The San Jose Sharks preparing for their sixth and final preseason game today against the Utah Mammoth. With their roister almost fully set, this game will help decide the last few remaining roster spots. Puck drop is set for 5:00 pm MT as the Sharks are on the road one last time before opening up their 2025-26 season at home against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Sharks haven't officially released their roster. However, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now has a good idea of who is playing. He recently released his lineup projection, which is what we are going to use for tonight's game. Forwards: Macklin Celebrini Will Smith Philipp Kurashev Ethan Cardwell Zach Ostapchuk William Eklund Tyler Toffoli Jeff Skinner Alex Wennberg Barclay Goodrow Adam Gaudette Ryan Reaves Defense: Vincent Desharnais Sam Dickinson Shakir Mukhamadullin Dmitry Orlov Nick Leddy Mario Ferraro Goalies: Yaroslav Askarov Alex Nedeljkovic As for Utah, they have released their preseason lineup, which of course could change. But at this time, this is what they are going with. Forwards: Nick Schmaltz Clayton Keller Dylan Guenther Brandon Tanev Daniil But Jack McBain Andrew Agozzino Michael Carcone Kailer Yamamoto J.J. Peterka Kevin Stenlund Defense: John Marino Dmitri Simashev Ian Cole Sean Durzi Nick DeSimone Nate Schmidt Mikhail Sergachev Goalies: Vitek Vanecek Karel Vejmelka From The Archive: Aging Like Fine Wine [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/19cceaaf-2e4d-4966-9b8d-0d9cc25187f7.jpeg] From The Archive: Aging Like Fine Wine The Hockey News has released its archive to all THN subscribers: 76 years of history, stories, and features. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks/latest-news/from-the-archive-aging-like-fine-wine-1] Sharks Have Abysmal Second Period, Lose to Ducks 5-2 [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/04fa6743-2293-42ef-baba-1889bca841e7.jpeg] Sharks Have Abysmal Second Period, Lose to Ducks 5-2 The San Jose Sharks were back at the SAP Center on Wednesday night as they hosted the Anaheim Ducks. The Sharks fell to the Ducks in their first road trip of the preseason earlier this week. The Sharks ran with a fairly light roster during their trip to Southern California, but tonight they brought a lineup that looks more like what we’ll see on opening night against the Vegas Golden Knights next week. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks/latest-news/sharks-have-abysmal-second-period-lose-to-ducks-5-2] San Jose Sharks Fall to Anaheim Ducks in First Pre-Season Road Game [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/96fc54d5-ccb6-45ba-ad8e-5b4a792b8d7e.jpeg] San Jose Sharks Fall to Anaheim Ducks in First Pre-Season Road Game The San Jose Sharks were on the road, for their first preseason game away from the SAP Center, as they visited the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks/latest-news/san-jose-sharks-fall-to-anaheim-ducks-in-first-pre-season-road-game]