The upcoming matchup between the San Jose Sharks and the Calgary Flames is set to take place tonight at 9 p.m. ET. This game is part of the NHL schedule and showcases two teams looking to improve their standings.
Projected Lineups for Sharks vs. Flames Matchup
San Jose Sharks Lineup
- Tyler Toffoli — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
- William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg — Philipp Kurashev
- Jeff Skinner — Ty Dellandrea — Collin Graf
- Barclay Goodrow — Adam Gaudette — Ryan Reaves
Defensive Pairings
- Mario Ferraro — John Klingberg
- Dmitry Orlov — Timothy Liljegren
- Sam Dickinson — Vincent Desharnais
Goalies
- Yaroslav Askarov
- Jakub Skarek
Players Scratched and Injured
- Scratched: Vincent Iorio, Nick Leddy, Shakir Mukhamadullin
- Injured: Michael Misa (lower body)
Calgary Flames Lineup
- Jonathan Huberdeau — Morgan Frost — Matt Coronato
- Rory Kerins — Nazem Kadri — Joel Farabee
- Samuel Honzek — Mikael Backlund — Blake Coleman
- Ryan Lomberg — Connor Zary — Adam Klapka
Defensive Pairings
- Kevin Bahl — Rasmus Andersson
- Yan Kuznetsov — MacKenzie Weegar
- Jake Bean — Brayden Pachal
Goalies
- Dustin Wolf
- Devin Cooley
Players Scratched and Injured
- Scratched: Joel Hanley, Yegor Sharangovich
- Injured: Martin Pospisil (undisclosed), Zayne Parekh (upper body)
Status Report
Jakub Skarek has been recalled from the AHL’s San Jose franchise following the non-roster status of goalie Alex Nedeljkovic, who is attending to personal matters. In addition, forward Rory Kerins will make his season debut after a recent call-up from the AHL. Defenseman Jake Bean enters the lineup after being a healthy scratch in his last five games. On the other hand, Yegor Sharangovich will also be a healthy scratch for this game.
This game promises to be exciting, with both teams making adjustments to their lineups in search of crucial points in the league standings.
