Sharks at Rangers (Game 18): Lines, Game Wire and How to Watch

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The San Jose Sharks continue their East Coast swing with a stop at Madison Square Garden tonight to face the New York Rangers. As expected, the Rangers are in the mix for the playoffs. The team is fourth in the Metropolitan Division but has a .679 hitting percentage, better than the division-leading New Jersey Devils, who have played five more games than the Rangers at this point in the season.

This will be what some hockey experts call a “money on the board” game. The Sharks will certainly be looking to beat Rangers to get some form of revenge for Barclay Goodrow. You’ll recall that when the Rangers couldn’t trade Goodrow, the team decided to place him on waivers to get him off the roster. That’s when San Jose picked him up and bailed out the Rangers. Goodrow wasn’t upset about returning to San Jose, but rather the way the Rangers handled it all.

In honor of his return to MSG, Goodrow will skate on the top line with Macklin Celebrini and Tyler Toffoli tonight.

As for what to expect from the Rangers, Artemi Panarin leads the team with 22 points in 14 games. He is far from the hottest player on the team right now. Alexis Lafreniere and Adam Fox are tied for second on the team in scoring with just 12 points each. Panarin also leads the team with 10 goals.

In net, Igor Shesterkin is 6-4-1 for the season with a 2.85 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage. Jonathan Quick’s record is 3-0-0 this season with a 1.17 goals against average and a .964 save percentage.

San Jose Sharks lines tonight

San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng reports that Celebrini and Will Smith will play on the power play together tonight. Defenseman Jake Walman is still day-to-day, so he’s out. In the web, look for Mackenzie Blackwood.

Extenders
Barclay Goodrow – Macklin Celebrini – Tyler Toffoli
William Eklund – Mikael Granlund – Fabian Zetterlund
Ty Dellandrea – Alex Wennberg – Will Smith
Carl Grundstrom – Nico Sturm – Luke Kunin

Defense
Henry Thrun – Cody Ceci
Mario Ferraro – Timothy Liljegren
Jack Thomson – Jan Rutta

Goalkeepers
Mackenzie Blackwood
Vitek Vanecek

New York Rangers lines vs. San Jose Sharks

This is how we think the lines will look tonight based on what The Athletic’s Peter Baugh reported seeing in practice yesterday. Igor Shesterkin has already been confirmed to start.

Extenders
Chris Kreider – Mika Zibanejad – Reilly Smith
Artemi Panarin – Vincent Trocheck – Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle – Filip Chytil – Kaapo Kakko
Adam Edstrom – Sam Carrick – Jimmy Vesey

Defense
K’Andre Miller – Adam Fox
Ryan Lindgren – Braden Schneider
Zac Jones – Braden Schneider

Goalkeepers
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick

How to watch San Jose Sharks at New York Rangers on November 14, 2024

Sharks fans can watch tonight’s game on NBC Sports California or tune in Sharks & SAP Center app.

Rangers fans can watch the game on MSG Network or listen to it on ESPN 880 AM.

The puck drops this afternoon at 4pm PT/7pm ET.

Be sure to hop back here at game time to talk about everything happening on and off the ice.