SAN JOSE — Martin Jones was the first goaltender off of the ice at the Sharks’ optional morning skate, and Micheal Haley was among the first skaters to leave the rink ahead of San Jose’s game against the Anaheim Ducks tonight.
Matt Nieto and Dylan DeMelo were the last two players off, and will likely be scratched tonight. Not everybody skated this morning, but based on yesterday’s practice, here’s what the lineup should look like tonight:
Mikkel Boedker-Joe Thornton-Joe Pavelski
Joonas Donskoi-Logan Couture-Joel Ward
Patrick Marleau-Tomas Hertl-Melker Karlsson
Micheal Haley-Chris Tierney-Tommy Wingels
Marc-Edouard Vlasic-Justin Braun
Paul Martin-Brent Burns
Brenden Dillon-David Schlemko
Martin Jones
Aaron Dell
Head coach Pete DeBoer said that, ideally, he’d be able to use the same lines all year, but still needs to find combinations that work.