The San Jose Sharks are in the final stretch of the season and while the team is still mathematically in the hunt for a playoff spot, most fans know that the search for the playoffs is over. Which is why tonight’s showdown with the worst team in the league, the Vancouver Canucks has fans tied up in knots. On the one hand, the final home game of the season is a good way for the Sharks to say thank you by beating up on a division rival. However, a win could also doom the Sharks to pick in the teens in the upcoming draft, which is not ideal.
Not much is going the Canucks’ way this season. The team is currently a minus-98 goal differential and is 1-9-0 in its last ten. Vancouver has lost its last four games and its last three to the Sharks. The Sharks beat the Canucks 5-2 on Jan. 27, 6-3 on Dec. 27 and 3-2 on Nov. 28.
Elias Pettersson (the forward) is the team’s top scorer. He has 48 points. Brock Boeser leads the team with 21 goals.
San Jose Sharks lines tonight
For the Sharks, San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng reports that Ty Dellandrea, Philipp Kurashev, Pavol Regenda and John Klingberg were the last ones on the ice for practice this morning, so they won’t play. Yaroslav Askarov was the first one off the ice, so he’ll likely start.
Dellandrea, Kurashev, Regenda and Klingberg still on the ice, looks like they sit out tonight
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 11, 2026
While neither Macklin Celebrini, nor Alex Wennberg were on the ice for the morning skate, but it sounds like they’ll skate today. Here’s what we think the lines will look like tonight.
Forwards
Collin Graf — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg — Kiefer Sherwood
Igor Chernyshov — Michael Misa — Tyler Toffoli
Barclay Goodrow — Zack Ostapchuk — Adam Gaudette
Defense
Dmitry Orlov — Vincent Desharnais
Shakir Mukhamadullin — Mario Ferraro
Sam Dickinson — Nick Leddy
Goaltenders
Yaroslav Askarov
Alex Nedeljkovic
Vancouver Canucks lines vs. San Jose Sharks
For the Canucks, there are some injuries to keep an eye on. It sounds like Evander Kane is out until at least April 14. That’s on top of the other injuries that the team is dealing with, including goaltender Thatcher Demko, Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Filip Chytil, Kevin Lankinen and Derek Forbort.
NHL.com reports these are the likely lines for the Canucks tonight.
Forwards
Drew O’Connor — Elias Pettersson — Jake DeBrusk
Liam Ohgren — Marco Rossi — Brock Boeser
Max Sasson — Teddy Blueger — Linus Karlsson
Curtis Douglas — Aatu Raty — Nils Hoglander
Defense
Zeev Buium — Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson — Tom Willander
Elias Pettersson — Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Goaltenders
Nikita Tolopilo
Jiri Patera
How to watch Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks April 11, 2026
The puck drops at 7 p.m. PT at SAP Center in San Jose
Sharks fans can watch today’s game on NBCSCA or listen on the Sharks Audio Network.
Canucks fans can watch the game on CBC and Sportsnet or listen on Sportsnet 650.
Be sure to come back here at game time to talk with other Sharks fans about what’s happening on the ice and around the league. We might be out of the playoff race, but we’re still in tank race and that’s important too.
