Florida Panthers (30-22-6, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (26-28-4, sixth in the Pacific Division)
San Jose, California; Monday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: San Jose plays Florida looking to end its three-game home losing streak.
The Sharks are 14-14-1 on their home ice. San Jose averages 11.0 penalty minutes per game, the second-most in the league. Brenden Dillon leads the team serving 83 total minutes.
The Panthers are 14-10-4 in road games. Florida ranks fifth in the NHL averaging 3.4 goals per game, led by Evgenii Dadonov with 23.
In their last meeting on Dec. 8, Florida won 5-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brent Burns leads the Sharks with 27 assists and has recorded 39 points this season. Timo Meier has
Jonathan Huberdeau leads the Panthers with a plus-seven in 58 games played this season. Mark Pysyk has four goals and two assists over the last 10 games for Florida.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 3-6-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 4.1 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game with a .893 save percentage.
Sharks: 5-5-0, averaging 2.3 goals, 4.1 assists, 4.7 penalties and 13.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game with a .916 save percentage.
INJURIES: Sharks: None listed.
Panthers: Brian Boyle: day to day (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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