The San Jose Sharks (5-15-2), losers of nine road games in a row, visit the Boston Bruins (14-4-3) at TD Garden on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, NESN, and NBCS-CA.
Bruins vs. Sharks Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, November 30, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: NBC Sports Networks (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Bruins and Sharks Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Bruins Insights
- The Bruins score the ninth-most goals in the NHL (70 total, 3.3 per game).
- The Bruins have conceded 55 total goals (2.6 per game), ranking fourth in NHL play for the fewest goals against.
- Their goal differential (+15) makes them fifth-best in the league.
- The 15 power-play goals the Bruins have scored this season (on 68 power-play chances) rank 13th in the NHL.
- The Bruins’ 22.06% power-play conversion rate is 10th-best in the league.
- The Bruins’ 87.65% penalty-kill success rate is fifth-best in the league.
- The Bruins win 50.3% of their faceoffs (17th in the NHL)
- The Bruins have a 10.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 13th in the league.
- The Bruins have secured one shutout this season. Their skaters average 16.3 hits and 16.4 blocked shots per game.
Bruins Key Players
- David Pastrnak is one of Boston’s top contributors this season with 31 points. He has averaged 0.6 goals per game, shooting 13.3%.
- Brad Marchand has seven goals and 12 assists for Boston to compile 19 total points (0.9 per game).
- Through 21 games, Charlie Coyle has proven himself as an important offensive option for Boston. He has 18 points (nine goals and nine assists).
- In 11 games played this season, Jeremy Swayman (7-1-2) has given up 25 goals.
Bruins Injuries
Milan Lucic: Personal (Out)
Sharks Insights
- With 36 goals (1.6 per game), the Sharks have the NHL’s 32nd-ranked offense.
- The Sharks concede four goals per game (88 in total), 32nd in the league.
- With a goal differential of -52, they are 32nd in the league.
- With 12 power-play goals (on 61 chances), the Sharks are 23rd in the NHL.
- The Sharks have the league’s 19th-ranked power-play percentage (19.67).
- The 73.08% penalty-kill percentage of the Sharks is 30th in the league.
- At 52.7%, the Sharks have the league’s fourth-best faceoff win percentage.
- The Sharks’ 6.7% shooting percentage is 32nd in the league.
- The Sharks have not held their opponents scoreless yet this season.
Sharks Key Players
- Tomas Hertl’s 16 points make him a pivotal offensive option for San Jose. He has put up four goals and 12 assists in 21 games.
- Calen Addison is one of the impact players on offense for San Jose with nine total points (0.4 per game), with zero goals and nine assists in 22 games.
- San Jose’s Fabian Zetterlund is among the leaders on the team with nine total points (six goals and three assists).
- Kaapo Kahkonen has an .889 save percentage (49th in the league), with 241 total saves, conceding 30 goals (4.1 goals against average). He has put up a 2-6-0 record this season.
Sharks Injuries
Jan Rutta: Undisclosed (Out),
Tomas Hertl: Mid-Body (Questionable),
Mitchell Russell: Undisclosed (Out),
Oskar Lindblom: Lower Body (Out),
Filip Zadina: Upper Body (Out),
Logan Couture: Lower Body (Out),
Alexander Barabanov: Finger (Out)