SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Game 49 – 1/24 – SJS 2 at DET 3 (OT)…Erik Karlsson (0g, 2a) recorded his league-leading 13th multi-assist game of the season while Timo Meier (1g, 0a) and Logan Couture (1g, 0a) lit the lamp, but the Sharks were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings, 3-2, in overtime. With two points on the night, Karlsson (15g, 49a) tied Sandis Ozolinsh for the fifth-most points in a season by a Sharks defenseman. Meier’s goal was his 28th since October 27, tied for sixth-most in the NHL, and Couture’s marker was 164th career road goal, surpassing Joe Pavelski for second most by a Sharks skater.
SJ Goals: Meier (28), Couture (17)
SF: 30
SA: 35
SJ PP: 0/1
SJ PK: 2/2
W: Husso
OTL: Reimer
RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
1/25 Reassigned D Nick Cicek to the San Jose Barracuda
1/25 Acquired D Jacob MacDonald and F Martin Kaut from Colorado in exchange for F Matt Nieto and D Ryan Merkley; assigned Kaut to the San Jose Barracuda
1/23 Activated D Nikolai Knyzhov from IR; loaned Knyzhov to San Jose Barracuda on long-term injury conditioning assignment
1/18 Acquired F Kyle Criscuolo from Detroit 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: CAROLINA HURRICANES
The Carolina Hurricanes bring a six-game point streak, with wins in five of those contests, into Friday’s meeting with the San Jose Sharks, most recently taking two points with an overtime win at Dallas on Wednesday. This is the second meeting of the year between Carolina and San Jose, with the Hurricanes winning in the Sharks’ home opener, 2-1, in October. Martin Necas leads the club with 42 points on the year and he’s tied with Andrei Svechnikov for the team lead with 19 goals. Brent Burns leads the club with 24 assists and is the top-scoring defenseman on the team with 32 points in his first season in Raleigh.
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes posted a 3-2 overtime win over the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Wednesday, as Martin Necas scored his second overtime winner against the Stars in 2022-23. Sebastian Aho scored his 200th career NHL/Hurricanes goal, also tying the franchise record for career shorthanded goals, and Brett Pesce earned two assists and a fighting major. Brent Burns also scored for Carolina, while Antti Raanta stopped all 15 shots faced in the final two periods to earn a relief win after Frederik Andersen left the game due to an upper-body injury.
INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 47 games (10/12-1/25)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 46 games (10/14-1/25)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed two games (1/21-1/25)
Jaccob Slavin, lower-body, missed two games (1/21-1/25)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 187
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 20 Placed Max Pacioretty on injured reserve
Jan. 16 Reassigned Pyotr Kochetkov to Chicago (AHL)
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Jan. 27 San Jose 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 29 Boston 5 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 31 Los Angeles 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Feb. 1 at Buffalo 7:30 p.m. TNT HRN
Feb. 11 NY Rangers 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Jan. 27 Friday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
Jan. 28 Saturday Invisalign Arena 12 p.m.
Jan. 29 Sunday PNC Arena 9:30 a.m.
Jan. 30 Monday PNC Arena 12 p.m.
Jan. 31 Tuesday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
- All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.
Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes
HURRICANES vs. SHARKS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina and San Jose are facing in the second and final meeting between the teams during the 2022-23 season.
— The Hurricanes and Sharks are meeting for the 46th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 23-20-0-2 overall record, including a 14-8-0-0 home record and an 18-14-0-2 record since relocation.
— The Hurricanes lead the regular-season series 1-0-0 in 2022-23 (Sharks: 0-1-0).
— Carolina earned a 2-1 win over San Jose at SAP Center on 10/14. Sebastian Aho and Martin Necas each scored for the Hurricanes, while Antti Raanta stopped 18 of 19 shots faced in net.
— Jesper Fast has recorded 10 points (6g, 4a) in 14 career regular-season games against the Sharks.
— Brady Skjei has tallied nine points (2g, 7a) in 11 career regular-season games against San Jose.
— Paul Stastny has posted 29 points (9g, 20a) in 46 career regular-season games against the Sharks.
— Derek Stepan has registered 15 points (5g, 10a) in 23 career regular-season games against San Jose.
— Brent Burns played for the Sharks from 2011-22, recording 594 points (172g, 422a) in 798 games. He was acquired by Carolina along with Lane Pederson in exchange for Steven Lorentz, Eetu Makiniemi and a conditional third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft on 7/13/22.
— Lorentz was selected by Carolina in the seventh round (186th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft, and he recorded 21 points (10g, 11a) in 112 NHL games with the Hurricanes from 2021-22. He also skated in 93 AHL games with Charlotte from 2017-20, tallying 55 points (26g, 29a) and helping the Checkers win the franchise’s first Calder Cup championship in 2019.
— Stefan Noesen was claimed off waivers by San Jose from PIT on 12/19/19 and earned eight points (6g, 2a) in 39 games with the Sharks from 2019-21.
— Andrei Svechnikov’s brother Evgeny is a forward for the Sharks.
— James Reimer made 47 appearances with Carolina from 2019-21, registering a 29-11-4 record, 2.66 goals-against average, .910 save percentage and three shutouts. He was acquired from FLA in exchange for Scott Darling and a sixth-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft (Yauheni Aksiantsiuk) on 6/30/19.
— Sharks Assistant Coach Ryan Warsofsky served as an assistant coach with the Hurricanes’ AHL affiliate Charlotte Checkers in 2018- 19 before taking over as head coach of the Checkers in 2019-20 and later the Chicago Wolves from 2020-22. He helped Charlotte and Chicago win the franchise’s first two Calder Cup championships in 2019 and 2022.
— Sharks Assistant Video Coach Cody Ward served as the Chicago Wolves’ video coach in 2021-22.
