Tonight at 10 p.m. ET, the San Jose Sharks (19-11-4, 42 points) and Anaheim Ducks (22-8-5, 49 points) face-off for the third of five meetings with each other live from the Honda Center in Anaheim. The game can be live streamed here. San Jose fans can hear all of the action on KFOX 98.5 while Anaheim fans can do the same on KLAA 830.
San Jose has won two straight games coming into play while Anaheim has lost two of its last three after a lengthy winning streak. The Sharks open a two-game road trip and are in second place in the Pacific Division, while the Ducks are on top of it, seven points ahead of their rivals.
San Jose has topped Anaheim in both prior meetings this season, with a 4-1 win at the Honda Center on Oct. 26 and a 6-4 triumph at the SAP Center on Nov. 29.
The Sharks have won nine of their last 10 games and went 5-0-0 on their latest homestand, which concluded with a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.
San Jose knows it has a tough opponent to play on the road heading into the Christmas break.
"One more [game] in a tough building against a really good opponent, and we'll see if we can duplicate it and take our break," coach Todd McClellan said after the game on Saturday, according to NHL.com.
Logan Couture (13 goals, 16 assists) and Joe Thornton (eight tallies, 21 helpers) pace the Sharks with 29 points apiece while Joe Pavelski has lit the lamp 15 times and added 13 assists for 28 points.
The Ducks are coming off of a 6-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Friday and will likely be without Corey Perry again as he works his way back from a knee injury.
"I'm not going to push it, so we'll see what happens," Perry, who practiced Sunday, told the Ducks website. "I have to feel confident on the ice. It's all about how I feel. I'm talking with doctors and trainers, and doing everything that I have to do to be ready."
The Ducks have been paced by Ryan Getzlaf, who is tied for fifth in the NHL with 37 points and is tied for fourth with 25 assists. Ryan Kesler has 11 markers and 15 helpers to rank second on the team with 26 points while Sami Vatanen has found the twine nine times and added 15 helpers for 24 points.
In between the pipes, Anaheim is slated to start Frederik Andersen and he is tied for third in the NHL with 18 wins and owns a 2.41 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage.
San Jose is likely to counter with Antti Niemi and he is 14-7-3 with a 2.42 GAA and a .917 save percentage.
Two California rivals go head-to-head when the puck drops on the Sharks and Ducks tonight live from the Honda Center in Anaheim.
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