The San Jose Sharks enter their next \u2018biggest game of the season\u2019 on Monday against the Chicago Blackhawks.<\/p>\n
Alex Nedeljkovic<\/a> will start in goal for the Sharks, and Ty Dellandrea will return to the lineup after he was a healthy scratch for the previous two games. Adam Gaudette will be a healthy scratch. Superstar Macklin Celebrini didn\u2019t participate in the San Jose Sharks morning skate, but he will play, per Ryan Warsofsky<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Sharks have given Celebrini some practice time off since he returned from<\/a> the Olympics in February. It is easy to forget that Celebrini is just 19 years old and playing in his second NHL season. San Jose has leaned heavily on him, and with games becoming more physical, keeping Celebrini as fresh as possible will make him more effective.<\/p>\n Over the past 10 Sharks games, Celebrini is averaging 22:07 minutes a night. With games being close late, Celebrini has often been double or even triple-shifted.<\/p>\n \u201cJust maintenance,\u201d Warsofsky told reporters. \u201cEveryone at this time of year has got bumps and bruises and is sore. We try to manage all those things. Mack played in the Olympics, and the minutes that he plays. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s one guy in there that doesn\u2019t have a bump and a bruise.\u201d<\/p>\n Warsofsky said Celebrini is on a plan. With his work ethic getting him to follow it was tough at the beginning, but Celebrini has since recognized the benefits of it.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve pretty much done that since the break. I don\u2019t know how much more practicing we\u2019ll do here going forward,\u201d Warsofsky said. \u201cEarly on, it was a fight. Now he\u2019s more accustomed to it, I would say.\u201d<\/p>\n The Sharks will play four games in six days this week.<\/p>\n Why Dellandrea in for Gaudette?<\/p>\n Aside from Nedeljkovic starting, the San Jose Sharks will make one lineup change on Monday. Dellandrea will play his second game after coming back from a lower-body injury and slot in<\/a> on the fourth line.<\/p>\n