The San Jose Sharks have just two more preseason games to go before the team starts its final push for the start of the season. This is where the teams start to pare down the rosters and narrow in on the players who make the team and the ones who don’t. It’s also when we get a better idea of who is healthy and who is not.
In terms of injury reports, the big one is Macklin Celebrini. According to the Mercury News’ Curtis Pashelka, Celebrini skated today.
Celebrini skated today, but no timetable for a return to practice
— Curtis Pashelka (@CurtisPashelka) October 4, 2024
Just because the player skates, it doesn’t mean he’ll play. I’d be surprised if Celebrini gets another game in before the Oct. 10 opener. The Sharks desperately want him to be out there in the lineup for opening night, and so do the fans.
Meantime, any hopes of seeing Yaroslav Askarov in action for the Sharks are now dashed, at least for the time being. The Sharks have sent the netminder back to the Barracuda, I would assume until something can be done with either Mackenzie Blackwood or Vitek Vanecek.
San Jose Sharks lines
San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng has details on what the Sharks lines could look like. Danil Gushchin will get a shot tonight to prove he belongs on the opening night roster.
#SJSharks lines in warm-ups, Gushchin on the 2nd line:
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 4, 2024
Eklund-Wennberg-Toffoli
Gushchin-W. Smith-Zetterlund
Kostin-Dellandrea-Grundstrom
G. Smith-Sturm-Cardwell
Walman-Ceci
Ferraro-Rutta
Thrun-Benning
Forwards
William Eklund – Alex Wennberg – Tyler Toffoli
Danil Gushchin – Will Smith – Fabian Zetterlund
Klim Kostin – Ty Dellandrea – Carl Grundstrom
Givani Smith – Nico Sturm – Ethan Cardwell
Defense
Jake Walman – Cody Ceci
Mario Ferraro – Jan Rutta
Henry Thrun – Matt Benning
Goaltenders
Vitek Vanecek
Mackenzie Blackwood
Anaheim Ducks lines
As for the Ducks, this is the team’s final preseason game. This is what the lines are expected to look like.
Here's who we fly with tonight:
— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) October 5, 2024
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Gauthier-Carlsson-Killorn
Fabbri-McTavish-Zegras
Vatrano-Strome-Terry
McGinn-Lundestrom-Leason
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LaCombe-Gudas
Fowler-Luneau
Mintykov-Dumoulin
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Dostal-Clang
Forwards
Cutter Gauthier – Leo Carlsson – Alex Killorn
Robby Fabbri – Mason McTavish – Trevor Zegras
Frank Vatrano – Ryan Strome – Troy Terry
Brock McGinn – Isac Lundestrom – Brett Leason
Defense
Jackson LaCombe – Radko Gudas
Cam Fowler – Tristan Luneau
Pavel Mintykov – Brian Dumoulin
Goaltenders
Lukas Dostal
Calle Clang
How to watch Ducks at Sharks Oct. 4, 2024
Like all of the games this preseason, the Sharks game will only be available online to people living in the Bay Area. You can find the game on sjsharks.com. No matter where you are, you can listen to the game live on the Sharks + SAP Center App.
The puck drops at 7 p.m. tonight at SAP Center. You can also join us here, where you can follow along with our great Fear the Fin community.
