The San Jose Sharks along with the rest of the NHL are gearing up for the Frozen Frenzy. It’s an entire night of hockey lined up so fans can, potentially, see every team in the NHL play in the span of about eight hours. For the first time in NHL history, the games will have a staggered start, meaning that no two teams will drop the pucks at the same time. The Sharks will be in Anaheim to help close out the night.
Here are your Frozen Frenzy plans for tonight. 📺
— NHL (@NHL) October 22, 2024
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This is the second meeting in about 10 days between the Ducks and the Sharks. The last time the two teams played was on Oct. 12, when the Ducks shut out the Sharks 2-0. Lukas Dostal was excellent, making 30 saves. Vitek Vanecek was also good in net with 28 saves. Dostal is expected to start for the Ducks tonight.
The Ducks game was arguably one of the better games of the season that the Sharks played. Here’s to hoping things get back on track in Anaheim.
According to San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng, Thomas Bordeleau, Shakir Mukhamadullin and Marc-Edouard Vlasic did not travel with the team.
Forgot to mention earlier, very busy day. Just boarded my flight to LA.
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 22, 2024
Bordeleau, Mukhamadullin & Vlasic did not travel for this road trip. The first two are closer than Vlasic, but also don’t expect them to surprise and join the road trip at any point.
So they’re all out at…
It also sounds like Macklin Celebrini is out for at least a few more weeks.
As for the Ducks, watch out for Frank Vatrano tonight. He’s likely to get the baby bump in his stats after welcoming a new baby girl into the world.
Frank Vatrano and his wife Rebecca welcomed their second daughter into the world yesterday.
— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) October 22, 2024
Everyone say hi to Presley Vatrano 🧡 pic.twitter.com/wQVPG4rNCs
San Jose Sharks lines vs. Anaheim Ducks
At least for the time being, it looks like Jack Thompson will get the start over Matt Benning. The back and forth in net continues with Mackenzie Blackwood ready to take the net tonight.
These are the lines, according to Peng.
Forwards
William Eklund – Mikael Granlund – Tyler Toffoli
Danil Guschin – Alex Wennberg – Fabian Zetterlund
Luke Kunin – Will Smith – Barclay Goodrow
Klim Kostin – Nico Sturm – Ty Dellandrea
Defense
Jake Walman – Cody Ceci
Mario Ferraro – Jan Rutta
Henry Thrun – Jack Thompson
Goaltenders
Mackenzie Blackwood
Vitek Vanecek
Ducks lines tonight
According to Daily Faceoff, these are the lines that the Sharks are likely to see tonight.
Forwards
Cutter Gauthier – Leo Carlsson – Robby Fabbri
Trevor Zegras – Isac Lundestrom – Alex Killorn
Frank Vatrano – Ryan Strome – Troy Terry
Brock McGinn – Mason McTavish – Brett Leason
Defense
Cam Fowler – Tristan Luneau
Olen Zellweger – Radko Gudas
Pavel Mintyukov – Brian Dumoulin
Goaltenders
Lukas Dostal
James Reimer
How to watch Sharks at Ducks tonight
Because it’s the Frozen Frenzy, there’s going to be a bit of a strange start time. 7:15 p.m. PT/10:15 p.m. ET is the puck drop.
Sharks fans can watch the game on NBC Sports California. You can also listen live on the Sharks Audio Network app.
Ducks fans can watch on Victory+ or Fox Plus (KCOP-13). The Ducks audio call is available on the Ducks stream.
Be sure to come back here at game time to talk about all the crazy NHL games happening tonight.
