Time for the Sharks to spend some time on the road less traveled.
San Jose has enjoyed an uncharacteristic early-season stretch at home thus far, so much so that the usually frequent-flying Sharks will have played the fewest number of away games by a Western Conference team by the time they face off Tuesday against the Flyers in Philadelphia.
The Sharks look to avenge a 5-3 Opening Night home loss to the Flyers, who will have played at Pittsburgh against their intrastate rivals and defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins the night before. San Jose also hopes to cap a winning month of November (6-3-2) with points in a fifth successive game to eclipse its season-best run from Oct. 28-Nov. 11 with points earned in four straight.
The Sharks played only eight of their first 22 games on foreign ice, and earned points on all but two stops while posting a 5-2-1 record. The division-rival Ducks were scheduled to play their ninth road game on Monday, leaving only the East's Senators and Rangers with as few away contests as the Sharks.
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