Overview

• The game is tonight at SAP Center on ESPN+ and Hulu in the second leg of Vegas’s season-opening back-to-back.
• Vegas is expected to roll out Ivan Barbashev–Jack Eichel–Mitch Marner atop the lineup with Akira Schmid in net after Adin Hill started Wednesday.
• San Jose’s top line is projected as Philipp Kurashev–Macklin Celebrini–Will Smith with Alex Nedeljkovic getting the nod in goal.
• Offseason acquisitions set for Sharks debuts include Philipp Kurashev, Jeff Skinner, Adam Gaudette, Ryan Reaves, John Klingberg, Dmitry Orlov, Nick Leddy and Alex Nedeljkovic.
• Vegas looks to rebound from a 6-5 shootout loss to the Kings that featured Jack Eichel’s four points and Pavel Dorofeyev’s hat trick, and holds a 27-2-5 all-time record against San Jose.