Call Up
Noah Gregor has been recalled from San Jose (AHL) and is expected to make his NHL debut on Saturday.
Gregor was a fourth-round pick in 2016 and had three points (1G / 2A) in three AHL games before being recalled. He spent last year in the WHL, scoring 43 goals with 45 assists (88 points) in 63 games.
Goalie Start
Jones will start Saturday vs. the Sabres.
Source: Kevin Kurz 10/19/19, 1:45 pm EST
Send Down
The Sharks have reassigned Danil Yurtaykin to San Jose (AHL).
Yurtaykin appeared in four of the Sharks' first seven games, failing to record a point in 13:00 ATOI. He's set to make his AHL debut on Saturday.
Goalie Start
Jones will start Wednesday vs. the Hurricanes.
Jones stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Sharks’ win over the Flames on Sunday. It was a huge outing for Jones, who earned his first win of the season and will get the call tonight vs. Carolina. Dating back to the start of last season, Jones is 23-9-4 with an .899 SV% in his last 37 starts at SAP Center.
Source: Sheng Peng 10/16/19, 1:55 pm EST
Sorensen (concussion protocol) practiced on Tuesday; will be a game-time decision on Wednesday.
Sorensen has missed the last three games but could be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Head coach Pete DeBoer said that Sorensen “took a good step” and “it’s all about how you react to things the next day, so not prepared to pencil him in yet.” So monitor Sorensen’s status during Wednesday’s morning skate.
Line Change
Carrick will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
Line Change
Yurtaikin will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
Line Change
Radil will be back in the Sharks lineup on Sunday.
Line Change
Heed will draw back into the Sharks lineup on Sunday.
Goalie Start
Jones will start against the Flames on Sunday.
Jones surrendered four goals on 24 shots in the Sharks loss in Nashville last Tuesday. It’s been an ugly start to the season for Jones, who has allowed four goals in each of his three starts, posting a .854 SV% in the process. Tonight he takes on a Flames team that has started 2-2-1 while averaging 2.60 goals per game (t-21st in the NHL).
Line Change
Marleau will make his season debut on Thursday.
Marleau was sitting, waiting for a contract before inking a one-year deal with the Sharks late last night. He was at Wednesday’s practice skating on the top line with Logan Couture and Timo Meier, so he could have some punt value in daily contests. He had 16 goals on 161 shots (9.9 SH%) and 21 assists (37 points) in 82 games a season ago.
Goalie Start
Dell will start Thursday in Chicago.
Dell gave up three goals on 33 shots in the Sharks 3-1 loss in Anaheim last Saturday. It has been an inauspicious start for Dell and Martin Jones, who have given up a combined 16 goals on 121 shots (.868 SV%) through four games. Dell was 7-5-3 with a 3.55 GAA and .875 SV% on the road last season.
Source: Kevin Kurz 10/10/19, 9:41 am EST
Goalie Start
Jones leads the Sharks onto the ice for warmups.
Jones allowed four goals on 23 shots in the Sharks loss to the Golden Knights last Friday. Jones has had a difficult start to the season, giving up eight goals through two games, albeit in a back-to-back with a high-powered Vegas team. Tonight he will face a Predators team that he was 2-1-0 with a 3.68 GAA and .880 SV% against last season.
The Sharks have signed Patrick Marleau to a one-year deal worth $700K.
In his 21st NHL season, Marleau had 16 goals and 21 assists (37 points) in 82 games with the Maple Leafs. He ended up being traded to the Hurricanes and subsequently bought out this summer. He returns to San Jose, where he spent the first 19 years of his career and joins a team that is in need of wing depth.
Goalie Start
Jones is expected to start Tuesday in Nashville.
Jones allowed four goals on 23 shots in the Sharks loss to the Golden Knights last Friday. Jones has had a difficult start to the season, giving up eight goals through two games, albeit in a back-to-back with a high-powered Vegas team. Tonight he will face a Predators team that he was 2-1-0 with a 3.68 GAA and .880 SV% against last season.
Sorensen (concussion protocol) is not expected to play on Tuesday.
Sorensen missed the Sharks morning skate and is concussion protocol, suggesting he will not play in Nashville. Luckily for the Sharks, they will be getting Evander Kane back after serving his three-game suspension.
Line Change
Kane has served his three-game suspension and will play on Tuesday.
Kane will make his season debut in Nashville and is expected to be on the second line with Tomas Hertl and Kevin Labanc. Kane had 30 goals and 26 assists (56 points) in 75 games last season.
Source: Kevin Kurz 10/8/19, 12:46 pm EST
Heed is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Heed was absent from Monday’s practice with an upper-body injury and is questionable for Tuesday’s game in Nashville. Trevor Carrick skated on the third pairing with Heed, Radim Simek and Dalton Prout al injured.
Goalie Start
Dell leads the Sharks onto the ice for warmups.
Dell gave up one goal on six shots after replacing Martin Jones in the Sharks blowout loss to Vegas last night. With Jones losing back-to-back games to open the season, Dell will make his first start tonight in Anaheim. Dell was 7-5-3 with a 3.55 GAA and .875 SV% on the road in 2018-19.
Source: Phil Hulett 10/5/19, 9:34 pm EST
Goalie Start
Jones will start Friday vs. the Golden Knights.
Jones surrendered four goals on 35 shots in the Sharks loss in Vegas on opening night. With no Erik Karlsson or Evander Kane, the Sharks were outmanned in Vegas but will get Karlsson tonight on home-ice. Jones was 22-8-4 with a 2.78 GAA and .899 SV% on home-ice last season, so he’s an option tonight but the matchup has proven dicey in the past.