#san-jose-sharks

#san-jose-sharks

Nedeljkovic was expected to get the start against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, but, per the Sharks, a personal matter came up shortly before the game. Yaroslav Askarov started for the third time in four games instead, with Nedeljkovic sitting on the bench during what became a 2-1 win for the Sharks in overtime.

The San Jose Sharks have been beneath your notice for years. As this formerly stalwart franchise has missed the playoffs in six straight seasons, they've existed as a total non-competitive nothing that makes every aspect of the game as easy as possible for their opponents. While playoff-starved clubs like Buffalo and Detroit at least gave their fans some exciting streaks, and moments where the postseason felt within their reach, San Jose just loses, all the time, and not in fun ways.

The 10th NHL game has long been a milestone of sorts for young players looking to break into the league, especially teenagers. That's because it's an indication of whether the player is ready to play at the sport's highest level or if he needs more time to develop. A team that thinks the player needs more time to develop will often decide to send the player back to his junior team before that 10th game, preserving the first year of the player's entry-level contract (ELC) for another season.

A banged-up San Jose Sharks defense corps got some positive news this week as Nick Leddy and Shakir Mukhamadullin, while both on injured reserve with upper-body ailments, are not expected to miss much more time. Leddy was placed on IR on Tuesday after he was injured during the Sharks' game against the New York Rangers on Oct. 23. But he and Mukhamadullin were on the ice with the Sharks during their morning skate prior to the team's game Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Kings at SAP Center.

Chomp takes on new meaning this season as the San Jose Sharks, SAP Center and their culinary partner, Aramark, unveil a huge new lineup of food and drink choices for hockey fans. Good thing it's a sport with two intermissions. There's a lot to try. Here's a sampling of new food choices. The lineup includes creative dishes from SAP executive chef Francisco Garcia and local SAP partner restaurants.

former fourth overall pick back in 2023 Will Smith is starting to write his own story in San Jose, and is slowly becoming one of the more electrifying and exciting young prospects in hockey. Smith, who was selected as a very promising young forward out of Boston College, is now becoming one of the most integral and rapidly-developing prospects in the Sharks prospect pool, and with what he is already doing this season doesn't seem to be getting enough recognition.

The individual, whose TikTok handle is @judijupiter, asked Smith and Celebrini one question after another, including a peculiar request to stand up and spin around. Celebrini and Smith mostly smiled, answered the questions, and politely complied with the request in a video that had close to 400,000 views as of early Wednesday. Unfortunately for the Sharks' organization over the last few days, that's been one of the few sources of amusement.

The San Jose Sharks take the team's first East Coast road trip of the season, and the first stop is a showdown between the top two picks of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. The Sharks will face the New York Islanders on Long Island this afternoon, with Matthew Schaefer and Michael Misa both expected to play. Of the two, Schaefer is the standout. He is the youngest defenseman to open his career with a five-game point streak.

"Trust me, it sucks," Warsofsky said Saturday night. "I keep telling myself, there's a reason why this keeps happening."