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SAN JOSE - Thomas Bordeleau played center at Michigan, has been a centerman in international competition for Team USA, and played in the middle when he dressed for his first eight NHL games last season.Bordeleau, though, will start on the wing for his ninth NHL game Thursday when the San Jose Sharks host the Vegas Golden Knights.

From the San Jose Sharks' perspective, there was nowhere to go but up after they were throttled by the Vancouver Canucks earlier this week.Now as they return to San Jose, that's also true from an NHL standings standpoint.The Sharks had a one-goal lead in the second period Saturday but allowed three straight to the Calgary Flames in what became a 5-3 loss at the Saddledome, marking San Jose's ninth consecutive defeat as it ended a three-game road trip.

2023 Player ReviewsAlexander Barabanov is one of the few Sharks that can call this season an improvement over the last one.Wrapping up our individual player reviews is Alexander Barabanov.The Sharks had a lot of substandard players this season, but the 28-year-old left wing was not one of them.Barabanov's 2022-23 performance
This season, Barabanov served well as a second line forward.

The San Jose Sharks finished another season near the bottom of the NHL standings.Despite new general manager Mike Grier's best efforts, the team has now gone four consecutive seasons without playoff hockey.However, rather than dropping directly to the bottom, the Sharks spent those four seasons in a limbo-like state where they were too bad to compete but too good to be the worst.

2023 Player ReviewsMario Ferraro's production was at the lowest of his young career this past season.What may have led to the decline and what he can do to take a step forward in 2023-24.Mario Ferraro gets the title of this season's workhorse for the San Jose Sharks.Ferraro did a ton of the work but, in true workhorse fashion, will get none of the credit.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Led offensively by two guys with Stanley Cup rings, the Calgary Flames kept their faint playoff hopes alive on Saturday.Tyler Toffoli scored two goals and Nazem Kadri notched the game-winner as the Flames won 5-3 over the San Jose Sharks to climb two points closer to a playoff berth.

CALGARY, Alberta Tyler Toffoli scored two goals and the Calgary Flames kept their playoff hopes alive with a big 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.MacKenzie Weegar, Walker Duehr, and Nazem Kadri added the others for Calgary, which won for just the second time in its last nine games at the Saddledome (2-5-2).

SAN JOSE - It took San Jose Sharks winger William Eklund a little time to get used to the North American professional game after he started the season in the AHL.Now that he's with the big club, it looks like he deserves to stay, as he scored his second goal in as many games Thursday in the Sharks' 2-1 overtime loss to the Seattle Kraken at SAP Center.

SAN JOSE - It took San Jose Sharks winger William Eklund a little time to get used to the North American professional game after he started the season in the AHL.Now that he's with the big club, it looks like he deserves to stay, as he scored his second goal in as many games Thursday in the Sharks' 2-1 overtime loss to the Seattle Kraken at SAP Center.

A quick update on the league standings before we jump into today's game.The San Jose Sharks are now 32nd in the league!Thanks to a 5-4 Columbus Blue Jackets win over the New York Islanders last night, the Sharks and Blue Jackets both have 53 points on the season.Since San Jose has played one more game than Columbus, the Sharks are last in the league.

STATS Record: 19-37-14Streak: L6Goals Leader: Logan Couture (24 G, 35 A)Assists Leader: Erik Karlsson (20 G, 65 A)Power Play: 18.0%Penalty Kill: 82.4%Goals For/60: 2.84Goals Against/60: 3.76
Andreas Johnsson - Tomas Hertl - Alexander BarabanovMartin Kaut - Logan Couture - Kevin LabancNoah Gregor - Nico Sturm - Fabian ZetterlundOskar Lindblom - Steven Lorentz - Andrew Agozzino
Derrick Pouliot - Erik KarlssonMarc-Edouard Vlasic - Nikolai KnyzhovMario Ferraro - Matt Benning
James ReimerKaapo Kahkonen
Expected Scratches: Jonah Gadjovich, Radim Simek
Injured Reserve: Luke Kunin (knee), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Jacob MacDonald (undisclosed), Evgeny Svechnikov (lower body)
STATS Record: 39-23-8Streak: W3Goals Leader: Connor McDavid (58 G, 76 A)Assists Leader: Connor McDavid (58 G, 76 A)Power Play: 31.5%Penalty

