New Jersey is in San Jose to wrap up the California portion of their five-game road trip. You can watch on MSGSN or listen on the Devils Hockey Network. Puck drop is 4:08 p.m. ET. Read below for your

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In December, the Sharks gave up the tying or winning goal in the final three minutes of the third period four times. It happened most recently against the Edmonton Oilers on Dec. 21, when the Sharks allowed a tying goal to Mattias Ekholm with 18 seconds left in regulation before losing 3-2 in overtime.

SAN JOSE — Forward William Eklund will return to the lineup on Saturday when the San Jose Sharks play the New Jersey Devils, looking for their second consecutive win. Eklund hasn’t played since Dec. 23, when he was injured in the Sharks’ game against the Vancouver Canucks. He will play on a line with Mikael Granlund and Fabian Zetterlund.

Yaroslav Askarov stopped 28 shots for San Jose, and Markstrom made 21 saves for New Jersey. Macklin Celebrini gave the Sharks ... He entered the game tied with the Flyers’ Matvei Michkov. 5 dead in California fire as it explodes to 10,600 acres ...

San Jose Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini #71 gets a hug from Jan Rutta #84 and Marc-Edouard Vlasic #44 after scoring a goal against the New Jersey Devils in the third period, Saturday, Jan. 4 ...