The San Jose Sharks continue to make small moves to fill what the team sees as a hole in its prospect pool. The Sharks made another trade today, sending forward Oskar Olausson to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for right-shot defenseman Kyle Masters.
TRADE: #mnwild acquires F Oskar Olausson from #SJSharks for D Kyle Masters. #TheFutureIsTeal
— NHL News (@PuckReportNHL) October 17, 2025
It’s the second right-shot defenseman the Sharks have obtained in the past 36 hours. The team also claimed Vincent Iorio off waivers from the Washington Capitals on Thursday. Iorio is expected to make his debut for the Sharks tonight against the Utah Mammoth, filling a hole left by Timothy Liljegren who was placed on injured reserve.
The Sharks need a win tonight. The team is, for the third season in a row, the last team in the league looking for that elusive first win of the season. Of course, the Sharks can avoid complete and total embarrassment if San Jose can pull off a win tonight.
San Jose will have a tough go of it. Utah has started the season 2-2-0. This is the team’s second game in a four-game homestand. The Mammoth started things off with a 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. New addition JJ Peterka was one of the players who scored for the Mammoth, adding another scoring threat to an already potent forward group.
Also unveiled at the Mammoth’s home opener, the team’s new mascot: Tusky.
Tusky is here, and he’s perfect! @TuskyNHL pic.twitter.com/APOr2NnYGG
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) October 16, 2025
San Jose Sharks lines tonight
With both Liljegren and John Klingberg expected to be out tonight, it’s not just Iorio getting a shot in the lineup, but also Vincent Desharnais. Look for a different looking blueline tonight. With that in mind, here’s what San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng reports the lines are likely to look like:
Forwards
Jeff Skinner – Macklin Celebrini – Philipp Kurashev
William Eklund – Alex Wennberg – Tyler Toffoli
Collin Graf – Ty Dellandrea – Will Smith
Barclay Goodrow – Adam Gaudette – Ryan Reaves
Defense
Dmitry Orlov – Nick Leddy
Mario Ferraro – Vincent Iorio
Sam Dickinson – Vincent Desharnais
Goaltenders
Yaroslav Askarov
Alex Nedeljkovic
Utah Mammoth lines vs. San Jose Sharks
As for the Mammoth, here are the lines according to team reporter Catherine Bogart. It sounds like Liam O’Brien will play and Kailer Yamamoto will sit this one out. Look for Karel Vejmelka to get the start in the net with our old friend Vitek Vanecek backing him up.
All expected players at @utahmammoth morning skate. Here's this morning's workflow! #TusksUp
— Catherine Bogart (@CatherineBogart) October 17, 2025
Keller – Hayton – Schmaltz
Peterka – Cooley – Guenther
Carcone – McBain – Crouse
Tanev – Stenlund – O’Brien
Sergachev – Simashev
Schmidt – Marino
Cole – Määttä
Yamamoto – DeSimone
Forwards
Clayton Keller – Barrett Hayton – Nick Schmaltz
JJ Peterka – Logan Cooley – Dylan Guenther
Michael Carcone – Jack McBain – Lawson Crouse
Brandon Tanev – Kevin Stenlund – Liam O’Brien
Defense
Mikhail Sergachev – Dmitri Simashev
Nate Schmidt – John Marino
Ian Cole – Olli Maata
Goaltenders
Karel Vejmelka
Vitek Vanecek
How to watch San Jose Sharks at Utah Mammoth Oct. 17, 2025
The puck drops at 6 p.m. PT/7 p.m. MT at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
This is another nationally televised game, which means you’ll need ESPN+ or HULU to watch.
Sharks fans can listen to the game on the Sharks Audio Network. Meantime, Utah fans can listen on the Mammoth App or on KSL Sports Zone (97.5 FM/1280 AM).
And of course, be sure to come back here at game time to talk about what’s happening in the game and around the NHL.
