The San Jose Sharks have been playing their best hockey of the season, but the four games on this road trip will provide a great barometer for the style of hockey the Sharks will face come playoff time.
In recent days, San Jose has squared off against the Anaheim Ducks and St. Louis Blues, two teams that like to play a grind-it-out kind of game, and the Sharks have more than held their own. While a couple of mistakes cost them against Anaheim, San Jose played a perfect road game in dispatching the Blues on Thursday night.