SHARKS (44-23-9) at BLUES (42-28-5) 8 p.m. ET; FS-MW, NBCSCA, NHL.TV
A victory against the Blues would match the second-longest winning streak in Sharks history set from Nov. 13 to Dec. 4, 2008. The Sharks record is 11 in a row from Feb. 21 to March 14, 2008. San Jose trails the Vegas Golden Knights by six points for first place in the Pacific Division. The Blues are going for their sixth consecutive win, their longest since winning six in a row from Feb. 6-16, 2017. They are one point behind the Colorado Avalanche for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
Players to watch
Sharks forward Evander Kane has 13 points (eight goals, five assists) in 13 games since he was acquired in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres on Feb. 26. Blues goalie Jake Allen, who will make his 10th straight start, is 7-1-0 with a 2.12 goals-against average and .919 save percentage in his past eight games. He was named the NHL's Second Star for the week ending March 25 after going 3-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .961 save percentage.
They said it
"With the opponents that we've got coming up here, they're all quality, quality teams. I think our group's done a good job of banking the points we should regardless of how it looks." -- Sharks coach Peter DeBoer "Not much else we can do but worry about our game and where we're at. You can't really control what other teams are doing." -- Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo
The Sharks did not hold a morning skate. … Dell could get his first start in five games after San Jose played at the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. ... Blues coach Mike Yeo said Upshall is fit to play but needs a few more practices.
Stat pack
The Sharks' eight-game winning streak matches the third longest run in their history accomplished three times (Feb. 15-March 3, 2011, April 3-15, 2006 and Dec. 17, 2009-Jan. 2, 2010). ... Schwartz has six points (two goals, four assists) in a five-game point streak.
