Golden Knights at Sharks game 1: Lines, game thread and how to watch

Welcome to the season Sharks fans! Yes, we have finally arrived at the games that count and of course, the season has kicked off with a showdown with the Sharks’ biggest rivals, at least currently, the Vegas Golden Knights. There are a couple of reasons to be optimistic about tonight’s game. For one thing, this is game one of the season for the Sharks, but this game two of the season for the Golden Knights. That’s right, the schedule makers were kind to the Sharks and decided to start Vegas on back-to-backs with travel.

Vegas is smarting from a 6-5 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings last night. The Golden Knights trailed early, down 2-0 after the first frame. The team rallied in the second, tying things up at three apiece and then traded punches with the Kings in the third period before ultimately taking things to a shootout. All this means the Golden Knights could be pissed off that the team let a point slip away, or tired because the players had to work so hard to earn a single point. Either way, the young Sharks should be ready to jump on Vegas early and often.

For the Golden Knights, look for new addition Mitch Marner to make an impact. The winger had two assists in his debut with the Golden Knights. The true winner in this so far appears to be forward Pavel Dorofeyev, who left the night with a hat trick.

Also, remember that top defenseman Alex Pietrangelo is out for the entire season due to an injury. The Golden Knights did sign Noah Hanifin after trading for the defenseman at last season’s trade deadline. It also has depth players like Jeremy Lauzon and Kaedan Korczak that the team is hoping will fill the role. However, it will be up to Brayden McNabb and Shea Theodore to now take over as the top pairing in Pietrangelo’s absence.

San Jose Sharks lines for opening night

As for the Sharks, it looks like the rookies Michael Misa, Sam Dickinson and Yaroslav Askarov will get to take part in the opening night ceremonies, but they will not be lacing them up for the Sharks. It makes a bit of sense considering that Vegas is a bigger, rougher, more veteran team than Saturday’s opponent, Anaheim.

Misa, Dickinson, Desharnais & Askarov staying out late. They’re not playing

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 9, 2025

That means that it will be Alex Nedeljkovic in the net and Ryan Reaves skating on the fourth line.

Here are the morning skate lines courtesy of the Bay Area News Group’s Curtis Pashelka:

#SJSharks lines, d-pairs at AM skate

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Misa

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Dickinson-Desharnais

— Curtis Pashelka (@CurtisPashelka) October 9, 2025

Forwards
Philipp Kurashev – Macklin Celebrini – Will Smith
William Eklund – Alex Wennberg – Tyler Toffoli
Jeff Skinner – Ty Dellandrea – Collin Graf
Barclay Goodrow – Adam Gaudette – Ryan Reaves

Defense
Nick Leddy – John Klingberg
Mario Ferraro – Timothy Liljegren
Dmitry Orlov – Shakir Mukhamadullin

Goaltenders
Alex Nedeljkovic
Yaroslav Askarov

Vegas Golden Knights lines vs. San Jose Sharks

As for the Golden Knights, we don’t expect there to be a morning skate, considering that the team skated last night in Las Vegas, so we’re guessing that the team is going with the same lineup as last night, with one notable change, and that’s in the net. Adin Hill played for the Golden Knights last night, so we’ll put Akira Schmid in the net for the team tonight. Other than that, everything stays the same.

Forwards
Ivan Barbashev – Jack Eichel – Mitch Marner
Reilly Smith – William Karlsson – Mark Stone
Brandon Saad – Tomas Hertl – Pavel Dorofeyev
Brett Howden – Colton Sissons – Keegan Kolesar

Defense
Brayden McNabb – Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin – Zach Whitecloud
Jeremy Lauzon – Kaedan Korczak

Goaltenders
Akira Schmid
Adin Hill

How to watch Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks Oct. 9, 2025

This is a “network” game which means that the only way you can watch it is if you have ESPN+, HULU or if you go to the game. That’s in America. In Canada, you can watch on Sportsnet+ or on NHL Centre Ice because they still have that.

Sharks fans can listen to the game on the Sharks Audio Network.

As for Vegas fans, they can hear the game on FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340.

The puck drops at 7 p.m. PT at SAP Center in San Jose.