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Sharks at Kings: Lines, how to watch & open thread

San Jose Sharks

STATS

Record: 10-16-5
Streak: W2
Goals Leader: Timo Meier (14 G, 13 A)
Assists Leader: Erik Karlsson (12 G, 26 A)
Power Play: 21.3%
Penalty Kill: 84.6%
Goals For/60: 3.02
Goals Against/60: 3.47
Shots For/60: 29.72
Shots Against/60: 30.07

LINES

Timo Meier — Tomas Hertl — Kevin Labanc
Nick Bonino — Logan Couture — Alexander Barabanov
Noah Gregor — Nico Sturm — Evgeny Svechnikov
Oskar Lindblom — Steven Lorentz — Jonah Gadjovich

Jaycob Megna — Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Matt Benning
Scott Harrington — Radim Simek

Kaapo Kahkonen
James Reimer

Expected Scratches: C.J. Suess, Nick Cicek, Luke Kunin

Injured Reserve: Nikolai Knyzhov (Achilles), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Mario Ferraro (foot), Matt Nieto (undisclosed)


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Los Angeles Kings

STATS

Record: 16-12-5
Streak: W1
Goals Leader: Gabriel Vilardi (13 G, 6 A)
Assists Leader: Kevin Fiala (9 G, 25 A)
Power Play: 23.1%
Penalty Kill: 71.1%
Goals For/60: 3.20
Goals Against/60: 3.59
Shots For/60: 32.23
Shots Against/60: 29.41

LINES

Kevin Fiala — Anze Kopitar — Arthur Kaliyev
Trevor Moore — Phillip Danault — Viktor Arvidsson
Alex Iafallo — Adrian Kempe — Gabriel Vilardi
Carl Grundstrom — Blake Lizotte — Rasmus Kupari

Mikey Anderson — Drew Doughty
Sean Durzi — Matt Roy
Alexander Edler — Sean Walker

Pheonix Copley
Jonathan Quick

Expected Scratches: Tobias Bjornfot, Jaret Anderson-Dolan

Injured Reserve: Brendan Lemieux (lower body)

How to Watch

Tonight’s game will be broadcast regionally on NBCSCA and BSW. Streaming is available with a subscription to ESPN+ (blackout restrictions may apply). The radio call will be streamed through the Sharks Audio Network. Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m. PT/10:30 p.m. ET at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

Check back then to follow along with all of the play-by-play action in the comment section below!

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