It’s not unprecedented for a teenager to be named a captain of an NHL team. In Oct. 2016, the Oilers gave the ‘C’ to then-19-year-old Connor McDavid, who was entering his second year in the league.

BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks enter the matchup against the Vancouver Canucks as losers of nine straight games. Vancouver has gone 37-29-14 overall with a 12-10-2 record in Pacific Division play.

Game 81 goes down on Monday night as the Vancouver Canucks welcome the San Jose Sharks at Rogers Arena for their second-last ...

Eriksson Ek gets 4 goals after also missing extended time; Celebrini has 5 points, nets 1st NHL hat trick for San Jose ...

Chernyshov is the second recent Sharks draft pick to join the Barracuda this week after Quentin Musty, selected 26th overall ...