The San Jose Sharks kick off their 2025-26 season tonight in their first game against the Vegas Golden Knights. Puck drop is set for 7:00 pm PT at SAP Center in San Jose.
The Sharks have decided to go with a more veteran lineup against the overly skilled Golden Knights roster. Both Michael Misa and Sam Dickinson are healthy scratches tonight but should be in the lineup for Game 2 against the Anaheim Ducks.
Sharks Projected Lineup
Forward:
Philipp Kurashev — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg — Tyler Toffoli
Jeff Skinner — Ty Dellandrea — Collin Graf
Barclay Goodrow — Adam Gaudette — Ryan Reaves
Defense:
Nick Leddy — John Klingberg
Mario Ferraro — Timothy Liljegren
Dmitry Orlov — Shakir Mukhamadullin
Goalies:
Alex Nedeljkovic
Yaroslav Askarov
Scratched:
Vincent Desharnais, Michael Misa, Sam Dickinson
Injured:
Jack Thompson (lower body), Egor Afanasyev (lower body)
Golden Knights Projected Lineup
Forwards:
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Mitch Marner
Reilly Smith — William Karlsson — Mark Stone
Brandon Saad — Tomas Hertl — Pavel Dorofeyev
Brett Howden — Colton Sissons — Keegan Kolesar
Defense:
Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin — Zach Whitecloud
Jeremy Lauzon — Kaedan Korczak
Goalies:
Akira Schmid
Adin Hill
Scratched:
Alexander Holtz, Ben Hutton, Cole Reinhardt
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