After a week off, the Sharks will ice their standard lineup against the Predators in game one. No surprises here. Filip Forsberg is skating on the top line for the Predators with James Neal, while Calle Jarnkrok is on the second with Mike Ribeiro and Craig Smith.
Martin Jones and Pekka Rinne get the starts in goal. Puck drop is slated for 7:30 p.m. PST on NBC Sports.
Projected Sharks Lines
Tomas Hertl – Joe Thornton – Joe Pavelski
Joonas Donskoi – Logan Couture – Joel Ward
Matt Nieto – Patrick Marleau – Melker Karlsson
Nick Spaling – Chris Tierney – Tommy Wingels
Marc-Edouard Vlasic – Justin Braun
Paul Martin – Brent Burns
Brenden Dillon – Roman Polak
Martin Jones
Projected Predators Lines
Filip Forsberg – Ryan Johansen – James Neal
Calle Jarnkrok – Mike Ribeiro – Craig Smith
Colin Wilson – Mike Fisher – Viktor Arvidsson
Miikka Salomaki – Paul Gaustad – Colton Sissons
Anthony Bitetto – Barret Jackman
Pekka Rinne
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