Well, tonight should be interesting, to say the least.
The San Jose Sharks are down not one, but two defenders in Erik Karlsson and Radim Simek, who were both injured in Saturday’s loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. Fredrik Claesson will make his debut on the blue line, paired with Nicolas Meloche, who is playing just his second game this season. Marcus Sorensen will come out of the lineup.
Earlier this month, the Sharks played their first two-game series against the Anaheim Ducks, splitting the series with both games going to a shootout. The Ducks sit fifth in the West Division, going 3-1-1 so far in the month of February.
Here’s everything you need to know to tune in tonight:
Lines
SAN JOSE SHARKS
Evander Kane — Logan Couture — Kevin Labanc
Rudolfs Balcers — Tomas Hertl — Timo Meier
Ryan Donato — Dylan Gambrell — John Leonard
Matt Nieto — Patrick Marleau — Stefan Noesen
Mario Ferraro — Brent Burns
Nikolai Knyzhov — Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Fredrik Claesson — Nicolas Meloche
Martin Jones
Devan Dubnyk
Expected Scratches: Marcus Sorensen, Jacob Middleton
Injured Reserve: Erik Karlsson (lower body), Radim Simek (upper body)
ANAHEIM DUCKS
Adam Henrique — Ryan Getzlaf — Troy Terry
Max Comtois — Isac Lundestrom — Rickard Rakell
Danton Heinen — David Backes — Jakob Silfverberg
Nicolas Deslauriers — Derek Grant — Carter Rowney
Hampus Lindholm — Kevin Shattenkirk
Cam Fowler — Jani Hakanpaa
Ben Hutton — Jacob Larsson
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Expected Scratches: Vinni Lettieri, Sam Steel
Injured Reserve: Josh Manson (oblique), Sonny Milano (upper body)
How to Watch
Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m. PT/10:30 p.m. ET at SAP Center in San Jose, California. Tonight’s game will be broadcast regionally on NBC Sports Bay Area and Fox Sports West, as well as available to stream through NHL.tv.
Follow along in the comments for live updates and reactions throughout the game!
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