 Activated Sillinger off Injured Reserve, added Bemstrom to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned
Christiansen to Cleveland (AHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan
AGAINST THE SHARKS
2022-23 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 vs. SJS)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-0 (1-0-0 vs. SJS)
All-Time Series: 24-34-0-5 (16-13-0-3 vs. SJS)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 4-6-0 | 5-4-1
All-Time GF/GA: 154/175
All-Time SF/SA: 1,711/2,056
All-Time PP: 43-of-238
All-Time PK: 214-of-268
THE LAST GAME VS. SJS: APR. 22, 2022 – CBJ 2 at SJS 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Roslovic (18), Roslovic (19)
SJS Goal Scorers: PP – Reedy (4), Balcers (11), Reedy (5)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (25/28; 58:30); SJS – Kahkonen (22/24; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 1/3; PK: 1/2 | Shots: CBJ: 24 / SJS: 28
3 Stars: 1. Reedy, SJS; 2. Roslovic, CBJ; 3. Balcers, SJS
Noteworthy: CBJ split season series (1-1-0)… CBJ trailed 3-0 after 1st period, but scored 2 goals in the 3rd to bring game within 1… Johnson notched 1st career NHL point (assist)… Roslovic recorded 5th multi-goal game of the season (2-0-2), giving him 7-2-9 with 3 multi-goal efforts in last 5 games.
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Mar. 14 at SJS
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. SJS)
CBJ are 11-8-1 in last 20 games overall vs. SJS since 2/21/12… CBJ are 2-1-0 in the last 3 meetings at NWA and 6-4-1 in past 11… Winning team has scored 3 or more goals in 20 of last 21 meetings, including 12-straight… CBJ have killed off 13-of-15 SJS PP chances over the last 7 meetings… Each team has 6 shutouts, 3 hat tricks and 2 penalty shots in series… Most goals scored at SJS: 5 (2x, MR: 11/3/15)… Most goals allowed at SJS: 10 (3/30/02).
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. SJS)
Gaudreau skated in his 400th career game on 10/13/19 at SJS… Johnson notched his 1st career NHL point (assist) on 4/19/22 at SJS… Roslovic skated in 100th career NHL game on 3/12/19 vs. SJS… Voracek collected 100th career NHL point (assist) on 11/20/10 at SJS… Werenski scored 1st NHL goal on 10/15/16 vs. SJS.
SCORING NOTABLES vs. SJS
• Boqvist – 2-0-2 in 3 career GP, including notching two goals in his only career home game against the Sharks last season on Dec. 5. Gaudreau – 9-14-23 in 30 career GP, including points in seven of his last 10 games with four multi-point efforts against the club (5-8-13). He has recorded 8-6-14 in 14 career home games against San Jose.
• Jenner – 5-4-9 in 14 career GP, including points in six of his eight career home contests against the Sharks (3-3-6).
• Nyquist – 4-3-7 in 16 career GP, including 3-1-4 in his past five home outings.
• Roslovic – 4-1-5 in 10 career GP with all of his points recorded in the last five games, including goals in two-straight (3-0-3).
