Sharks at Golden Knights: Lines, how to watch & open thread
The San Jose Sharks are going from facing the Pacific Division’s worst team to now facing off against one of its best. The team took a short trip to Nevada, where they’ll face the Vegas Golden Knights for the penultimate game of their regular season series. An eight-point difference spans between the third-place Vegas and seventh-place San Jose — not an impossible gap to overcome, but certainly an unlikely one.
Here’s everything you need to know to tune in:
Lines
SAN JOSE SHARKS
Timo Meier — Tomas Hertl — Alexander Barabanov
Ryan Dzingel — Logan Couture — Noah Gregor
Andrew Cogliano — Nick Bonino — Matt Nieto
Jeffrey Viel — Jasper Weatherby — Scott Reedy
Jacob Middleton — Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Nicolas Meloche
Radim Simek — Ryan Merkley
James Reimer
Zach Sawchenko
Expected Scratches: Jonathan Dahlen, Jonah Gadjovich
Injured Reserve: Erik Karlsson (upper body), Kevin Labanc (upper body), Adin Hill (lower body) Rudolfs Balcers (upper body), Mario Ferraro (lower body)
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Evgenii Dadonov — Jack Eichel — Chandler Stephenson
Jonathan Marchessault — William Karlsson — Reilly Smith
William Carrier — Nicolas Roy — Michael Amadio
Jonas Rondbjerg — Brett Howden — Keegan Kolesar
Ben Hutton — Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Nicolas Hague — Zach Whitecloud
Robin Lehner
Laurent Brossoit
Expected Scratches: Jake Leschyshyn, Dylan Coghlan
Injured Reserve: Nolan Patrick (upper body), Mark Stone (back), Alec Martinez (upper body), Max Pacioretty (lower body), Mattias Janmark (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 comment section below!