Why Pavol Regenda?<\/p>\n
The San Jose Sharks called up the 25-year-old winger on Monday, in place of defenseman Vincent Desharnais, who was placed on IR. This move gives the Sharks, who had nine defensemen on the roster before moving Desharnais to IR, more roster flexibility.<\/p>\n
Statistically, this might be a head-scratching move.<\/p>\n
Regenda has just four goals in 19 games this season with the San Jose Barracuda, which pales in comparison to top San Jose Sharks winger prospects, Igor Chernyshov and Quentin Musty. Chernyshov has 10 goals and 16 points in just 13 November games, while Musty has six goals and 15 points in the same stretch.<\/p>\n
\u201cStats don\u2019t mean everything,\u201d head coach Ryan Warsofsky explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s finer details for you to play up here that you have to play with,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s important for them to keep playing and continue to develop those habits away from the puck, with the puck, certain situations.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s both 2024 second-round pick Chernyshov and 2023 first-round pick Musty\u2019s first full AHL seasons.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 6-foot-4 Regenda is a veteran pro winger, who\u2019s got 19 NHL games under his belt.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s been playing good, playing a heavy style that we\u2019ve been looking for, competitive, gets to the dirty areas, gets to the inside,\u201d Warsofsky said. \u201cWe\u2019re scoring, but there\u2019s more scoring we can add to our group as far as getting to the inside and playing in front of the goaltender\u2019s eyes. He does a really good job of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Regenda also can be slotted lower in the line-up. If he plays for the San Jose Sharks, there\u2019s a good chance that it\u2019ll be on fourth line.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a perfect world, we really don\u2019t want to call up one of those young guys and put them on the line where they can\u2019t maybe get to their toolset,\u201d Warsofsky said, meaning a top-nine role and perhaps some power play time. \u201cSo there\u2019s a little bit of that, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
San Jose Sharks (12-11-3)<\/p>\n
Yaroslav Askarov will start.<\/p>\n
Nick Leddy and Vincent Iorio stayed out late, so they\u2019re not likely to play. So this is how the defense should look:<\/p>\n
Orlov-Liljegren
Ferraro-Klingberg
Dickinson-Mukhamadullin<\/p>\n
Vincent Desharnais, who\u2019s missed the last two games with an upper-body injury, was put on IR, and will miss tonight and likely Thursday, according to Warsofsky. Warsofsky confirmed that the big defenseman\u2019s injury had nothing to do with getting hit high by a puck on Nov. 26 at the Colorado Avalanche.<\/p>\n
There appear to be more questions up front with the Sharks, as Adam Gaudette missed morning skate with an illness. He\u2019s a game-time decision.<\/p>\n
Warsofsky reported that there were a couple other game-time decisions, though he didn\u2019t specify who. It looks like Gaudette was the only Shark to miss practice:<\/p>\n
#SJSharks<\/a> lines at morning skate: Adam Gaudette isn’t on the ice Orlov-Liljegren \u2014 Max Miller (@Real_Max_Miller) December 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Michael Misa and Jeff Skinner returned to practice for the first time in weeks, and while they won\u2019t play tonight, Warsofsky upgraded both forwards, coming off week-to-week lower-body injuries, to day-to-day.<\/p>\n Utah Mammoth (12-11-3)<\/p>\n Karel Vejmelka should get the start.<\/p>\n Logan Cooley is a game-time decision. Cooley participated in full at morning skate.<\/p>\n Warsofsky sent his condolences to his World Championships captain Clayton Keller, whose dad recently passed: “My heart breaks for the kid. That’s a tough thing to go through at a young age. I send my thoughts and prayers to him and his family. He’s a great kid.”<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) December 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Where To Watch<\/p>\n Puck drop between the San Jose Sharks and Utah Mammoth is at 7 PM PT at SAP Center. Watch it live on NBC Sports California. Listen to it on the Sharks Audio Network.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Skinner-Ostapchuk-Graf<\/p>\n
Ferraro-Klingberg
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Leddy-Iorio<\/p>\n