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Rangers at Sharks: Lines, how to watch & open thread

San Jose Sharks

STATS

Record: 6-10-3
Streak: L1
Goals Leader: Erik Karlsson (11 G, 17 A)
Assists Leader: Erik Karlsson (11 G, 17 A)
Power Play: 19.6%
Penalty Kill: 92.0%
Goals For/60: 2.84
Goals Against/60: 3.41
Shots For/60: 29.7
Shots Against/60: 29.9

LINES

Timo Meier — Tomas Hertl — Kevin Labanc
Matt Nieto — Logan Couture — Alexander Barabanov
Nick Bonino — Nico Sturm — Luke Kunin
Evgeny Svechnikov — Steven Lorentz — Oskar Lindblom

Jaycob Megna — Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Matt Benning
Mario Ferraro — Nick Cicek

James Reimer
Kaapo Kahkonen

Expected Scratches: Noah Gregor, Jonah Gadjovich

Injured Reserve: Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Radim Simek (upper body)


Rangers at Sharks Preview: A Study in Blue


New York Rangers

STATS

Record: 8-4-6
Streak: L1
Goals Leader: Mika Zibanejad (10 G, 10 A)
Assists Leader: Artemi Panarin (5 G, 17 A)
Power Play: 24.6%
Penalty Kill: 82.8%
Goals For/60: 2.96
Goals Against/60: 2.74
Shots For/60: 33.66
Shots Against/60: 28.02

LINES

Chris Kreider — Mika Zibanejad — Jimmy Vesey
Artemi Panarin — Vincent Trocheck — Barclay Goodrow
Alexis Lafreniere — Filip Chytil – Kaapo Kakko
Sammy Blais – Ryan Carpenter — Julien Gauthier

K’Andre Miller — Jacob Trouba
Ryan Lindgren — Adam Fox
Zac Jones — Braden Schneider

Igor Shesterkin
Jaroslav Halak

Expected Scratches: Vitali Kravtsov, Ryan Reaves, Libor Hajek

Injured Reserve: None

How to Watch

Tonight’s game will be broadcast regionally on NBCSCA and MSG. Streaming is available with a subscription to ESPN+ (blackout restrictions may 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.

Check back an hour before puck drop to start chatting in the comment section below!

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