Tonight’s home match up between the San Jose Sharks and the Vegas Golden Knights will feature a bit more of an NHL lineup than Sharks fans witnessed when the Sharks traveled to Anaheim on Sunday. So far, the Sharks have only sent three players — Jake Gustafson, Alexander Karmanov and goaltender Brady Knowling — back to their respective junior clubs, leaving a lot of room for other players to get preseason time in and a look from the coaching staff.
Players like Ethan Cardwell, Jimmy Huntington, Carson Wetsch, Andre Gasseau, Nolan Allan, Phillip Sinn and Eric Pohlkamp are getting their second preseason game in during the shortened preseason/training camp. While some of this has to do with roster management considering that the season is now 84 games long, there’s also some vetting going on. You can be sure the coaching staff wants to see what it has in defensemen like Pohlkamp, Sinn and Allan so the coaches know who they can call up if there’s an injury.
San Jose Sharks lines tonight
According to Sharks Hockey Digest’s Max Miller, these are the lines out of morning skate:
Forwards
Ivar Stenberg – Alex Wennberg – Collin Graf
Igor Chernyshov – Michael Misa – Tyler Toffoli
Ethan Cardwell – Filip Bystedt – Jimmy Huntington
Carson Wetsch – Patrick Giles – Andre Gasseau
Defense
Dmitry Orlov – Luca Cagnoni
Nolan Allan – Jacob Trouba
Phillip Sinn – Eric Pohlkamp
Goaltenders
Yaroslav Askarov
Matt Davis
Yaroslav Askarov is set to play the entire game with Matt Davis backing up.
Vegas Golden Knights lines vs. San Jose Sharks
As for the Golden Knights, just like when the Sharks played away from home, Vegas is bringing its lesser known players to this away game. The one name you will recognize is Carter Hart in the net. Do with that what you will.
Here’s the starting lineup according to SinBin Vegas.
Forwards
Alexander Holtz – Tanner Laczynski – Jonas Rondjerg
Bradaen Bowman – Matyas Sapovaliv – Marc Gatcomb
Mathieu Cataford – Jakub Demek – Jackson Hallum
Mitch McLain – Alex Weiermair – Joe Fleming
Defense
Ville Heinola – Dylan Coghlan
Jeremy Davies – Antti Tuomisto
Adam Ginning – Juho Piiparinen
Goaltenders
Carter Hart
Carl Lindbom
How to watch Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks Sept. 22, 2026
The puck drops at 7 p.m. at SAP Center in San Jose.
Fans can watch the game on the NHL Netowrk or the Sharks through the Sharks + SAPC app. You can also listen to the call on the Sharks Audio Network.
Knights fans can listen to the call on the Knight Time app.
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.