William Eklund is what, like, the fourth-best forward on the Sharks right now?
Timo Meier has been traded.Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl are atop a teetering pyramid.Probably Alexander Barabanov, too.After that?Eklund certainly has a case for No. 4.
So why did the Sharks send him down?A couple things make sense to me, both of which the Sharks probably will be loath to admit.

A quick setup for tonight's game.The New York Islanders pay the team's one and only visit to SAP Center this season.The Islanders are trying to hunt down a wild card spot in the playoffs, but will have to do it without top scorer Mathew Barzal.Barzal is out with a lower body injury.On the Sharks' side of the ice, Martin Kaut is back in the lineup in place of Evgeny Svechnikov.

Sharks Pride Night isn't about Pride anymore.At least in terms of narrative, after James Reimer announced Saturday that he will not be wearing a Pride warmup jersey for Sharks Pride Night at SAP Center.The Sharks announced their Pride Night initiatives earlier this week, but there was some question whether every Shark would participate.

Dunn extends his point streak to 11 games
SAN JOSE, Calif. - (AP) - Vince Dunn scored 1:58 into overtime and the Seattle Kraken beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Thursday night.Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal an an assist for the Kraken, tying the score with his 15th of the season on a breakaway at 7:03 of the third period.

SAN JOSE - Vince Dunn scored 1:58 into overtime and the Seattle Kraken beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Thursday night.Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and assist for the Kraken, tying the score with his 15th of the season on a breakaway at 7:03 of the third period.Philipp Grubauer stopped 31 shots, and Dunn extended his point streak to 11 games - especially impressive for a defenseman.

The Seattle Kraken enter the matchup against the San Jose Sharks as losers of three straight games.SAN JOSE, Calif. - Seattle Kraken (37-23-7, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (19-36-12, eighth in the Pacific Division)
San Jose, California; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken head into the matchup with the San Jose Sharks after losing three in a row.

Kicking things off with the latest in the Tank for Bedard race.Here's what's on the docket today.The Sharks remain 31st in the league with 51 points, just ahead of the Blue Jackets (49 points).Columbus has two games in hand.The Blackhawks are a point ahead of the Sharks with a game in hand.The Ducks are three points ahead with a game in hand.

The Seattle Kraken enter the matchup against the San Jose Sharks as losers of three straight games.SAN JOSE, Calif. - Seattle Kraken (37-23-7, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (19-36-12, eighth in the Pacific Division)
San Jose, California; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken head into the matchup with the San Jose Sharks after losing three in a row.

It wasn't pretty or technically sound, but the Blue Jackets' 6-5 overtime win Tuesday night was exciting.It was also fun to watch a game with 11 total goals be decided at 4:17 of 3-on-3 OT on Johnny Gaudreau's second goal and fifth point against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center
"I'm just trying to help this team win as much as we can," Gaudreau said.

SAN JOSE - Johnny Gaudreau scored his second goal of the game with 43 seconds left in overtime, giving him five points as the Columbus Blue Jackets topped the San Jose Sharks 6-5 on Tuesday night at SAP Center.Gaudreau beat Kaapo Kahkonen after the Sharks' goaltender stopped Patrick Laine on a 2-on-0 break.

SAN JOSE Johnny Gaudreau scored his second goal of the game with 43 seconds left in overtime, giving him five points as the Columbus Blue Jackets topped the San Jose Sharks 6-5 on Tuesday night at SAP Center.Gaudreau beat Kaapo Kahkonen after the Sharks' goaltender stopped Patrick Laine on a 2-on-0 break.

