No time to rest on their laurels. Less than 24 hours after the San Jose Sharks defeated the Edmonton Oilers and sent a good portion of Canada into a tailspin, the team is back on the ice. The Sharks are in Vegas for the second night of back-to-backs.
Vegas will come out like gangbusters. Not only do these two teams hate each other, which makes every game exciting, but Vegas has lost two in a row after starting the season registering points in its first 12 games. A win for the Sharks could officially make it a losing streak for Vegas while making it a winning streak for San Jose.
Expect to see Kaapo Kahkonen in net tonight. When asked postgame if Mackenzie Blackwood would play against the Golden Knights, Head Coach David Quinn laughed and said it would be goaltender “abuse.”
San Jose Sharks lines
For the Sharks, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. So, don’t expect to see a lot of changes, except maybe one of those fourth-liners watching. I would not be surprised if Kevin Labanc or Mike Hoffman were asked to sit in place of Oskar Lindblom. Lindblom would be a big help on the penalty kill.
Forwards
William Eklund – Tomas Hertl – Fabian Zetterlund
Anthony Duclair – Mikael Granlund – Luke Kunin
Mike Hoffman – Nico Sturm – Filip Zadina
Givani Smith – Ryan Carpenter – Kevin Labanc
Defensemen
Mario Ferraro – Calen Addison
Marc-Edouard Vlasic – Kyle Burroughs
Jan Rutta – Nikita Okhotiuk
Goaltenders
Kaapo Kahkonen
Mackenzie Blackwood
Vegas Golden Knights lines
According to SinBin Vegas, Zach Whitecloud will be back in the lineup tonight with Adin Hill in net. Whitecloud underwent surgery before the start of the season to repair an upper-body injury he received during a preseason game. The defenseman has not played with the team yet this season.
Whitecloud is expected to be back in the lineup tonight per Cassidy.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) November 10, 2023
Adin Hill in the net.
Meanwhile, Hill has been very good against his former team. He has a 6-2-0 record and the two losses came when he was playing with the Arizona Coyotes. His goals against average is 2.23 against the Sharks with a .930 save percentage.
Forwards
Ivan Barbashev – Jack Eichel – Jonathan Marchessault
Will Carrier – Mike Amadio – Mark Stone
Paul Cotter – William Karlsson – Pavel Dorofeyev
Jonas Rondbjerg – Brett Howden – Keegan Kolesar
Defensemen
Alec Martinez – Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb – Shea Theodore
Ben Hutton – Brayden Pachal
Goaltenders
Adin Hill
Logan Thompson
How to watch San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights
Tonight’s game will be broadcast regionally on NBCSCA. Streaming is available with a subscription to ESPN+ (blackout restrictions may apply). The radio call will be streamed through the Sharks Audio Network. Golden Knights fans can watch the game on Scripps or listen on the radio at Fox Sports 98.9 FM.
The game starts at 7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET at T-Mobile Arena.
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