This was a change from a more passive, defensive 1-1-3 that San Jose had been using since 4 Nations last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 2-1-2 is a more aggressive scheme that aims to pressure the opposing team on their side of the center red line,\u201d Han wrote.<\/p>\n
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That appears to have manifested itself on the ice for the San Jose Sharks<\/a> with a more active forecheck and backcheck that creates more turnovers, as seen in clips from the closely-played 3-0 loss to the Pens.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve tried getting our team skating a little bit more, using that 2-1-2,\u201d Warsofsky said. \u201cWe had a tendency early on, where we sat in that 1-1-3, and it translated to us not skating all three zones.\u201d<\/p>\n What followed was a 4-3 defeat against the New York Islanders, which Warsofsky called his team\u2019s best game of the season, and finally, a 6-5 OT victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night, San Jose\u2019s first this year.<\/p>\n San Jose Sharks (1-4-2)<\/p>\n Yaroslav Askarov will start.<\/p>\n Toffoli-Celebrini-Smith Orlov-Liljegren Askarov<\/p>\n Scratching Michael Misa might be a surprise, after an assist against the New York Rangers in a win, and some good chemistry shown with linemates Adam Gaudette and Collin Graf.<\/p>\n \u201cMis did some really good things. Just managing the schedule and the grind of the National Hockey League for his first time,\u201d Warsofsky said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a planned development day.\u201d<\/p>\n Leddy (UBI) will not play for the rest of this road trip, will be re-evaluated when they return.<\/p>\n Klingberg will not be available tonight, hoping for Monday.<\/p>\n Mukhamadullin will not make this road trip.<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n New Jersey Devils (6-1-0)<\/p>\n Check out New Jersey Hockey Now for all your New Jersey Devils<\/a> lines and updates!<\/p>\n Where To Watch<\/p>\n Puck drop between the San Jose Sharks and New Jersey Devils is at 4 PM PT at Prudential Center. Watch it live on NBC Sports California. Listen to it on the Sharks Audio Network.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/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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