(AP) -- A return home figures to help the San Jose Sharks as they try to avoid their first three-game losing streak, but they'll find one of the NHL's hottest teams waiting for them.
The Philadelphia Flyers look to continue their road trip Friday with an eighth victory in nine games, but that would require their first win over San Jose in nearly nine years.
The Sharks (14-5-4) closed their recent trip by losing back-to-back games for just the second time, and their streak of earning at least a point in 12 straight ended with a 4-3 loss to Nashville on Tuesday. (MORE)