After a morale-boosting, Sharkcuda-led win over the Chicago Blackhawks last night, the San Jose Sharks are making a quick trip to Nevada for a final game against the Vegas Golden Knights, who are four points short of making the postseason with just four remaining games to make up the difference. A Sharks win tonight could help toward making Vegas miss the playoffs for the first time in their short existence so far.
FTF regulars, you know what to do in the comments tonight.
In the mean time, here’s everything you need to know to tune in:
Lines
SAN JOSE SHARKS
Nick Bonino — Logan Couture — Matt Nieto
Timo Meier — Tomas Hertl — Alexander Barabanov
Rudolfs Balcers — Thomas Bordeleau — Noah Gregor
Sasha Chmelevski — Jasper Weatherby — Scott Reedy
Mario Ferraro — Brent Burns
Jaycob Megna — Nicolas Meloche
Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Ryan Merkley
James Reimer
Kaapo Kahkonen
Expected Scratches: Santeri Hatakka, Jonathan Dahlen, Jeffrey Viel
Injured Reserve: Adin Hill (lower body), Kevin Labanc (shoulder), John Leonard (lower body), Erik Karlsson (lower body), Radim Simek (upper body), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body)
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Mattias Janmark — Jack Eichel — Evgenii Dadonov
Max Pacioretty — Chandler Stephenson — Mark Stone
Jonathan Marchessault — William Karlsson — Michael Amadio
William Carrier — Nicolas Roy — Keegan Kolesar
Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Ben Hutton — Alex Pietrangelo
Alec Martinez — Zach Whitecloud
Logan Thompson
Robin Lehner
Expected Scratches: Dylan Coghlan
Injured Reserve: Laurent Brossoit (undisclosed), Nolan Patrick (undisclosed), Nicolas Hague (lower body), Reilly Smith (lower body), Brett Howden (upper body)
How to Watch
Tonight’s game will be broadcast regionally on NBCSCA and ATTSN-RM. Streaming is available with a subscription to ESPN+ (blackout restrictions do apply). The radio call will be streamed through the Sharks Audio Network. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
We won’t be liveblogging this one, but check back at puck drop to follow along with all of the play-by-play action in the comments below!
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