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 San Jose Sharks Announce Alternate Captains For 2025-26 Season [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/dab39101-8183-4248-9848-3aa4e730a169.jpeg] San Jose Sharks Announce Alternate Captains For 2025-26 Season The San Jose Sharks have named their alternate captains for the 2025-26 season. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks/latest-news/san-jose-sharks-announce-alternate-captains-for-2025-26-season] THN San Jose: 32 Predictions For The 2025-26 NHL Season [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/e752cb0c-de1e-4040-b006-c063d21a78b2.jpeg] THN San Jose: 32 Predictions For The 2025-26 NHL Season The 2025-26 NHL season is here, and with that comes fun prediction articles. The team at the Hockey News' San Jose Sharks site has put together 32 predictions for the NHL season. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks/latest-news/thn-san-jose-32-predictions-for-the-2025-26-nhl-season] San Jose Sharks Announce 2025-26 Opening Night Roster [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/2e22bf01-3cc3-4ab6-95a5-1789d5781ac2.jpeg] San Jose Sharks Announce 2025-26 Opening Night Roster The San Jose Sharks’ 2025-26 opening night roster is officially set. All rosters had to be submitted to the NHL before yesterday’s 5:00 p.m. EST deadline. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks/latest-news/san-jose-sharks-announce-2025-26-opening-night-roster] Sharks Announce More Roster Moves Ahead Of 2025-26 Season [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/337570da-7747-4e69-a440-f8ff56b21cd3.jpeg] Sharks Announce More Roster Moves Ahead Of 2025-26 Season The San Jose Sharks have announced more roster moves ahead of the 2025-26 season. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks/latest-news/sharks-announce-more-roster-moves-ahead-of-2025-26-season]
