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New York Rangers vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Saturday, January 9, 2027 · SAP Center at San Jose

New York RangersNY RangersRangersAway

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San Jose SharksSan JoseSharksHome

NBCSCA · MSG

Game preview

The New York Rangers visit the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday, January 9, 2027, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on NBCSCA and MSG.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Rangers

First game of a road trip.

  1. 302026-12-30: no game
  2. 312026-12-31: at DAL
  3. 12027-01-01: no game
  4. 22027-01-02: no game
  5. 32027-01-03: vs CBJ
  6. 42027-01-04: no game
  7. 52027-01-05: at CBJ
  8. 62027-01-06: no game
  9. 72027-01-07: vs CHI
  10. 82027-01-08: no game
  11. 92027-01-09: at SJS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~2,550 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,550 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Sharks

Another game at home.

  1. 302026-12-30: no game
  2. 312026-12-31: no game
  3. 12027-01-01: vs PHI
  4. 22027-01-02: vs TOR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 32027-01-03: no game
  6. 42027-01-04: vs NJD
  7. 52027-01-05: no game
  8. 62027-01-06: vs DAL
  9. 72027-01-07: no game
  10. 82027-01-08: vs WSH
  11. 92027-01-09: vs NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
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

New York RangersRangersTue, Oct 13 vs TBL
  1. L1Zibanejad#93Dorofeyev#16Perreault#94
    10:41 together at 5v5
  2. L2Kartye#24Lafrenière#13Miller#10
    9:44 together at 5v5
  3. L3Cuylle#50Laba#42Tolvanen#17
    8:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewRempe#73Beaudoin#53Bjorkstrand#28
    2:31 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pettersson#26Durzi#5
    16:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Gavrikov#44Fox#23
    12:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Schneider#4Smits#12
    9:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Lafrenière LZibanejad CMiller CPerreault RFox D2:48
  2. 2Cuylle LBjorkstrand RTolvanen RPerreault RDurzi D0:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kartye LTolvanen RGavrikov DFox D0:45
  2. 2Kartye LTolvanen RPettersson DSchneider D0:38
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.

NYRSJS

Settled lines

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

NYR 75% (6th 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

NYR 1:36 left (9th latest · 22 pulls)SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYR 47.0s (8th 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

NYR 28% (14th least often)SJS 33% (7th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series