The San Jose Sharks will take on the Colorado Avalanche and get forwards Will Smith and William Eklund back into the lineup.
The San Jose Sharks will take on the Colorado Avalanche and get forwards Will Smith and William Eklund back into the lineup.
Head coach Ryan Warsofsky said forwards Klim Kostin and Givani Smith will be healthy scratches. Despite relieving Mackenzie Blackwood in Friday's loss to the Winnipeg Jets, Vitek Vanecek will make his second start in the last three games. He will appear in each of the Sharks' previous three games.
Warsofsky did not want to discuss Will Smith's exact rest plan but noted that Smith's plan is completely different from that of 2024 No. 1 pick Macklin Celebrini.
"I'm not going to get into Macklin's plan," Warsofsky said. "It's completely different, and he's hurt right now, so it's kind of irrelevant."
Warsofsky gave some intel on how the Sharks will line up against the Avalanche.
Based on Warsofsky's notes, here is the projected lineup:
Fabian Zetterlund-Mikael Granlund-Tyler Toffoli
William Eklund-Alexander Wennberg-Ty Dellandrea
Danil Gushchin-Will Smith-Luke Kunin
Carl Grundstrom-Nico Sturm-Barclay Goodrow
Jake Walman-Cody Ceci
Mario Ferraro-Jan Rutta
Henry Thrun-Matt Benning
Vitek Vanecek
The lineup will be confirmed during warmups beginning around 4:30 p.m. PST.
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