The San Jose Sharks wrap up the season with the final chapter of this year’s West Side Story, facing off with the Winnipeg Jets. The Sharks announced today that prospect Eric Pohlkamp has signed his entry-level deal, but don’t expect the rookie to play tonight; his contract doesn’t take effect until next season.
While Pohlkamp won’t play, John Klingberg will. The defenseman is expected to start in his 700th game tonight, a professional milestone that may or may not wrap up his career in teal. Klingberg is one of many, many Sharks without a contract past tonight and so this is his final chance to show what he can do before July 1 free agency. On the blueline, players like Vincent Desharnais, Mario Ferraro, Shakir Mukhamadullin and Nick Leddy also don’t have contracts past tonight.
As for the game itself, these teams have played twice this seasons and the Sharks have one both games by 2-1 scores. On Nov. 7, San Jose won 2-1 in regulation, while on March 1, the Sharks won in overtime. While another 2-1 win would be a good way to close out the season, ideally, a regulation loss would be better for the Sharks in terms of the draft and the draft lottery.
San Jose Sharks lines tonight
According to San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng, there will be a lot of changes to the lineup tonight. Peng reports that Alex Nedeljkovic will be in the net. Along with Klingberg, the lineup changes will include Pavol Regenda, Philipp Kurashev and Ty Dellandrea.
Here’s what we think the lines will look like.
Forwards
Igor Chernyshov — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
William Eklund — Philipp Kurashev — Kiefer Sherwood
Collin Graf — Michael Misa — Pavol Regenda
Barclay Goodrow — Zack Ostapchuk — Ty Dellandrea
Defense
Shakir Mukhamadullin — Mario Ferraro
Sam Dickinson — Dmitry Orlov
Luca Cagnoni — John Klingberg
Goaltenders
Alex Nedeljkovic
Yaroslav Askarov
Winnipeg Jets lines vs. San Jose Sharks
According to NHL.com, Eric Comrie is likely to get the final start of the season for the Jets. Here’s what the site reports the lines are expected to look like for the final game of the season.
Forwards
Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Gabriel Vilardi
Cole Perfetti — Adam Lowry — Nino Niederreiter
Isak Rosen — Jonathan Toews — Brad Lambert
Cole Koepke– Brayden Yager — Nikita Chibrikov
Defense
Josh Morrissey — Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg — Neal Pionk
Haydn Fleury — Ville Heinola
Goaltenders
Eric Comrie
Connor Hellebuyck
How to watch San Jose Sharks at Winnipeg Jets April 16, 2026
The puck drops at 5 p.m. PT/7 p.m. CT at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg.
Sharks fans can watch today’s game on NBCSCA or listen on the Sharks Audio Network.
Jets fans can watch the game on TSN or listen on 680 CJOB/Power 97.
Be sure to come back here at game time to talk with other Sharks fans about what’s happening on the ice and around the league. With the playoffs just around the corner, you can also drop your playoff predictions below.
