The San Jose Sharks hopped a short flight to Seattle yesterday to get ready for another showdown with the Seattle Kraken. The Sharks beat the Kraken 8-5 on Friday, taking advantage of a floundering Philipp Grubaur. It’s almost certain that Grubaur will not be in net tonight when the two teams play again, this time at Climate Pledge Arena.
The Sharks were outplayed marginally, but the team was not outscored, so that’s the good news. The Sharks will need to clean up its play and avoid penalties if it hopes to take the second game of this back-to-back series. The Sharks took six penalties yesterday and allowed two goals while down a player. At the same time, the team only drew one penalty.
As for the Kraken, taking care of the puck seemed to be the biggest message from Head Coach Dan Bylsma after the game. Bylsma was clearly downtrodden in his postgame interview. The Kraken have lost two tough games in a row and need to figure out how to turn things around quickly if the players even want a shot at the postseason. It’s clear that something needs to happen inside the lockerroom if Seattle expects a better result tonight.
San Jose Sharks lines tonight
While we’re not certain, barring injury, we don’t expect to see many changes in the lineup tonight. The players that were on the bubble, likely Klim Kostin and Ethan Cardwell, performed well last night, earning themselves another start.
Expect to see the same lines as yesterday with Mackenzie Blackwood in net this time around.
Forwards
William Eklund – Macklin Celebrini – Fabian Zetterlund
Tyler Toffoli – Mikael Granlund – Will Smith
Ty Dellandrea – Alex Wennberg – Ethan Cardwell
Luke Kunin – Nico Sturm – Carl Grundstrom
Defense
Jake Walman – Cody Ceci
Mario Ferraro – Timothy Liljegren
Henry Thrun – Jan Rutta
Goaltenders
Mackenzie Blackwood
Vitek Vanecek
Seattle Kraken lines vs. San Jose Sharks Nov. 30, 2024
For the Kraken, we expect a change in net. We’re also guessing that Sprong is back in given how poorly the team played yesterday. Sprong was a healthy scratch last game.
Here’s what we think the lines will look like tonight.
Forwards
Jared McCann – Matty Beniers – Andre Burakovsky
Jaden Schwartz – Chandler Stephenson – Daniel Sprong
Eeli Tolvanen – Shane Wright – Oliver Bjorkstrand
Ty Kartye – Yanni Gourde – Brandon Tanev
Defense
Ryker Evans – Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak – Brandon Montour
Joshua Mahura – Will Borgen
Goaltenders
Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer
How to watch San Jose Sharks at Seattle Kraken Nov. 30, 2024
Puck drop is 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Sharks fans can watch the game on NBC Sports California or listen on the Sharks Audio Network.
Seattle fans can watch the game on KONG or Prime Video. They can listen on 950 KJR AM.
Be sure to check back here at game time to talk to other Sharks fans about everything that’s happening on the ice and off of it.
