GDT - San Jose at Vancouver - Nov 26th, 7:00PM

[Cmon_WTF]

Vs.

Game #21
Friday, November 25, 2010
7:00 PM PT
CSN-CA (HD), TSN (HD)

Probable Starting Line-Up: Sharks
Marleau - Thornton - Heatley
Clowe - Couture - Pavelski
McGinn - Mitchell - Setoguchi
McCarthy - Nichol - Mayers

Boyle - Murray
Vlasic - Wallin
Joslin - Huskins

Nittymaki
Niemi

Probable Starting Line-Up: Canucks
D. Sedin - H. Sedin - Burrows
Raymond - Kesler - Tambellini
Torres - Malhotra - Samuelsson
Glass - Perreault - Hanson

Edler - Ehrhoff
Bieksa - Hamhuis
Ballard - Alberts

Luongo
Schneider​

Season Standings
Sharks: 10-6-4, 24 Pts, 8th in the West
Canucks: 11-7-3, 25 Pts, 3rd in the West

09/10 Regular Season Series
GAME 1: 4-2 Sharks Boxscore - Roster Report - Recap
GAME 2: 3-2 Canucks Boxscore - Roster Report - Recap
GAME 3: 4-2 Sharks Boxscore - Roster Report - Recap
GAME 4: 4-2 Sharks Boxscore - Roster Report - Recap

Season Stats
Sharks GF/GA: 60 / 54
Canucks GF/GA: 62 / 58
Sharks PP: 21.6% - 10th in the League
Sharks PK: 83.7% - 10th in the League
Canucks PP: 25.6% - 1st in the League
Canucks PK: 86.8% - 5th in the League

Top Scorers
Sharks - Marleau: G: 10 A: 10 PTS: 20
Canucks - D. Sedin: G: 13 A: 13 PTS: 26

Sharks NOTES/INJURIES: Demers (Upper Body) is day-to-day.

Canucks NOTES/INJURIES: Rypien (Personal) and Parent (Groin) are out indefinitely. Salo (Ankle), Buldoc (Ankle), and Desbiens (Hand) are on the IR.

AP Preview​

 

[li0lsh]

Another solid GDT. Well done. Hopefully the Sharks can come out with the same intensity that they did versus Chicago. This will be a fun one to watch.

 

[Cmon_WTF]

Couple line-up changes. Niemi is starting. Setoguchi is on the 1st line with Thornton and Heatley. Marleau centering McGinn and Mitchell.

 

[li0lsh]

Couple line-up changes. Niemi is starting. Setoguchi is on the 1st line with Thornton and Heatley. Marleau centering McGinn and Mitchell.

Hopefully seto turns it around.

I see another cheechoo before us

 

[Cbrower91]

Braun is in tonight too and Nichol is out according to the Pole Lock

 

[Cmon_WTF]

Braun is in tonight too and Nichol is out according to the Pole Lock

Is that confirmed now? It was a maybe last time I looked.

 

[Cbrower91]

"Nichol’s absence appears to leave McLellan with no choice but to go with seven defenseman tonight against the Vancouver Canucks as rookie blue-liner Justin Braun was the only spare part on the trip."

Unless they want to go the devils route and go with a short bench lol

 

[filosofy29]

Interesting, I wonder why Niemi is back in there tonight. Oh well, Go Sharks Go!!!

 

[Cbrower91]

Hopefully Niemi goes on a run like i'm having on tuesday night league lol

 

[filosofy29]

Playoff Chokers vs Playoff Chokers, let's see who chokes less tonight. Cmon Patty, keep up your physical play this game.

 

[Cbrower91]

Wow Niemi handles the puck worse then i do, and thats bad

 

[filosofy29]

Wow, huge save by Niemi. Great lateral push across there.

 

[filosofy29]

lol, Kesler destroys Lou

 

[Cbrower91]

Sluglass Murray skated faster then i've ever seen right there, then had a blow out lol

 

[Cbrower91]

Niemi is rad lol

 

[filosofy29]

Bad bounce there for the Sharks. Nothing Niemi could do, but he almost had it. Terrible faceoff loss by Marleau.

LOL, Huskins and Wallin do their best Keystone Cops impersonation as well.

 

[Cbrower91]

I guess it back to call of duty for about half a period lol. Niemi has made 2 nice saves though, he still stays down to long because his inline skating ability

 

[li0lsh]

HEATER!~

 

[Cbrower91]

Nice garbage goal and im glad i didnt start Lou sir for my fantasy team

 

[Destroydacre]

Late to the game, any reason in particular that Niemi is getting another start?