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San Jose Sharks vs Carolina Hurricanes

Regular season · Thursday, February 25, 2027 · Lenovo Center

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CARNHL · HHN · NBCSCA

Game preview

The San Jose Sharks visit the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Thursday, February 25, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CARNHL, HHN and NBCSCA.

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

Rest and travel

Sharks

Game 4 of a road trip: Washington, Florida and Tampa Bay, now Carolina.

  1. 152027-02-15: vs WPG
  2. 162027-02-16: no game
  3. 172027-02-17: no game
  4. 182027-02-18: no game
  5. 192027-02-19: at WSH
  6. 202027-02-20: no game
  7. 212027-02-21: at FLA
  8. 222027-02-22: no game
  9. 232027-02-23: at TBL
  10. 242027-02-24: no game
  11. 252027-02-25: at CAR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~585 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,083 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Hurricanes

Back home after a game in New Jersey.

  1. 152027-02-15: no game
  2. 162027-02-16: at TOR
  3. 172027-02-17: no game
  4. 182027-02-18: at BUF
  5. 192027-02-19: vs DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 202027-02-20: no game
  7. 212027-02-21: vs NYR
  8. 222027-02-22: no game
  9. 232027-02-23: at NJD
  10. 242027-02-24: no game
  11. 252027-02-25: vs SJS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~421 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~841 mi
on this 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

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
Carolina HurricanesHurricanesTue, Oct 13 vs WSH
  1. L1Carrier#28Aho#20Svechnikov#37
    9:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Jankowski#77Martinook#48Ehlers#27
    7:02 together at 5v5
  3. L3Deslauriers#44Robinson#50Kotkaniemi#82
    5:20 together at 5v5
  4. L4Hall#71Stankoven#22Blake#53
    3:09 together at 5v5
  1. D1Walker#26Miller#19
    17:18 together at 5v5
  2. D2Slavin#74Chatfield#5
    13:39 together at 5v5
  3. D3Reilly#6Gostisbehere#4
    9:49 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ehlers LAho CSvechnikov RBlake RGostisbehere D4:21
  2. 2Jankowski LRobinson LStankoven CBlake RMiller D0:33

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jankowski LMartinook LSlavin DChatfield D1:28
  2. 2Aho CStankoven CSlavin DChatfield D0:58

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SJSCAR

Settled lines

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

SJS 71% (12th most settled)CAR 71% (11th 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 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)CAR 1:51 left (15th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SJS 51.3s (2nd longest)CAR 48.0s (13th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

SJS 33% (7th most often)CAR 28% (11th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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