San Jose is on the decline. But the Sharks still are worthy of respect and they catch Montreal on a four-game losing streak having been outscored by multiple goals in all but one of these losses.

The Sharks have played better in their last couple of games. They have owned the Canadiens beating them eight of the past nine times.

Montreal's Carey Price is struggling so far with a 3.45 GAA and .885 save percentage. He is 0-4-1 lifetime when playing at San Jose with a 3.59 GAA.

Sharks goalie Martin Jones, on the other hand, is 5-1 lifetime against Montreal with a 2.01 GAA and .925 save percentage.