San Jose Sharks Look for First Win of the Season Again in Los Angeles Against Kings
After a dismal start to the season, the San Jose Sharks are back in action, looking for its first win of the season tonight. With the Los Angeles Kings providing the opposition as the team in teal continues its struggles, San Jose can start to build momentum with two points tonight. Los Angeles has endured a mediocre start at 3-2-2, so this roster can be beaten. San Jose knows there is a win here if they do the right things.
Sitting atop that list of things the Sharks need to do is discipline. Stay out of the box. San Jose's penalty kill isn't completely awful, but you can't test it six or seven times a night like they have been recently. Stay out of the box, and the Sharks will give themselves a chance. At 5-on-5, dare I say San Jose have been good? It might be a stretch, but they've not been 0-5-2 bad.
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Mackenzie Blackwood is the confirmed starter tonight, showing that the netminder from last season still has the confidence of Warsofsky. Blackwood tried to steal the game against the Anaheim Ducks last time but was foiled by the Sharks' inability to score. He was spectacular, and he'll need to repeat that effort if San Jose is going to get a win from tonight. Goaltending is not the issue with the roster, but they need to be incredible to get points.
Projected Lineups
San Jose Sharks
William Eklund - Mikael Granlund - Tyler Toffoli
Danil Gushchin - Alex Wennberg - Fabian Zetterlund
Barclay Goodrow - Ty Dellandrea - Carl Grundstrom
Klim Kostin - Nico Sturm - Luke Kunin
Jake Walman - Cody Ceci
Mario Ferraro - Jan Rutta
Henry Thrun - Jack Thompson
Mackenzie Blackwood
Vitek Vanecek
Los Angeles Kings
Quinton Byfield - Anze Kopitar - Adrian Kempe
Kevin Fiala - Phillip Danault - Trevor Moore
Warren Foegele - Alex Turcotte - Alex Laferriere
Tanner Jeannot - Trevor Lewis - Andre Lee
Mikey Anderson - Vladislav Gavrikov
Joel Edmundson - Brandt Clarke
Andreas Englund - Jordan Spence
Pheonix Copley
David Rittich
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Tonight's game will begin at 7:30 from the City of Angels. Knowing that this Kings team is there to be beaten, San Jose knows there are a few points on offer if they play well. It won't be an easy game for San Jose, but there's a reason to be optimistic. As the games keep rolling, there are more chances for the Sharks to break their winless run of results and get into the win column.