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Carolina Hurricanes vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Saturday, March 20, 2027 · SAP Center at San Jose

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CARNHL · HHN · NBCSCA

Game preview

The Carolina Hurricanes visit the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday, March 20, 2027, with puck drop at 10:30 PM ET. The game is on CARNHL, HHN and NBCSCA.

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

Rest and travel

Hurricanes

Game 3 of a road trip: Anaheim and Los Angeles, now San Jose.

  1. 102027-03-10: no game
  2. 112027-03-11: no game
  3. 122027-03-12: vs CGY
  4. 132027-03-13: vs NJD, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 142027-03-14: no game
  6. 152027-03-15: no game
  7. 162027-03-16: at ANA
  8. 172027-03-17: no game
  9. 182027-03-18: at LAK
  10. 192027-03-19: no game
  11. 202027-03-20: at SJS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~305 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,544 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Sharks

First home game after a 6-game road trip (Vegas, St. Louis, Columbus, Buffalo, Chicago and Winnipeg).

  1. 102027-03-10: no game
  2. 112027-03-11: at STL
  3. 122027-03-12: no game
  4. 132027-03-13: at CBJ
  5. 142027-03-14: no game
  6. 152027-03-15: at BUF
  7. 162027-03-16: at CHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 172027-03-17: no game
  9. 182027-03-18: at WPG
  10. 192027-03-19: no game
  11. 202027-03-20: vs CAR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,501 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~5,119 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.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).

Lines from last game

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
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.

CARSJS

Settled lines

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

CAR 71% (11th 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 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CAR 48.0s (13th 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

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

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