San Jose at Florida

San Jose has been great on the road (6-2-1) with the top defense in the league, first in goals allowed, and second in penalty killing. The Sharks opened their four-game road trip with a 3-1 win at Philadelphia and are 8-3 against losing teams. San Jose has scored with the man advantage in three straight contests as well as four of its last five, and is 51-25 when playing on two days of rest. Florida hasn't been able to get it going all season because of a bad defense, at #29 in goals allowed, #28 in penalty killing, while the offense is #15 in goals scored, and #27 on the power play. First-line right winger Evgenii Dadonov is out four-to-six weeks (shoulder injury), while second-line right winger Radim Vrbata is on injured reserve. The Panthers have had to scramble to fill those holes, calling up Denis Malgin from the American Hockey League and inserting him on their top line. The Panthers are also 15-36 at home against a team with a road winning percentage of greater than .600. Take San Jose.