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The San Jose Sharks visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday, October 17, 2026, with puck drop set for 7:00 PM EDT.
Matchup: San Jose Sharks (4-3-0, 8 points in 2026-27) at Detroit Red Wings (2-3-2, 6 points in 2026-27)
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Puck drop: 7:00 PM EDT
Venue: Little Caesars Arena
How to watch: DET: DSN · SJS: NBCSCA
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San Jose Sharks News & Notes
San Jose placed forward Alex Barré-Boulet on waivers on Oct. 14 with the intention of assigning him to the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda. Barré-Boulet signed a two-year, two-way deal with the Sharks and was limited in the preseason by an injury that landed him on injured reserve. He put up 70 points in 70 games last season, second in AHL scoring, with 26 goals and 44 assists, and added 12 points in 17 playoff games. He has 19 points in 72 career NHL games with four teams.
The Sharks picked up another shootout win on Thursday 3-2 over the Predators. All four of San Jose’s wins have come via the shootout or overtime. The Sharks blew a two goal lead which led to the game going to overtime and a shootout. Macklin Celebrini scored the loan goal in the shootout to pick up the second point.
Detroit Red Wings News & Notes
Detroit picked up their second win over the season with a 2-1 victory over the Flyers on Thursday. Anton Johansson scored his first career NHL goal and Andrew Copp scored the game winner with four minutes left in the game. Daniil Tarasov got the win, his first as a Red Wing stopping 17 of the 18 shots he faced. Tarasov in two games leads the league in goals-against and save percentage. He has a 0.79 goals-against average and a .965 save percentage.
Two contract situations remain open. Simon Edvinsson is unsigned, with reports that his camp is seeking north of $12 million annually, while the Dylan Larkin saga continues without resolution. In Edvinsson’s absence, Albert Johansson has paired with Moritz Seider and Ben Chiarot has been steady. Detroit’s second line of Emmitt Finnie between DeBrincat and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard has carried the offense, while the top line of Victor Arvidsson, Larkin and Lucas Raymond has produced little. Marco Kasper remains out without a clear timeline, leaving the bottom six thin.
San Jose Sharks Projected Lines
Line 1: Igor Chernyshov – Macklin Celebrini – Will Smith
Line 2: Mason Marchment – Alexander Wennberg – Tyler Toffoli
Line 3: Ivar Stenberg – Michael Misa – Kiefer Sherwood
Line 4: Barclay Goodrow – Zack Ostapchuk – Collin Graf
Pair 1: Dmitry Orlov – Michael Kesselring
Pair 2: Sam Dickinson – Jacob Trouba
Pair 3: Nolan Allan – Luca Cagnoni
Goaltenders: Alex Nedeljkovic – Yaroslav Askarov
San Jose Sharks Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Ivar Stenberg – Alexander Wennberg – Will Smith – Luca Cagnoni – Macklin Celebrini
Power play, Second unit: Mason Marchment – Michael Misa – Tyler Toffoli – Igor Chernyshov – Dmitry Orlov
Penalty kill, First unit: Zack Ostapchuk – Barclay Goodrow – Sam Dickinson – Jacob Trouba
Penalty kill, Second unit: Alexander Wennberg – Collin Graf – Nolan Allan – Michael Kesselring
Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines
Line 1: Nate Danielson – Dylan Larkin – Viktor Arvidsson
Line 2: Alex DeBrincat – Emmitt Finnie – Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
Line 3: Michael Rasmussen – Andrew Copp – Lucas Raymond
Line 4: Sheldon Dries – Keegan Kolesar
Pair 1: Ben Chiarot – Moritz Seider
Pair 2: William Wallinder – Justin Faulk
Pair 3: Albert Johansson – Anton Johansson
Goaltenders: Daniil Tarasov – John Gibson
Detroit Red Wings Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Viktor Arvidsson – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond – Alex DeBrincat – Moritz Seider
Power play, Second unit: Michael Rasmussen – Andrew Copp – Michael Brandsegg-Nygård – Emmitt Finnie – Justin Faulk
Penalty kill, First unit: Andrew Copp – Michael Rasmussen – Albert Johansson – Moritz Seider
Penalty kill, Second unit: Emmitt Finnie – Sheldon Dries – Ben Chiarot – Justin Faulk
Players To Watch
Will Smith — San Jose Sharks
Smith scored and fired five shots in 19:48 last time out, and he’s San Jose’s most productive forward by the underlying numbers. Box Score Junkie has him at 51.3% Corsi-for with 54.8 shot attempts for per 60 this season, and three goals on 1.8 expected — he’s finishing above his chances, so the shots-on-goal prop is live.
Alex DeBrincat — Detroit Red Wings
Box Score Junkie’s 2026-27 figures have DeBrincat driving play as well as anyone in this game: 61.9% Corsi-for, 73.6 shot attempts for per 60 and 3.7 high-danger expected goals generated with him on the ice. Four goals on 3.8 expected means the production is earned, not luck. Against San Jose’s leaky blue line, he’s the one to watch.
Injury Report
San Jose Sharks
Darnell Nurse (D) — Day-To-Day, Upper Body, expected back Saturday, October 17
Quentin Musty (LW) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Tuesday, December 1
Kyle Keyser (G) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Tuesday, December 1
Detroit Red Wings
Simon Edvinsson (D) — Injured Reserve, Contract Dispute, expected back Saturday, October 31
J.T. Compher (LW) — Injured Reserve, Undisclosed, expected back Saturday, October 17
Mason Appleton (C) — Injured Reserve, Undisclosed, expected back Monday, October 26
Marco Kasper (C) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Tuesday, October 20
Next Up
San Jose Sharks: visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, October 19.
Detroit Red Wings: visit the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday, October 20.