Sharks at Flames: Lines, gamethread, and where to watch

There will be fresh baby faces in teal on the ice at the Scotiabank Saddledome tonight when the San Jose Sharks take on the Calgary Flames. As injuries pile up throughout the Sharks’ line up, they’ve been forced to recall two more forwards and both Alexander True and Maxim Letunov will be making their debut in a Sharks sweater.

The biggest worry tonight for the Sharks may just be keeping their ranks from depleting any further. The Flames play a hard and heavy game and the Sharks are icing four third-lines as it is. Things tend to get heated (sorry) between these two teams and physicality is an easy trap to stumble into if the scoring isn’t coming like it used to.

Part of the animosity between these teams comes from Evander Kane, who always seems to play his best against Calgary. If it’s true tonight, it might be the only thing making this game watchable.

Lines

SHARKS

Potential lines for the #SJSharks, Letunov and True make their debuts! pic.twitter.com/Ydhzo8i3lm

— Fear the Fin (@fearthefin) February 4, 2020

Expected Scratches: Antti Suomela, Tim Heed

Injured Reserve: Logan Couture (fractured ankle), Tomas Hertl (knee), Dalton Prout (upper body), Joel Kellman (lower body)

FLAMES (via NHL.com)

Andrew Mangiapane — Elias Lindholm — Matthew Tkachuk
Johnny Gaudreau — Sean Monahan — Buddy Robinson
Mark Jankowski — Mikael Backlund — Sam Bennett
Milan Lucic — Derek Ryan — Dillon Dube

Mark Giordano — Rasmus Andersson
TJ Brodie — Travis Hamonic
Noah Hanifin — Michael Stone

David Rittich
Cam Talbot

Expected Scratches: Tobias Rieder, Zac Rinaldo, Oliver Kylington

Injured Reserve: None

Where to Watch

Puck drop from Scotiabank Saddledome is at 6 PT/9 ET. Tonight’s broadcast will be available on NBC Sports California in the Bay Area and on SNW in the visitors’ market. Streaming will be available on NHLtv. The radio call will be on 98.5 KFOX or available to stream through the Sharks + SAP Center app.