With the flick of his wrists, San Jose defenseman Dan Boyle kept San Jose's streak alive in a physical game against Ken Hitchcock's Blue Jackets. Boyle roofed a wrist shot for the lone goal in a shootout, and Evgeni Nabokov stopped all three shooters to give the Sharks their sixth straight victory, 3-2 over Columbus on Wednesday night. "The whole night was a challenge," San Jose coach Todd McLellan said. "It wasn't an overly pretty game to watch.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Thu 10/8	SJ	SJ 3 - 6	W: Nabokov L: Mason
Wed 11/4	Cls	SJ 3 - 2	W: Nabokov L: Mason
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Wed 2/10	Cls	7:00 pm
Sat 3/6	SJ	10:30 pm

Game Stats

Sharks (11-4-1) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM D. Heatley 1 0 4 0 0 J. Thornton 1 0 2 1 0 R. Clowe 0 1 5 0 0 P. Marleau 0 1 4 -1 0 L. Couture 0 0 2 0 0 B. Ferriero 0 0 3 0 0 M. Malhotra 0 0 3 0 0 J. McGinn 0 0 3 0 0 S. Nichol 0 0 1 0 0 J. Ortmeyer 0 0 0 0 0 J. Shelley 0 0 1 0 0 B. Staubitz 0 0 0 0 17		Blue Jackets (7-5-2) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM J. Chimera 1 0 3 1 0 R. Nash 1 0 7 -1 0 R. Umberger 0 1 2 -1 0 M. Blunden 0 0 1 0 0 J. Boll 0 0 0 0 12 D. Dorsett 0 0 3 0 0 N. Filatov 0 0 2 0 0 D. MacKenzie 0 0 0 0 0 S. Pahlsson 0 0 0 1 0 R. Torres 0 0 0 0 0 A. Vermette 0 0 1 -1 0 J. Voracek 0 0 2 1 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM R. Blake 0 1 3 1 0 D. Boyle 0 1 3 -1 0 J. Demers 0 0 1 0 0 K. Huskins 0 0 0 0 5 D. Murray 0 0 2 -1 0 M. Vlasic 0 0 1 1 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM A. Stralman 0 2 0 1 0 F. Tyutin 0 1 2 1 2 J. Hejda 0 0 1 -1 0 R. Klesla 0 0 0 -1 0 M. Methot 0 0 1 0 0 K. Russell 0 0 3 0 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% E. Nabokov(W, 10-3) 28 26 2 .929		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% S. Mason 38 36 2 .947

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PLAYER NEWS

Sharks Logan Couture (SJ - C) News: Logan Couture has been sent down to AHL Worcester by the Sharks, according to TSN.  [+] Impact: Couture has a bright future in the NHL, but the young center needs more seasoning in the minors before he can make an impact with San Jose. (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Ryan Vesce (SJ - RW) News: Ryan Vesce has been sent down to AHL Worcester by the Sharks, according to TSN.  [+] Impact: Vesce does not currently hold any fantasy value with the Sharks while working on his skills in the minors. (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Benn Ferriero (SJ - C) News: Benn Ferriero has been sent down to AHL Worcester by the Sharks, according to TSN.  [+] Impact: Ferriero notched two goals and three assists over 20 outings with San Jose this season, but is not ready to be a regular contributor. (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009)

Blue Jackets Kristian Huselius (CLS - LW) News: Kristian Huselius slipped a goal past netminder Henrik Lundqvist in tonight's 7-4 loss at New York.  [+] Impact: Huselius is hot as he scored in five straight games, with four goals and four assists over the span. The 31-year-old winger will try to extend his streak Tuesday at Montreal. (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Jared Boll (CLS - RW) News: Jared Boll looked good in Monday's 7-4 loss at the Rangers, as he scored a goal and an assist. He also had a +3 rating.  [+] Impact: Boll snapped a five-game skid without scoring any points, and only has two goals and one assist over 17 games overall. He had a good night, but should continue to be ignored in fantasy leagues. (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Raffi Torres (CLS - Left Wing) News: Torres had a pair of assists during Monday's 7-4 loss in New York to the host Rangers. [+] Impact: Torres saw just over 11 minutes of ice time and skated to a plus-2 rating in a poor outing from the Blue Jackets. He has limited fantasy value in standard 12-team leagues, but could be worth a flyer in deeper leagues. (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009)

Injury Report

Sharks Player Injury Status B Staubitz Face day-to-day D Setoguchi Leg injury IR J Shelley General soreness day-to-day R Blake Upper-body injury IR T Mitchell Left knee IR

Blue Jackets Player Injury Status D Dorsett Concussion IR A Murray Torn muscle, shoulder IR F Modin Sprained right MCL IR