Columbus at San Jose

The San Jose Sharks are looking to sweep the Columbus Blue Jackets as the teams launch the NHL season in Stockholm Sweden. The Sharks appear to be as strong as ever. Last year they were the king-pin in the NHL Pacific, and certainly look the part of a repeat performance in 2010. The Sharks have made improvements behind the net with the additios of Antti Niemi, and Antero Niittmaki, with the latter likely getting the call behind the net today. Steve Mason has had little success behind the net vs. the Sharks, as he is now just 2-4-1 for his career. His backup Matthew Garon has fared even worse, at 2-6-1 allowing 3.61 goals per game. Columbus is just 11-33 the past couple of seasons when facing a winning team. The Sharks have the butterflies out, and an advantage behind the net, and I like them to win this one.