San Jose at Carolina

The five-game road trip continues for San Jose, scoring just six total goals the last three games with Joe Thornton out. And they can play defense, #10 in goals allowed and second in penalty killing. They turned on that defense the last game, winning 3-1 at Columbus. The Sharks are 15-6 UNDER the total against the Eastern Conference, plus 38-14-14 UNDER playing on one day of rest. They face a weak Carolina offense, ranked #24 in goals scored and #19 on the power play. Goalie Cam Ward (15-6-2, 2.67 goals against average) was rested Friday, but is back in net tonight as this shapes up as another defensive battle. Play this game to stay UNDER the total.