Carolina at San Jose

Carolina has a winning record with an emphasis on defense. Carolina goalie Scott Darling has turned aside 116-of-128 shots in his last five games. They face a road weary San Jose squad back from a four-game trip on the East Coast. The Sharks have scored the second-fewest goals in the league (66) and rank #29 in goals per game at 2.50, plus #24 on the power play. On Monday, the Sharks fell 4-1 to the Capitals in a chippy game that featured a combined 61 minutes in penalties, including 41 for San Jose.  Sharks goalie Martin Jones has yielded nine goals in two starts since returning from a lower-body injury and the team will be without defenseman Brenden Dillon after he was given a one-game suspension Tuesday. San Jose is 26-33 after playing two straight road games and the Hurricanes are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings. Back Carolina.