San Jose Sharks (0-7-1, eighth in the Pacific Division) vs. Washington Capitals (3-3-1, seventh in the Metropolitan Division)
Washington; Sunday, 5 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks, on an eight-game losing streak, take on the Washington Capitals.
Washington had a 35-37-10 record overall and an 18-16-7 record at home last season. The Capitals allowed 3.2 goals per game while scoring 3.1 last season.
San Jose had a 22-44-16 record overall and a 14-22-5 record in road games last season. The Sharks committed 3.5 penalties per game and served 8.0 penalty minutes per game last season.
INJURIES: Capitals: Nic Dowd: day to day (upper body), Joel Edmundson: out (hand), Charlie Lindgren: out (undisclosed), Max Pacioretty: out (achilles).
Sharks: Jacob MacDonald: out (undisclosed), Logan Couture: out (lower body), Mikael Granlund: out (lower-body), Mitchell Russell: out (undisclosed), Alexander Barabanov: out (finger).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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