The San Jose Sharks are still looking for that first win of the season and the New York Rangers might be the team to do it against. The Rangers are having an up and down season and are 3-4-1 to start things off. Scoring, at times, has been an issue for the Rangers, who have been shutout in three games this season and only managed to score one goal in two other games.
That said, if this comes down to a goaltending battle, the Sharks are likely to come out on the losing end of things. The Rangers are getting amazing goaltending to start the season. Igor Shesterkin is tops in the league in goals saved above expected, according to MoneyPuck. He has 8.9 goals saved above expected and has only allowed 7 goals all season. The guy is killing it. While Jonathan Quick isn’t as impressive, he’s not doing horribly either. His goals saved above expected is 0.3 and he’s only allowed four goals against in the two games he’s played. He’s doing well as Shesterkin’s backup.
The good news for the Sharks is that the Rangers still haven’t won at home. That means that maybe, just maybe, San Jose can help contribute to New York’s woes.
The Rangers have a new captain in J.T. Miller. The leading scorer for the Rangers is Artemi Panarin, who has seven points in eight games. He’s not the team’s leading goal scorer, however. That’s Adam Fox.
As far as what’s going on with the Sharks, Luca Cagnoni was called up, but never got a shot to play. He was sent back down to the Barracuda yesterday.
San Jose Sharks lines tonight
San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng posted the morning skate lines and defensive pairings on Twitter and they aren’t for the faint of heart. Those defensive pairings are a tough pill to swallow. It’s understandable that someone has to sit with the return of Timothy Liljegren to the lineup and it’s probably time for Sam Dickinson to get a learning day, but seeing a top pairing of Nick Leddy and Vincent Iorio is … cringe. I would guess it’s Alex Nedeljkovic in the net with Yaroslav Askarov going tomorrow.
Forwards
Tyler Toffoli – Macklin Celebrini – Will Smith
William Eklund – Alex Wennberg – Jeff Skinner
Collin Graf – Michael Misa – Adam Gaudette
Barclay Goodrow – Ty Dellandrea – Ryan Reaves
Defense
Nick Leddy – Vincent Iorio
Dmitry Orlov – Timothy Liljegren
Mario Ferraro – Vincent Desharnais
Goaltenders
Alex Nedeljkovic
Yaroslav Askarov
New York Rangers vs. San Jose Sharks
According to NHL.com, this is the projected lineup for the Rangers tonight. New York wants to win at home and so it looks like Shesterkin is going to be in the net to try and win it for the team. San Jose will have to fire early and often at the netminder if the team wants to have a shot at winning.
Forwards
Artemi Panarin – Mika Zibanejad – Will Cuylle
Conor Sheary – J.T. Miller – Alexis Lafreniere
Juuso Parssinen – Noah Laba – Taylor Raddysh
Adam Edstrom – Sam Carrick – Matt Rempe
Defense
Vladislav Gavrikov – Adam Fox
Matthew Robertson – Will Borgen
Carson Soucy – Braden Schneider
Goaltenders
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
How to watch San Jose Sharks at New York Rangers Oct. 23, 2025
The puck drops at 4 p.m. at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Sharks fans can watch the game on NBC Sports California or listen on the Sharks Audio Network.
Rangers fans can watch the game on MSG Network or listen on the radio on ESPN 880 AM.
And, as always, make sure you’re back here at game time to talk with other Sharks fans about what’s happening on the ice as well as everything else that’s happening around the league.
