The Vancouver Canucks face a difficult task in catching the San Jose Sharks for third place in the Pacific Division. Due to some strange scheduling, however, the Canucks have a chance to quickly make up some ground.
In the first of three meetings over seven days, the Canucks look for a season-high third straight victory Sunday in this initial 2015-16 matchup with the visiting Sharks.
Though Vancouver (24-24-12) is one spot behind San Jose, which owns the final playoff spot in the division, 10 points separate the clubs. Since the Canucks also have plenty of ground to make up in the wild-card race, their best bet may be to catch the Sharks (32-22-6).