The Dallas Stars' Mason Marchment and the San Jose Sharks' Tyler Toffoli will be two of the most exciting players to watch when these teams face off on Wednesday at 8:00 PM ET, at American Airlines Center. See below to read more about Sharks vs. Stars leaders, insights, and a predicted winner.

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Askarov, 22, played well for the Sharks' AHL affiliate in San Jose. He was 6-3-0 with a 1.92 goals-against average and a .939 save percentage for the Barracuda, third in the AHL in save percentage and sixth in both goals-against average and shots faced.

The San Jose Sharks made one of the biggest trades of the NHL offseason when they acquired top goalie prospect Yaroslav Askarov from the Nashville Predators. As

He was expected to compete for an NHL job out of training camp after being acquired in a blockbuster swap with the Predators in August. A lower-body injury sustained over the offseason threw a wrench into those plans,