The San Jose Sharks hit the road for the team’s first away game of the preseason. The Sharks pay a visit to our friends in the south, the Anaheim Ducks tonight. For the Sharks, the big story is Macklin Celebrini, who has been on the ice working out but is “ill” and hasn’t been doing the same drills as the rest of the team.
Earlier this week, he was seen hauling Coach Mike Ricci around the ice like a sled dog.
He’s staying in shape for sure, but no one is saying what the illness is or when he’ll get into a preseason game. Sharks fans probably don’t care provided that Celebrini gets himself ready for opening night.
For the Ducks, the big story isn’t as much who will be on the ice tonight, but who the team has locked up for the foreseeable future. After an early holdout, restricted free agent Mason McTavish signed a six year deal worth $7 million per season. The deal will keep him with Anaheim through the 2030-31 season. McTavish was back on the ice with Anaehim today.
Return of the Mac 📸#FlyTogether pic.twitter.com/7pImy9EPRy
— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) September 29, 2025
Also not playing tonight is Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal who is day-to-day with a lower body injury. The Ducks have to be hoping that this is just temporary, given that the team traded away John Gibson in the summer to make way for Dostal.
San Jose Sharks lines tonight
The Merc’s Curtis Pashelka reports that Jakub Skarek will start while Gabriel Carriere will also get some time in the net during the game.
Meantime, Sharks Hockey Digest’s Max Miller is reporting the following lines:
Anaheim Ducks Lines vs. San Jose Sharks tonight
With Dostal out, it looks like Petr Mrazek and Ville Husso will share the net for Anaheim tonight. While we don’t know the exact lines, here’s what the lineup for the Ducks will look like:
2 D Jackson LaCombe
7 D Radko Gudas
12 R Sam Colangelo
13 C Nikita Nesterenko
16 C Ryan Strome
17 L Alex Killorn
19 R Troy Terry
20 L Chris Kreider
33 G Ville Husso
34 G Petr Mrazek
42 C Tim Washe
45 R Beckett Sennecke
50 D Stian Solberg
51 D Olen Zellweger
60 D Tyson Hinds
61 L Cutter Gauthier
64 C Mikael Granlund
65 D Jacob Trouba
74 D Ian Moore
77 L Frank Vatrano
91 C Leo Carlsson
How to watch San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks tonight
The puck drops at 7 p.m. PT/ 10 p.m. ET at Honda Center in Anaheim.
Anaheim fas can watch the game on Victory+ or Fox Plus.
