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Vancouver Canucks vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Thursday, October 29, 2026 · SAP Center at San Jose

Vancouver CanucksVancouverCanucksAway

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San Jose SharksSan JoseSharksHome

SN · NBCSCA

Game preview

The Vancouver Canucks visit the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on Thursday, October 29, 2026, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on SN and NBCSCA.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canucks

Game 2 of a road trip: Anaheim, now San Jose.

  1. 192026-10-19: no game
  2. 202026-10-20: vs CAR
  3. 212026-10-21: no game
  4. 222026-10-22: vs DET
  5. 232026-10-23: no game
  6. 242026-10-24: no game
  7. 252026-10-25: vs MIN
  8. 262026-10-26: no game
  9. 272026-10-27: at ANA
  10. 282026-10-28: no game
  11. 292026-10-29: at SJS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~332 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,434 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Sharks

Another game at home.

  1. 192026-10-19: at TOR
  2. 202026-10-20: at MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 212026-10-21: no game
  4. 222026-10-22: at OTT
  5. 232026-10-23: no game
  6. 242026-10-24: at BOS
  7. 252026-10-25: no game
  8. 262026-10-26: no game
  9. 272026-10-27: vs BUF
  10. 282026-10-28: no game
  11. 292026-10-29: vs VAN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Vancouver CanucksCanucksTue, Oct 13 at NYI
  1. L1DeBrusk#74Pettersson#40Lekkerimäki#88
    10:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewCotter#47Karlsson#94Rossi#23
    9:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewO'Connor#18Ohgren#92Boeser#6
    8:48 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewBains#13Sasson#63Gallagher#7
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewOleksiak#4Willander#5
    14:02 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHronek#17Pettersson#25
    10:52 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewSchenn#2Buium#8
    10:06 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1DeBrusk LPettersson CBoeser RLekkerimäki RHronek D3:44
  2. 2Cotter LOhgren LKarlsson CRossi CWillander D2:01

Penalty kill

  1. 1O'Connor LPettersson CHronek DPettersson D1:31
  2. 2Pettersson CSasson CHronek DWillander D0:54
San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VANSJS

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

VAN 71% (13th most settled)SJS 71% (12th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

VAN 1:41 left (13th latest · 15 pulls)SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VAN 48.2s (15th shortest)SJS 51.3s (2nd longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

VAN 32% (13th most often)SJS 33% (7th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series