SJS at ANA
San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks. Preview from the model, the licensed feeds and last season's measures. Nothing here is a betting recommendation.
- Model now
- Expected score
- Market
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- Venue
- Honda Center
What the model says now
Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average. This estimate moves until the ledger freezes it before puck drop.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
1 night off
1 night off · 1600 km since the last game
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Alex Nedeljkovic
Ville Husso
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
San Jose Sharks
L1 Mason Marchment (above the league middle) · Will Smith (top tenth of the league) · Igor Chernyshov (above the league middle)
L2 Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg (above the league middle) · Kiefer Sherwood (above the league middle)
L3 Collin Graf (above the league middle) · Michael Misa (above the league middle) · Tyler Toffoli (below the league middle)
D1 Darnell Nurse (above the league middle) · Michael Kesselring (below the league middle)
D2 Sam Dickinson (below the league middle) · Jacob Trouba (above the league middle)
PP1 Will Smith (top tenth of the league) · Alexander Wennberg (above the league middle) · Igor Chernyshov (above the league middle) · Luca Cagnoni · Ivar Stenberg
Anaheim Ducks
L1 Beckett Sennecke (bottom tenth of the league) · Leo Carlsson (above the league middle) · Judd Caulfield
L2 Nikita Nesterenko · Mikael Granlund (above the league middle) · Cutter Gauthier (top tenth of the league)
L3 Alex Killorn (above the league middle) · Ryan Poehling (above the league middle) · A.J. Greer (above the league middle)
D1 Jackson LaCombe (below the league middle) · Noah Warren
D2 Pavel Mintyukov (above the league middle) · Travis Mitchell
PP1 Beckett Sennecke (bottom tenth of the league) · Leo Carlsson (above the league middle) · Mikael Granlund (above the league middle) · Jackson LaCombe (below the league middle) · Cutter Gauthier (top tenth of the league)
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
San Jose Sharks
Quentin Musty (LW): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-12-01
Anaheim Ducks
Ian Moore (D): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-11-08
Mikael Granlund (C): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-15, expected back 2026-10-19
Ryan Poehling (C): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-10-12, expected back 2026-11-25
Troy Terry (RW): Out (hip), listed since 2026-05-21, expected back 2026-11-21
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.