{"id":499521,"date":"2026-10-17T20:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/499521\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T20:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T20:00:08","slug":"preview-lines-8-warsofsky-on-why-nedeljkovic-gets-start-tonight-nurses-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/499521\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview\/Lines #8: Warsofsky on Why Nedeljkovic Gets Start Tonight, Nurse\u2019s Status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DETROIT \u2014 The San Jose Sharks are returning to the hot hand in goal tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sanjosehockeynow.com\/tag\/alex-nedeljkovic\/\" class=\"pb-player-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Nedeljkovic<\/a> will draw his second consecutive start, after leading the Sharks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday. Nedeljkovic stopped 32-of-34 shots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far this season, <a href=\"https:\/\/sanjosehockeynow.com\/tag\/yaroslav-askarov\/\" class=\"pb-player-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yaroslav Askarov<\/a> has started five of the first seven games, but the 30-year-old Nedeljkovic has outplayed the 24-year-old Askarov.<\/p>\n<p>Sharks tools<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is this a changing of the guard for who the San Jose Sharks\u2019 No. 1 goalie is?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s seven games into [the season]. There\u2019s not much into that,\u201d head coach Ryan Warsofsky cautioned. \u201cWe got back-to-back\u2019s coming. A lot of hockey to be played. Ned played really well, won a good game for us in Nashville, so he goes tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What does Warsofsky like about Nedeljkovic, at his best?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe transports the puck off of goalie touches extremely well. One of the top guys in the league at that,\u201d Warsofsky said. \u201cHe\u2019s square. He\u2019s making saves he needs to make. He makes a few extras, timely ones. He did that the other night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The San Jose Sharks do play a back-to-back at the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens on Monday and Tuesday but end their six-game road trip at the Ottawa Senators on Thursday and Boston Bruins on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Historically, Nedeljkovic has never been a convincing No. 1, while the young Askarov is still trying to find his footing in this league.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So it\u2019ll be interesting to see how the goaltending plays out next week.<\/p>\n<p>San Jose Sharks (4-3-0)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sanjosehockeynow.com\/tag\/darnell-nurse\/\" class=\"pb-player-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Darnell Nurse<\/a> is a game-time decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If he doesn\u2019t play, it sounds like the San Jose Sharks will line up as they did in a 3-2 shootout win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chernyshov-Celebrini-Smith<br \/>Stenberg-Misa-Sherwood<br \/>Marchment-Wennberg-Toffoli<br \/>Goodrow-Ostapchuk-Graf<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dickinson-Trouba<br \/>Orlov-Kesselring<br \/>Allan-Cagnoni<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nedeljkovic<\/p>\n<p>Detroit Red Wings (2-3-2)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It looks like <a href=\"https:\/\/sanjosehockeynow.com\/tag\/john-gibson\/\" class=\"pb-player-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Gibson<\/a> starts.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/RedWings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#RedWings<\/a> power play:<br \/>1. Arvidsson\/Larkin (net front\/bumper alternating), DeBrincat-Raymond (flanks), Seider (point).<br \/>2. Rasmussen (net front), Copp (bumper), MBN-Finnie (flanks), Faulk (point). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9VLqxooiaU\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/9VLqxooiaU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnsarKhanMLive\/status\/2111466031780602316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Where To Watch<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DETROIT \u2014 The San Jose Sharks are returning to the hot hand in goal tonight. 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