The San Jose Sharks, along with the rest of the NHL, are gearing up for the Frozen Frenzy. It’s a full night of hockey so fans can see every team in the NHL play in about eight hours. For the first time in NHL history, games will start staggered, meaning no two teams will drop pucks at the same time. The Sharks will be in Anaheim to help close out the night.
Here are Frozen Frenzy’s plans for tonight. 📺
(via @PR_NHL) pic.twitter.com/5GaEaRE1BT
– National Hockey League (@NHL) October 22, 2024
This is the second meeting in about 10 days between the ducks and sharks. The last time the two teams played was on October 12, when the Ducks beat the Sharks 2-0. Lukas Dostal was excellent, making 30 saves. Vitek Vancic was also good in net, making 28 saves. Dostal is expected to start for the Ducks tonight.
The Ducks game was arguably one of the best games the Sharks have played this season. Hopefully things will get back on track in Anaheim.
According to Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now, Thomas Bordeleau, Shaker Mukhamadullin and Marc-Edouard Vlasic did not travel with the team.
I forgot to mention earlier, a very busy day. I just boarded my flight to Los Angeles.
Bordeleau, Makhamdolin and Vlasic did not travel on this road trip. The first two are closer than Vlasic, but don’t expect them to surprise and join the road trip at any time.
So they all went out in…
– Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 22, 2024
It also looks like Macklin Celebrini will be out for at least a few more weeks.
As for the Ducks, watch out for Frank Vatrano tonight. He’ll likely get a baby bump in his stats after welcoming a new baby girl into the world.
Frank Vatrano and his wife Rebecca welcomed their second daughter into the world yesterday.
Everyone says hello to Presley Vatrano 🧡 pic.twitter.com/wQVPG4rNCs
– Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) October 22, 2024
San Jose Sharks vs. Anaheim Ducks lines
At least for now, it looks like Jack Thompson will start over Matt Benning. The back and forth at the net continues as Mackenzie Blackwood prepares to score the net tonight.
These are the lines, according to Peng.
forward
William Eklund – Mikael Granlund – Tyler Toffoli
Daniel Goschen – Alex Weinberg – Fabian Zetterlund
Luke Kunin – Will Smith – Barclay Goodreau
Clem Costin – Nico Sturm – Ty DeLandrea
Defense
Jake Wallman – Cody Sissy
Mario Ferraro – Jean Rota
Henry Throne – Jack Thompson
Goalkeepers
Mackenzie Blackwood
Vitek Vancic
Duck lines tonight
According to Daily Faceoff, these are the lines the sharks are most likely to see tonight.
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Cutter Gauthier – Leo Carlson – Robbie Fabray
Trevor Zegras – Isaac Lundstrom – Alex Killorn
Frank Vatrano – Ryan Strome – Troy Terry
Brooke McGinn – Mason McTavish – Brett Leeson
Defense
Cam Fowler – Tristan Luneau
Olin Zellweger – Radko Gudas
Pavel Mentyukov – Brian Dumoulin
Goalkeepers
Lukas Dostal
James Raymer
How to watch sharks in ducks tonight
Since it’s a Frozen Frenzy game, there will be a bit of a weird start time. 7:15 PM PT/10:15 PM ET is the disc drop point.
Sharks fans can watch the game on NBC Sports California. You can also listen live on the Sharks Audio Network app.
Ducks fans can watch on Victory+ or Fox Plus (KCOP-13). Ducks audio call is available on Ducks streaming.
Make sure to come back here at game time to talk about all the crazy NHL games happening tonight.
