Winnipeg Jets (14-9-1, third in the Central Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (13-11-1, fourth in the Pacific Division)
San Jose, California; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: San Jose hosts the Winnipeg Jets after the Sharks knocked off Los Angeles 4-3 in overtime.
The Sharks are 9-7-0 against conference opponents. San Jose averages 11.8 penalty minutes per game, the second-most in the league. Barclay Goodrow leads the team serving 40 total minutes.
The Jets are 9-5-0 in Western Conference play. Winnipeg averages just 2.4 per game, the fewest in the league. Dmitry Kulikov leads the team averaging 0.4.
In their last meeting on Nov. 1, Winnipeg won 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Evander Kane leads the Sharks with 12 goals, adding nine assists and
Nikolaj Ehlers leads the Jets with 11 goals and has 18 points. Kyle Connor has
LAST 10 GAMES: Jets: 7-2-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.8 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.1 penalty minutes while allowing 2.5 goals per game with a .923 save percentage.
Sharks: 9-1-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.2 assists, 4.3 penalties and 9.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game with a .906 save percentage.
Sharks Injuries: Tomas Hertl: day to day (ankle).
Jets Injuries: Nathan Beaulieu: day to day (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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