Stars at Sharks: Lines, how to watch & open thread
All of the information for Game no. 68.
Our second-favorite Joe is in town, as the Dallas Stars will visit SAP Center tonight after winning a two-game series in Anaheim against the Ducks this week. The Vegas Golden Knights bumped the Stars out of the final Wild Card spot last night, so every game counts as they prepare to take on the San Jose Sharks.
Here’s everything you need to know to tune in:
Lines
SAN JOSE SHARKS
Timo Meier — Tomas Hertl — Alexander Barabanov
Rudolfs Balcers — Logan Couture — Jonathan Dahlen
Matt Nieto — Nick Bonino — Noah Gregor
John Leonard — Scott Reedy — Sasha Chmelevski
Jaycob Megna — Brent Burns
Mario Ferraro — Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Nicolas Meloche
Kaapo Kahkonen
James Reimer
Expected Scratches: Radim Simek, Lane Pederson, Jonah Gadjovich, Jeffrey Viel, Ryan Merkley
Injured Reserve: Adin Hill (lower body), Kevin Labanc (shoulder)
DALLAS STARS
Jason Robertson — Roope Hintz — Joe Pavelski
Vladislav Namestnikov — Tyler Seguin — Denis Gurianov
Jacob Peterson — Jamie Benn — Alexander Radulov
Michael Raffl — Luke Glendening — Radek Faksa
Ryan Suter — Miro Heiskanen
Thomas Harley — John Klingberg
Andrej Sekera — Jani Hakanpaa
Scott Wedgewood
Jake Oettinger
Expected Scratches: Joel Kiviranta, Marian Studenic, Joel Hanley
Injured Reserve: Braden Holtby (lower body), Esa Lindell (upper body)
How to Watch
Tonight’s game will be broadcast regionally on NBCSCA and BSSWX. Streaming is available with a subscription to ESPN+ (blackout restrictions do apply). The radio call will be streamed through the Sharks Audio Network. Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m. PT/10:30 p.m. ET at SAP Center in San Jose, California.
We won’t be liveblogging this one, but check back at puck drop to follow along with all of the play-by-play action in the comments below!