Warsofsky, in his first season as the head coach of the rebuilding and last place Sharks, was originally leaning toward giving the players the day off Friday. But the game’s ugly turn altered that direction.

The Seattle Kraken improved to 8-6-0 all-time against the San Jose Sharks, including a 5-2-0 record at home, with a dominant 6-2 victory at home Thursday night. The win showcased a remarkable team effort,

The San Jose Sharks visited the Seattle Kraken on Thursday Jan. 30, in their third matchup of the season – the Sharks won the first two, defeating the Kraken 8-5 on Nov.

Seattle will host San Jose for the third of four meetings this season, aiming for redemption after Tuesday's loss to the Ducks.

Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky explained his decision to pull goalie Yaroslav Askarov from San Jose's 6-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.

After a tight first period and unlucky deflection led to a 1-1 tie, Seattle busts the game open with four goals in the first eight minutes of the middle period, two from Brandon Montour

San Jose Sharks (15-32-6 ... third time these teams match up this season. The Sharks won 4-2 in the last meeting. TOP PERFORMERS: Jaden Schwartz has 17 goals and 17 assists for the Kraken.

A poor span of 5:49 in the second period where the Seattle Kraken scored four goals on five shots en route to their 6-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks.

BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks will look to break a four-game road slide when they visit the Seattle Kraken. Seattle has a 5-8-1 record in Pacific Division games and a 22-27-3 record overall. The Kraken have a 5-9-0 record when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent.

Brandon Montour scored two of Seattle’s four second-period goals and the Kraken pulled away for a 6-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.

Defenseman Brandon Montour scored twice and Chandler Stephenson added a goal and two assists as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting San Jose Sharks 6-2 on Thursday. Oliver Bjorkstrand and Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and an assist apiece and Jaden Schwartz also tallied for the Kraken,