Marcus Johansson, Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy scored in Minnesota's three-goal third period, and the Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 Saturday night.Jared Spurgeon and Frederick Gaudreau also scored, and Ryan Hartman and John Klingberg each had two assists to help the Wild extend their point streak to 12 games (10-0-2) - one shy of the franchise record - with their fourth straight road win.

SAN JOSE, Calif.(AP) - Marcus Johansson, Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy scored in Minnesota's three-goal third period, and the Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 Saturday night.Jared Spurgeon and Frederick Gaudreau also scored, and Ryan Hartman and John Klingberg each had two assists to help the Wild extend their point streak to 12 games (10-0-2) - one shy of the franchise record - with their their fourth straight road win.

SAN JOSE, Calif.(AP) - Marcus Johansson, Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boly scored in Minnesota's three-goal third period, and the Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 Saturday night.Jared Spurgeon and Frederick Gaudreau also scored, and Ryan Hartman and John Klingberg each had two assists to help the Wild extend their point streak to 12 games (10-0-2) - one shy of the franchise record - with their their fourth straight road win.

Let's kick things off with the Tank for Bedard standings, which have taken a turn for the better for San Jose Sharks fans in the past few days.The Sharks have fallen behind the Chicago Blackhawks in the standings and now sit at 31st overall in the NHL.San Jose has played 66 games and earned 50 points.

San Jose Sharks goalie Kaapo Kahkonen had another strong start Thursday but didn't get the type of offensive support necessary to earn a third straight victory.Kahkonen finished with 35 saves but the Sharks managed only a first-period goal from Alexander Barabanov in a 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers at FLA Live Arena.

The Washington Capitals managed to get all the way to February without playing the San Jose Sharks.Which team would come out the victor in their first matchup of the campaign?Evgeny Svechnikov opened the scoring on the Sharks' first shot of the game.Alexander Barabanov doubled the lead in the second with a power-play strike.

Puck Drop: 10:30 PM EST | SAP Center | San Jose, CA
TV: MSG
Radio: WGR 550
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San Jose Sharks Record: (17-28-11)
Last Game: 2-1 loss @ Golden Knights
Division Ranking: 7th in Pacific Division
PP: 19.7% (23rd)
PK: 83.8% (2nd)
1. Points at a Premium With only 29 games left in the season, the Eastern Conference is ultra-competitive, with six teams vying for just two wild card spots.

You can blame me.On Dec. 2, the Sharks' penalty kill was killing penalties at a historic rate.As of that Friday, they were killing at a league-leading 91.6 percent rate.Since that stat has been tracked since the 1977-78 NHL season, no PK ever had topped 90 percent by the end of the season, with the 2011-12 New Jersey Devils coming closest at 89.6.

Martin Jones made 19 saves against his former team
SAN JOSE, Calif.(AP) - James Reimer stopped 26 shots for his second shutout of the season and the San Jose Sharks beat the Seattle Kraken 4-0 on Monday."The team played great," Reimer said."We've had a couple of really solid games start to finish this year and this is one.

THROUGH GAMES OF THURSDAY, FEB. 23, 2023 San Jose Sharks POS NO.PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S PCTG D 65 Erik Karlsson 58 18 58 76 -1 12 4 0 4 144 .125F 28 Timo Meier 57 31 21 52 -19 25 13 0 4 255 .122F 39 Logan Couture 58 20 28 48 -18 15 3 1 2 136 .147F 48 Tomas Hertl 55 15 32 47 -14 26 4 0 1 124 .121

The Nashville Predators' spring continues to be a bumpy one.The team announced this morning that Ryan Johansen would miss three months after surgery, so Milwaukee Admirals forward Kiefer Sherwood will get another chance with the NHL club.Tonight's opponent: the San Jose Sharks.The Sharks' season hasn't gone well.