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Sharks at Golden Knights (preseason game 5): Lines, open thread and how to watch

Posted on by Erika Towne
The San Jose Sharks will let the young players take the helm against the Golden Knights, icing a line of William Eklund, Quentin Musty and Thomas Bordeleau.

Even if you’re not excited about the season, there’s a lot to be excited about when it comes to the San Jose Sharks game tonight against the Vegas Golden Knights. For one thing, Sharks fans will get a look at first-round draft pick Quentin Musty in an NHL game.

Musty has missed all of the other preseason games while recovering from an injury. Now is his chance to get a taste of the NHL before he’s sent back to his OHL team the Sudbury Wolves. Musty will skate with William Eklund and Thomas Bordeleau offering Sharks fans an exciting look at what a future line could look like in two to three years when the Sharks are out of the rebuild.

Another note for the Sharks tonight. Ty Emberson, who was claimed off of waivers over the weekend, will make his debut for the Sharks. Emberson arrived in San Jose on Sunday night and then took his first practice with the team the next day on Monday.

San Jose Sharks lines

It sounds like the Sharks will allow many of the young players to take the reins in tonight’s game.

The Mercury News’ Curtis Pashelka going straight to the source for tonight’s line up. Here’s what the Sharks are looking at.

Forwards
Filip Zadina – Nico Sturm – Alexander Barabanov
William Eklund – Thomas Bordeleau – Quentin Musty
Oskar Lindblom – Jacob Peterson – Fabian Zetterlund
Givani Smith – Ryan Carpenter – Justin Bailey

Defense
Henry Thrun – Kyle Burroughs
Nikolai Knyzhov – Leon Gawanke
Jacob MacDonald – Ty Emberson

Goaltenders
Kaapo Kahkonen
Mackenzie Blackwood

Note that there’s no Tomas Hertl, Anthony Duclair, Mike Hoffman or Mikael Granlund. There’s also no Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Mario Ferraro or Matt Benning. They’re already on the team. The guys playing tonight could very well be playing for a shot at a spot on the opening night roster.

Vegas Golden Knights lines

Meanwhile, Vegas looks like it’s also going with a mix of veterans and youth. SinBin.vegas rolled out this lineup.

Forwards
William Carrier – Nicolas Roy – Keegan Kolesar
Pavel Dorofeyev – Gage Quinney – Brendan Brisson
Paul Cotter – Byron Froese – Max Comtois
Sheldon Rempal – Jakub Demek – Mason Morelli

Defense
Lukas Cormier – Kaedan Korczak
Ben Hutton – Brayden Pachal
Jake Bischoff – Layton Ahac

Goaltenders
Adin Hill
Logan Thompson

How to watch

Tonight’s game will air on ESPN+ for subscribers. You can listen to the radio call on the Sharks App or on the Sharks website. The puck drops at 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

You can pay to watch on Knights Plus. I guess Sharks fans can pay too…but are you really that desperate to watch?

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