At this time of the season, the caliber of opponent doesn't matter to the San Jose Sharks. All that matters are points and seeding.
The Sharks wrap up their longest homestand of the season Monday night by trying to hand the Detroit Red Wings their seventh straight loss.
San Jose (36-23-9) looks to get back in the win column after falling 2-0 to the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Martin Jones stopped 24 of 25 shots, but the Sharks fell to 3-2-0 on the homestand.
"We were good enough to hang around and stay in it but not good enough to win, and that's the line you have to be on the right side of this time of year," coach Peter DeBoer said.