San Jose at New Jersey

San Jose coach Peter DeBoer used to coach New Jersey, taking them to the Stanley Cup Finals. New Jersey has fallen apart since and now his Sharks team is off to a terrific start, so it's clear who has the better coach. San Jose has the better team, too, unbeaten with Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau all clicking. The versatile Sharks have 11 players with multiple points. Martin Jones made 31 saves for his second straight shutout and the Sharks shut down Washington the last game on the road in a 5-0 rout. The Sharks are 11-for-11 on the penalty kill this season. The Sharks improved to 3-0-0 and have outscored their opponents 12-1. New Jersey was bad last year and looks worse, winless with an offense that is #24 in goals scored and a defense that is #23. The Devils are on a 5-16 run, 1-6 at home and 1-10 after scoring two or fewer goals in their previous game. They are also 17-42 against the Western Conference. The Sharks are 22-8 when playing on two days rest, are 4-1 against New Jersey, and hold all the cards. Play San Jose.