SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Game 47 – 1/21 – SJS 3 at CBJ 5…Timo Meier (1g, 0a) and Nick Bonino (1g, 0a) lit the lamp to give San Jose a 2-0 edge in the game’s opening 26 minutes, but the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to overcome the two-goal deficit en route to a 5-3 win at Nationwide Arena. Nico Sturm (1g, 1a) netted his 11th goal of the season to match his career high, set in 2020-21 with the Minnesota Wild, and recorded his first multi-point game of the season in the Saturday contest.
SJ Goals: Meier (27), Bonino (8), Sturm (11)
SF: 25
SA: 29
SJ PP: 0/1
SJ PK: 1/2
W: Korpisalo
L: Kahkonen
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
12/22 Assigned F C.J. Suess to the San Jose Barracuda
12/20 Activated D Mario Ferraro off IR
12/20 Recalled F C.J. Suess from the San Jose Barracuda
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: BOSTON BRUINS
The Sharks’ road trip rolls on with a Sunday tilt against the top team in the NHL, the Boston Bruins, at TD Garden. Boston has won four consecutive games since falling against the Seattle Kraken and have scored 17 goals during the hot run. Dating back to the Bruins’ first game against the Sharks, a 4-2 win for the Bruins, Boston has totaled 28 goals in seven games. Brad Marchand notched three points in the teams’ first contest this season at SAP Center, scoring a goal and adding two assists. David Pastrnak tallied two goals, and Patrice Bergeron and Charlie McAvoy each posted a pair of helpers.
Jan. 22, 4:00 p.m. PT
SAN JOSE SHARKS at BOSTON BRUINS
14-24-9 (37 pts), 7th in Pacific 2022-23 RECORD 36-5-4 (76 pts), 1st in Atlantic
1-3-1 LAST 5 GAMES 4-1-0
0-1-0 SEASON SERIES 1-0-0
12-24-5-3 ALL-TIME RECORD AGAINST OPPONENT 27-12-5-0
2022-23 PLAYER STATS
5 players (47) GAMES PLAYED LEADER 8 players (45)
Timo Meier (27) GOALS LEADER David Pastrnak (35)
Erik Karlsson (47) ASSISTS LEADER David Pastrnak/Brad Marchand (28)
Erik Karlsson (62) POINTS LEADER David Pastrnak (63)
BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins host the Sharks tonight in the 2nd of 2 games between these teams this season and the Sharks’ lone visit to TD Garden.
- They are the NHL’s 1st 30-win team this season at 36-5-4 overall and are 21-1-3 on home ice … They are 15-2-2 vs. Western Conference opponents.
- The Bruins are playing their lone home game tonight in an 8-game span, having played at NY Islanders on 1/18 (4-1 win) and at NY Rangers on 1/19 (3-1 win), tonight’s game vs San Jose, and road contests at Montreal on 1/24, Tampa Bay on 1/26, Florida on 1/28, Carolina on 1/29 and concluding that stretch on 2/1 at Toronto.
RECENT GAMES:
- The Bruins have won their last 4 games with a 4-3 win vs Toronto on 1/14, 6-0 win vs Philadelphia on 1/16, 4-1 victory at NY Islanders at 1/18, and 3-1 win at NY Rangers on 1/19 … They are 15-1-3 in their last 19 games and are 19-2-4 in their last 25 contests.
- The Bruins are 21-1-3 in their last 25 home games, including a 22-game home unbeaten at 19-0-3 and a 14-game home win streak, the longest from the start of a season in league history and longest point streak from a season’s start in Boston annals … It was also their fourth longest home point streak overall in team history.
- They are 8-0-1 in their last 9 road games.
- Boston 6 vs Philadelphia 0 … David Krejci had 3A while playing his 1,000th NHL game with linemates Pavel Zacha and David Pastrnak having 2-1=3 totals each, Brad Marchand and Matt Grzelcyk had 1-1=2 totals each and Charlie McAvoy added 2A … Jeremy Swayman had his 1st shutout of the season and the 6th of his career … SOG: Bos 29, Phi 29 … PP: 1/2 … PK: 0/6
- Boston 4 at NY Islanders 1 … The Bruins yielded the 1st goal but had goals from Charlie McAvoy (1-1=2 totals), Derek Forbort, Brad Marchand and Trent Frederic, along with Charlie Coyle’s 2A … Linus Ullmark earned his 100th career win … SOG: Bos 24, NYI 27… PP: 1/4 … PK: 0/6
- Boston 3 at NY Rangers 1 … Pavel Zacha, Patrice Bergeron and Connor Clifton scored and David Krejci and Brad Marchand had 2A each to pace the team … Jeremy Swayman extended his point streak to 6-0-2 in his last 8 starts … SOG: Bos 27, NYR 32 … PP: .0/4 .. PK: 0/3
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 48)
- Tomas Nosek: Non-displaced fracture in left foot
- Jake DeBrusk: Hand and lower body injuries, IR
BOSTON vs SAN JOSE, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Sharks are meeting for the 45th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 27-12-5-0 record and 145-115 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 14-5-3-0 lifetime vs. San Jose at home with a 77-61 scoring edge in those 22 contests.
- The Bruins have won their last 10 games vs. the Sharks with their last loss a 3-2 home setback on 3/15/2016 …
FUN FACTS
- The Bruins currently have 23 players on their roster … 11 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 8 were signed as free agents.
- The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 5-0-1 record in afternoon games so far.
- The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 6-0-1 in the 1st game of those sets and are 6-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are playing game 10 of their 14-game January schedule tonight (5 hm/9 rd, 8-1-0) … They will play 10 in February (3 hm/7 rd), 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October, 11- 2-0 in November, and 9-1-4 in December.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 5: Chris Wagner recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 11: Chris Wagner returned to Providence/AHL.
Jan. 11: Joona Koppanen recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 13: Joona Koppanen returned to Providence/AHL.
Jan. 14: Pavel Zacha signed to a four-year contract extension.
Jan. 17: Joona Koppanen recalled from Providence/AHL.
