It's all or nothing for the San Jose Sharks tonight, as they visit the Nashville Predators to start their final road trip of the 2025-26 season.
Mathematically, playoffs are still a possibility for the Sharks with three games remaining, which likely isn't something anybody expected in October. In order for them to reach the postseason though, things would have to go perfectly and they'd have to have luck on their side as well.
Luca Cagnoni will make his season debut for the Sharks as veteran Nick Leddy moves to the bench. According to Curtis Pashelka of the Mercury News, Cagnoni will play alongside Vincent Desharnais, but the other defensive pairings are unknown at this stage. Cagnoni will also quarterback the first power play unit.
The game is set to be broadcast on NBC Sports California and FanDuel Sports Network South.
Projected Lines (Per NHL.com)
San Jose Sharks
Igor Chernyshov - Macklin Celebrini - Will Smith
William Eklund - Alexander Wennberg - Kiefer Sherwood
Collin Graf - Michael Misa - Tyler Toffoli
Barclay Goodrow - Zack Ostapchuk - Adam Gaudette
Sam Dickinson - Dmitry Orlov
Mario Ferraro - Shakir Mukhamadullin
Luca Cagnoni - Vincent Desharnais
Alex Nedeljkovic
Yaroslav Askarov
Nashville Predators
Steven Stamkos - Ryan O’Reilly - Luke Evangelista
Filip Forsberg - Matthew Wood - Jonathan Marchessault
Zachary L’Heureux - Erik Haula - Joakim Kemell
Reid Schaefer - Fedor Svechkov - Tyson Jost
Brady Skjei - Roman Josi
Adam Wilsby - Nick Perbix
Ryan Ufko - Justin Barron
Justus Annunen
Juuse Saros