The San Jose Sharks welcome the Vancouver Canucks back to SAP Center tonight for the third meeting in as many weeks between the two teams. The last time that Vancouver paid a visit to the Shark Tank, the Canucks dropped a ten spot on the Sharks. San Jose battled back in the series and put in a yeoman’s effort on Monday evening when it lost by a respectable 3-1. However, the Sharks would still like to pull out a win over their Pacific Division foes.
Both San Jose and Vancouver played yesterday. Despite leading the Montreal Canadiens by a score of 2-1 heading into the third period, the Sharks could not manage to keep Montreal off the board. The Canadiens scored in the third period and then outlasted the Sharks in the shootout to win it 3-2. Meanwhile, the Canucks are on a similar road trip to the Sharks. Game one of the two-game swing took Vancouver to Seattle last night, where the Canucks beat the Kraken 5-1. Now, the trip wraps up in San Jose.
San Jose Sharks lines
The Sharks are doing some line juggling as short-term injuries continue to plague the team. It looks like Kevin Labanc is back after missing a few games with an upper-body injury. Meanwhile, Filip Zadina is out. He stopped taking shifts partway through yesterday’s game. It sounds like Kaapo Kahkonen will start, per The Mercury News’ Curtis Pashelka.
Kaapo Kahkonen starts tonight. Zadina is out, day to day
— Curtis Pashelka (@CurtisPashelka) November 25, 2023
Forwards
Mike Hoffman – Tomas Hertl – William Eklund
Fabian Zetterlund – Mikael Granlund – Anthony Duclair
Kevin Labanc – Nico Sturm – Luke Kunin
Jacob MacDonald – Ryan Carpenter – Givani Smith
Defensemen
Mario Ferraro – Ty Emberson
Nikita Okhotiuk – Kyle Burroughs
Matt Benning – Calen Addison
Goaltenders
Kaapo Kahkonen
Mackenzie Blackwood
Vancouver Canucks lines
The Canucks’ lineup will look a little different than it did on Monday. Here’s what the Canucks’ lines should look like (Source: Daily Faceoff) based on Friday’s lines.
Forwards
Sam Lafferty – Elias Pettersson – Ilya Mikheyev
Anthony Beauvillier – J.T. Miller – Brock Boeser
Dakota Joshua – Teddy Blueger – Conor Garland
Phil di Giuseppe – Nils Aman – Nils Hoglander
Defensemen
Quinn Hughes – Filip Hronek
Mark Friedman – Tyler Myers
Ian Cole – Noah Juulsen
Goaltenders
Casey DeSmith
Thatcher Demko
DeSmith is expected to start today. Demko played the team’s other two game against the Sharks this season.
How to watch Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks
Tonight’s game will be broadcast regionally on NBCSCA. Streaming is available with a subscription to ESPN+ (blackout restrictions may apply). The radio call will be streamed through the Sharks Audio Network. Canucks fans can watch the game on Sportsnet Pacific or listen on Sportsnet 650.
The game starts at 7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET at SAP Center.
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