NHL Game Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 1/11/2026

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Vegas Golden Knights (20-11-12, 52 pts) at San Jose Sharks (23-18-3, 49 pts)

Venue: SAP Center
Date: Sunday, January 11
Time: 8:00 pm EST
How To Watch: NHL Network/SCRIPPS/NBCSCA
Radio: 1210 AM KHRK, 97.7 ESPN Radio/96.5 FM

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Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights won their third straight game last night with a 4-2 win over the Blues. They’re currently on a four-game point streak, averaging 3.8 goals per game while allowing 2.8 goals per game.

San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks picked up their third straight win yesterday with a come from behind 5-4 overtime win. During their winning streak, they’re averaging 4.7 goals per game while allowing three goals per game.

Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Barbashev-Eichel-Stone
Smith-Marner-Dorofeyev
Howden-Hertl-Kolesar
Reinhardt-Sissons-Bowman

Hanifin-Whitecloud
Lauzon-Theodore
Hutton-Korczak

Lindbom
Schmid

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San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Eklund-Celebrini-Chernyshov 
Regenda-Wennberg-Toffoli
Graf-Gaudette-Skinner
Goodrow-Ostapchuk-Reaves

Orlov-Liljegren
Ferraro-Iorio
Dickinson-Leddy

Askarov
Nedeljkovic

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Players To Watch:

Vegas Golden Knights

Tomas Hertl has a point in all three games against the Sharks, recording three goals and an assist against his former team.

San Jose Sharks

Macklin Celebrini has points in two of the three games against Vegas this season, scoring a goal in one game and adding an assist in another.

Injury Report:

Vegas Golden Knights

D Alex Pietrangelo – IR
G Adin Hill – IR
F William Karlsson – IR
F Brandon Saad – DTD
G Carter Hart – Out
D Brayden McNabb – Out

San Jose Sharks

D Shakir Mukhamadullin – IR
Carey Price – LTIR
RW Will Smith – IR
C Philipp Kurashev – IR
D Vincent Desharnais – IR
F Ty Dellandrea – DTD
D John Klingberg – DTD

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