San Jose Sharks Look for First Win of the Season Against the Chicago Blackhawks
Your San Jose Sharks start a grueling back-to-back tonight in Detroit. Despite being robbed of the Macklin Celebrini vs Connor Bedard matchup we all wanted to see due to Celebrini's hip injury, this Sharks team will still get a test against an opponent that will provide both hurdles and a chance to win if the Sharks can play as they did in the first game of this road trip. It's another chance for the Sharks first win of the year.
Chicago is in the midst of its own rebuild right now. With the talents of Connor Bedard, that organization is hopeful of a quick return to the postseason before everything gets too bad. They have a lot of young talent on that roster, but they are still an organization that is looking for high draft picks, and they could be a hockey club that the Sharks can beat for their first win of the year.
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A lot has been made of Will Smith's sluggish start to his NHL career. Three games in, and he has yet to grab his first point. In the absence of Celebrini, a lot of unfair pressure has been put on Smith, but he's struggled. He'll be looking to correct that tonight in the Windy City as the Sharks as a team push for the first win of the season for the team in teal.
Projected Lineups
San Jose Sharks
William Eklund - Mikael Granlund - Tyler Toffoli
Klim Kostin - Alex Wennberg - Fabian Zetterlund
Barclay Goodrow - Will Smith - Luke Kunin
Carl Grundstrom - Nico Sturm - Ty Dellandrea
Jake Walman - Cody Ceci
Mario Ferraro - Jan Rutta
Henry Thrun - Matt Benning
Vitek Vanacek
Mackenzie Blackwood
Chicago Blackhawks
Nick Foligno - Connor Bedard - Teuvo Teravainen
Taylor Hall - Philipp Kurashev - Tyler Bertuzzi
Ilya Mikheyev - Jason Dickinson - Joey Anderson
Pat Maroon - Lukas Reichel - Craig Smith
Alex Vlasic - Seth Jones
Wyatt Kaiser - T.J Brodie
Nolan Allan - Connor Murphy
Petr Mrazek
Arvid Soderblom
Puck Drop
Tonight's game will start at 5 p.m. Pacific from the United Center. While it will not be Bedard against Celebrini, this sensational young Sharks roster will still be looking to grab two points for the first time this season. San Jose has shown a lot of fight, with some very talented teams being the opposition for the young Sharks, but this game is there for the taking.