The San Jose Sharks will play the last game before the Olympic break with the newest member of the team joining them on the ice. Kiefer Sherwood is healthy and ready to play. He’s expected to skate on the top line tonight with Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith. Sherwood has been practicing with the team on this road trip and has looked good, but the Sharks didn’t rush him back. Now, it looks like he’s ready to go.
The Sharks are hoping to close things out on a high note, but it will be a tough task facing one of the toughest teams in the league: the Colorado Avalanche. So far, the Avs have not been kind to San Jose. The Sharks won 3-2 in overtime on Nov. 1, but on Nov. 26, the Avs beat up on the Sharks 6-0. It wasn’t even close.
San Jose Sharks lines
Sharks Hockey Digest’s Max Miller reports the following lines out of practice. Yaroslav Askarov is expected to start tonight. Sam Dickinson will sit. Michael Misa will serve as the second line center.
#SJSharks lines at practice:
— Max Miller (@Real_Max_Miller) February 3, 2026
Smith-Celebrini-Sherwood
Eklund-Misa-Toffoli
Kurashev-Wennberg-Graf
Goodrow-Ostapchuk-Gaudette
Ferraro-Liljegren
Orlov-Klingberg
Mukhamadullin-Desharnais
Dickinson
Forwards
Will Smith – Macklin Celebrini – Kiefer Sherwood
William Eklund – Michael Misa – Tyler Toffoli
Phillip Kurashev – Alex Wennberg – Collin Graf
Barclay Goodrow – Zack Ostapchuk – Adam Gaudette
Defense
Mario Ferraro – Timothy Liljegren
Dmitry Orlov – John Klingberg
Shakir Mukhamadullin – Vincent Desharnais
Goaltenders
Yaroslav Askarov
Alex Nedeljkovic
Colorado Avalanche lines vs. San Jose Sharks
For the Avalanche, here are the projected lines per NHL.com.
Forwards
Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Valeri Nichushkin
Ross Colton — Brock Nelson — Victor Olofsson
Parker Kelly — Jack Drury — Joel Kiviranta
Taylor Makar — Zakhar Bardakov — Gavin Brindley
Defense
Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Samuel Girard — Sam Malinski
Goaltenders
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood
How to watch San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche Feb. 4, 2026
The puck drops at 6 p.m. PT/7 p.m. MT at Ball Arena in Denver.
Sharks fans can watch today’s game on NBCSCA or listen on the Sharks Audio Network.
Avalanche fans can watch the game on Altitude or listen on Altitude Sports Radio (950 AM).
Be sure to come back here at game time to talk about what’s happening on the ice and around the league in the lead up to the Olympics.
