Kraken at Sharks: lines, open thread and how to watch

Starting with the latest on the Tank for Bedard run. This is what’s on the record today.

The Sharks remain 31st in the league with 51 points, just ahead of the Blue Jackets (49 points). Colón has two pending games. The Blackhawks are one point ahead of the Sharks with one game less. The Ducks are three points ahead with one game left.

Sharks prospect arrives in San Jose

Meanwhile, Shakir Mukhamadullin, one of the prospective pieces in the trade with the New Jersey Devils for Timo Meier, has arrived in San Jose, according to San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng.

Mukhamadullin’s Salavat Yulaev Ufa team in the KHL was recently knocked out of the playoffs.

San Jose Sharks

STATISTICS

Registration: 19-36-13
Streak: L4
Goal leader: Logan Couture (24 G, 34 A)
Assist leader: Erik Karlsson (20 W, 65 A)
Power Play: 18.4%
Death by penalty: 82.7%
Goals for/60: 2.90
Goals against/60: 3.78

LINES
(By dailyfaceoff.com)

Andreas Johnsson – Tomas Hertl – Alexander Barabanov
William Eklund-Logan Couture-Kevin Labanc
Noah Gregor – Nico Sturm – Evgeny Svechnikov
Oskar Lindblom-Steven Lorentz-Fabian Zetterlund

Derrick Pouliot-Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic – Nikolai Knyzhov
Mario Ferraro – Matt Benning

james reimer
Kaapo Kahkonen

Expected scratches: None

Injured reserve: Luke Kunin (knee), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Radim Simek (upper body), Jacob MacDonald (undisclosed)

seattle kraken

STATISTICS

Registration: 37-23-7
Streak: L3
Goal leader: Jared McCann (33 W, 19 A)
Assist leader: Vince Dunn (12 W, 43 A)
Power Play: 20.0%
Death by penalty: 74.2%
Goals for/60: 3.49
Goals against/60: 3.18

LINES
(By dailyfaceoff.com)

Jared McCann, Matthew Beniers, Jordan Eberle
Jaden Schwartz – Alexander Wennberg – Daniel Sprong
Eeli Tolvanen — Yanni Gourde — Oliver Björkstrand
Brandon Tanev—Morgan Geekie—John Hayden

Vince Dunn—Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak—William Borgen
Jaycob Megna — Justin Schultz

Philipp Grubauer
martin jones

Expected scratches: None

Injured reserve: Chris Driedger, Joonas Donskoi, André Burakovsky

how to look

Today’s game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN+. The radio call will be broadcast over the Sharks Audio Network. Disc delivery is at 7:30 pm PT/10:30 pm ET at the SAP Center in San José.

Check back then to follow all the play-by-play action in the comments section below.

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