The two time defending Stanley Cup Champions are in town and the San Jose Sharks are without top defenseman Erik Karlsson, who is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. The season series against the Tampa Bay Lightning will be over quickly, but it kicks off a brutal run against the league’s heavy-hitters.
Read about the questions and concerns ahead of today’s game in our game preview here.
Here’s everything you need to know to tune in:
Lines
SAN JOSE SHARKS
Timo Meier — Tomas Hertl — Jonathan Dahlen
Alexander Barabanov — Logan Couture — Noah Gregor
Matt Nieto — Nick Bonino — Andrew Cogliano
Jeffrey Viel — Jasper Weatherby — Adam Raska
Mario Ferraro — Brent Burns
Jaycob Megna — Ryan Merkley
Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Radim Simek
James Reimer
Adin Hill
Expected Scratches: Lane Pederson, Nicolas Meloche, Joachim Blichfeld
Injured Reserve: Erik Karlsson (upper body), Jacob Middleton (upper body), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Kevin Labanc (upper body)
COVID-19 Protocol: Rudolfs Balcers
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Corey Perry — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn — Anthony Cirelli — Steven Stamkos
Pat Maroon — Pierre-Edouard Bellemare — Mathieu Joseph
Boris Katchouk — Ross Colton — Taylor Raddysh
Victor Hedman — Cal Foote
Ryan McDonagh — Mikhail Sergachev
Fredrik Claesson — Andrej Sustr
Brian Elliott
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Expected Scratches: None
Injured Reserve: Zach Bogosian (lower body), Erik Cernak (lower body), Ondrej Palat (lower body), Jan Rutta (lower body)
How to Watch
Tonight’s game will be broadcast regionally on NBCSCA and BSSUN.