While the Chicago Blackhawks (4-6-3) and San Jose Sharks (4-10-1) both come into tonight’s meeting in San Jose with four wins on the season, that doesn’t really tell the whole story. The Sharks’ .300 point percentage is 30th in the league compared to the Hawks’ .423, which is 25th. Still, a team with as much talent as the Sharks boast should make short work of an aging, top-heavy team like Chicago, as loathe as we all should be about referring to teams like that in so many words.
Coming into Patrick Marleau’s 800th consecutive game (technically), the Sharks have lost their last five games in regulation, and are already a long shot to make the postseason in six months.