The San Jose Sharks, who are 8-1-2 in their past 11 games and 4-0-1 in their past five road games, are playing the second game of a four-game road trip. The Sharks will face the Boston Bruins in their first game under coach Bruce Cassidy, who replaced Claude Julien who was fired on Tuesday. Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said there could be differences in the Bruins. "A little bit. There's always some changes with a new coach," DeBoer said. "So you try and look back at maybe some of the things he did in his last head coaching job in the American League and some of their tendencies. But other than that, what we're expecting is a big push. There's always a big jump in energy when a new guy goes in and that's probably the biggest thing we're preparing for." Defenseman Brent Burns, who's third in the NHL with 57 points and leads all defensemen in points and goals (22), is on a 14-game road point streak, with 23 points (10 goals, 13 assists) in that span. "He's having a dominant year and he's obviously a huge part of our team," DeBoer said. "I think like him we don't look a lot at the comparisons or the records or the streaks. I think it's just showing up and playing his game. I think when he does that, good things happen and that other stuff kind of takes care of itself. But there's no doubt he's as dominant a guy night in and night out as anyone in the league right now."
