(Sports Network) - The San Jose Sharks will aim for their fourth consecutive victory this evening, when they welcome the Los Angeles Kings to HP Pavilion in the back end of a home-and-home series.

San Jose earned a win in Tuesday's matchup at Los Angeles. Rookie Joe Pavelski scored twice to lead the Sharks to the 3-1 decision at Staples Center.

Steve Bernier also scored for the Sharks, who have won eight of their last 10 games overall. Evgeni Nabokov made 36 saves in the victory.

Pavelski has seven goals and an assist in 10 games since coming up from the AHL in late November.

The Sharks have 46 points on the year and are eight behind Pacific Division- leading Anaheim.

Also, tonight marks the beginning of a six-game homestand for the Sharks, who are an impressive 11-3-0 as the hosts this year.

Meanwhile, the Kings' loss on Tuesday was the fourth for the club in six games.

Lubomir Visnovsky notched the only goal for the inconsistent Kings, while Dan Cloutier allowed three goals on 31 shots in the loss.

The Kings and Sharks have already met four times this season and San Jose has won three of those encounters. The Sharks have won eight of 10 matchups overall and 10 of the last 11 at the Shark Tank.