NHL Game Preview: San Jose Sharks at Utah Hockey Club with Line Combinations 10/28/2024

San Jose Sharks (0-7-2, 2 pts) at Utah Hockey Club (4-4-1, 9 pts)
Venue: Delta Center
Date: Monday, October 28
Time: 6:00 PT / 7:00 pm MT

TV: ESPN+ / NBCS / UTAH16
Radio:
San Jose – Sharks Audio Network
Utah – The KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM / 97.5 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
San Jose +1.5 ML +220
Utah -1.5 ML -270
O/U 6.5

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San Jose Sharks Notes:

The Sharks, unfortunately, became the first team ever to lose nine straight games to start a season in back-to-back years. Coach Warsofsky on the dubious milestone, “It’s embarrassing. Truly embarrassing.” The Sharks do have some young talent to be excited about, but it’s going to take time.

Utah Hockey Club Notes:

Utah has been struggling recently, losing four of its last five games. Goal scoring has become an issue in its last three games, with only three goals total during that span.

San Jose Sharks Projected Lineup: (subject to change)

Eklund-Granlund-Toffoli
Zetterlund-Wennberg-Kunin
Dellandrea-W. Smith-Goodrow
Grundstrom-Sturm-G. Smith

Walman-Ceci
Ferraro-Rutta
Thrun-Thompson

Vanecek
Blackwood

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Utah Hockey Club Projected Lineup (subject to change)

Keller-Hayton-Schmaltz
Doan-Cooley-Guenther
Maccelli-Bjugstad-Crouse
McBain-Stenlund-Kerfoot

Sergachev-Kesselring
Cole-Lamoureux
Kolyachonok-Bortuzzo

Ingram
Vejmelka

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Players To Watch:

San Jose – Mikael Granlund has goals (4) in 3 straight games and has a 6-game point streak for the Sharks. He has 3 multi-point games during his streak.

Utah – Dylan Guenther started quickly for Utah but has cooled of late. Guenther had 5 goals in his first 3 games but no goals and only 2 assists in the 6 games since. Guenther has had 3 games with multiple shots during his goal-less stretch so it should be only a matter of time before he finds the back of the net again.

Injury Report:

San Jose –
C Logan Couture – LTIR – Month To Month
C Thomas Bordeleau – IR
C Macklin Celebrini – IR – Est. return November 5

Utah –  
D Sean Durzi – IR
D John Marino – IR

Next game

San Jose – October 29 vs. Los Angeles
Utah – October 30 vs. Calgary

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