The San Jose Sharks are back on the ice this evening, just over 24 hours after winning in overtime against the Colorado Avalanche. Let’s hope the Sharks didn’t leave it all out on the ice because the Detroit Red Wings are well rested. Detroit was in town to watch the game. The Red Wings have won seven of the team’s last ten games and are 8-4-0 for the season, good enough for second in the Atlantic Division.
So far on this California roadie, Detroit has had a split decision. The Red Wings beat the Los Angeles Kings in overtime on Thursday night, but lost to the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. This is the rubber match in California.
Detroit’s top scorer is Dylan Larkin, who has 17 points for the season. The team’s hottest scorer is Alex DeBrincat, who has eight points and four goals in his last five games. There will be a familiar face in the net for the Red Wings. John Gibson is in the net for Detroit, though he’s been having a tough go of it to start the season. Gibson has a 4-3-0 record with a 3.32 goals against average and .875 save percentage. His backup, Cam Talbot has been faring better. Talbot has a 4-1-0 record with a 2.94 goals against average and a .898 save percentage.
Before we jump into the lineup, let’s talk good news for Sharks fans. What we all hoped for is coming true. Sam Dickinson is with the Sharks to stay. The young defenseman found out this morning that he’ll be playing today. It marks his 10th NHL game, which means the Sharks are burning the first year of his entry-level contract. It also means there’s no reason to send him to the OHL now.
San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng reports that Michael Misa was one of the first guys to congratulate Dickinson when the news was revealed.
Dickinson, on Misa's reaction to his good news: "He was really happy for me when I found out I was playing [today], he was one of the first guys that came up to me…It's just nice to have another guy that you can kind of lean on."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) November 2, 2025
San Jose Sharks lines
So now that we know that Dickinson is playing, we can get to the bad news. The Sharks’ forwards are a little banged up. William Eklund will sit. He’s injured. Ryan Reaves was placed on injured reserve. The team has called up Ethan Cardwell in his stead. Misa is also out, but that’s most likely a game management thing, just as they did with Will Smith. It’s extra important now since the Sharks are at the 50 contract limit. San Jose has to make a move before they burn all nine of Misa’s games.
Timothy Liljegren is reportedly okay to play after taking a puck to the face yesterday, but the Sharks will look to play 11 forwards/7 defense today, maybe just in case Liljegren needs to sit out for part of the game. With all of that shuffling, here’s what we suspect the lines will look like.
Forwards
Tyler Toffoli – Macklin Celebrini – Will Smith
Philipp Kurashev – Alexander Wennberg – Jeff Skinner
Collin Graf – Ty Dellandrea – Ethan Cardwell
Barclay Goodrow – Patrick Giles
Defense
Dmitry Orlov – Timothy Liljegren
Mario Ferraro – John Klingberg
Sam Dickinson – Shakir Mukhamadullin
Vincent Desharnais
Goaltenders
Alex Nedeljkovic
Yaroslav Askarov
Detroit Red Wings lines vs. San Jose Sharks
Here’s what NHL.com predicts the lines will be for the Red Wings today. It sounds like the Sharks are getting Talbot in the net.
Forwards
Emmitt Finnie – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat – Marco Kasper – Mason Appleton
Andrew Copp – J.T. Compher – Jonatan Berggren
Elmer Soderblom – Michael Rasmussen – Austin Watson
Defense
Simon Edvinsson – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Albert Johansson – Jacob Bernard-Docker
Goaltenders
Cam Talbot
John Gibson
How to watch Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks Nov. 2, 2025
Today’s game starts at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET
Sharks fans can watch the game on NBC Sports California or listen on the Sharks Audio Network.
Red Wings fans can watch the game on FanDuel Sports Network DET or listen on 97.1 FM.
As always, come back here at game time to talk about what’s happening on the ice with other Sharks fans because Sharks hockey is fun!
