Tonight’s the final San Jose Sharks preseason game before the official season starts. The Sharks pretty much have all the roster spots set. That was done around the time that the free agency frenzy(?) wrapped up in July. But this is a chance to see how some of the younger players shape up against a somewhat NHL roster. We suspect that the Vegas Golden Knights will trot out an NHL-type of lineup since the team is at home. This will give the Sharks coaching staff a chance to see how players like Eric Pohlkamp, Luca Cagnoni and Nolan Allan (though we’re not sure if Pohlkamp or Cagnoni will play tonight.)
If we’re guessing, Pohlkamp is headed back to the AHL after this game so he can play consistently. Allan will get the seventh defenseman job and time with the NHL club. Cagnoni will be the sixth defenseman because it’s time to see what the kid can do, and he has a greater offensive upside than Allan. The team needs a puck moving defenseman.
As for the game, look for Macklin Celebrini wearing some new threads. The young man will have a C on his sweater starting tonight. Celebrini was named the youngest captain of the San Jose Sharks yesterday, and was handed his official captain’s sweater by none other than former captain Joe Thornton. This season’s alternate captains have not officially been named yet.
San Jose Sharks lines tonight
San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng reports the following lines out of morning skate:
#SJSharks morning skate lines
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) September 26, 2026
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Stenberg-Wennberg-Graf
Goodrow-Ostapchuk-Sherwood
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Nurse-Kesselring
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Dickinson-Orlov
Cagnoni-Pohlkamp
Forwards
Mason Marchment – Macklin Celebrini – Will Smith
Igor Chernyshov – Michael Misa – Tyler Toffoli
Ivar Stenberg – Alex Wennberg – Collin Graf
Barclay Goodrow – Zack Ostapchuk – Kiefer Sherwood
Defense
Darnell Nurse – Michael Kesselring
Nolan Allan – Jacob Trouba
Sam Dickinson – Dmitry Orlov
Goaltenders
Yaroslav Askarov
Alex Nedeljkovic
Vegas Golden Knights lines vs. San Jose Sharks
Here are the lines for Vegas courtesy of Jesse Granger. As expected, it’s a mostly NHL line up with Carter Hart in the net.
How to watch San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights Sept. 26, 2026
The puck drops at 7 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Sharks fans can watch the game on the Sharks website, sjsharks.com or the Sharks through the Sharks + SAPC app. You can also listen to the call on the Sharks Audio Network.
Knights fans can listen to the call on the Knight Time app.
Be sure to come back here at game time to talk with other Sharks fans about what’s happening on the ice.
