The San Jose Sharks host the Chicago Blackhawks tonight and the Sharks most definitely need a win against a team that’s out of the playoff race, especially if the Sharks want to stay in the race. As of this afternoon, the Sharks are two points out of a playoff spot but have a game in hand.

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In other words, the team has a shot, but the margins are getting thinner every day and winning is starting to get more and more important.

The Blackhawks would love to play spoiler, especially because it would show that Chicago’s rebuild is going just fine. The Blackhawks are wrapping up the team’s roadtrip after beating the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Saturday.

The Blackhawks beat the Sharks 6-3 on Feb. 2. This is the second of three meetings between the two teams.

San Jose Sharks lines tonight

For the Sharks, Macklin Celebrini was not at practice but he will play. San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng reports these are the lines out of practice.

#SJSharks lines at morning skate, no Celebrini:

Graf-Kurashev-Smith
Eklund-Wennberg-Sherwood
Chernyshov-Misa-Toffoli
Goodrow-Ostapchuk-Gaudette

Orlov-Desharnais
Mukhamadullin-Ferraro
Dickinson-Leddy

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 6, 2026

In the place of Adam Gaudette, look for Ty Dellandrea. Celebrini will be in the place of Philipp Kurashev.

Forwards
Igor Chernyshov — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg — Kiefer Sherwood
Collin Graf — Michael Misa — Tyler Toffoli
Barclay Goodrow — Zack Ostapchuk — Adam Gaudette

Defense
Dmitry Orlov — Vincent Desharnais
Shakir Mukhamadullin — Mario Ferraro
Sam Dickinson — Nick Leddy

Goaltenders
Alex Nedeljkovic
Yaroslav Askarov

Chicago Blackhawks lines vs. San Jose Sharks

NHL.com reports the following lines for the Blackhawks tonight.

Forwards
Ryan Greene — Connor Bedard — Nick Lardis
Tyler Bertuzzi — Anton Frondell — Ilya Mikheyev
Ryan Donato — Frank Nazar — Andrew Mangiapane
Teuvo Teravainen — Sacha Boisvert — Landon Slaggert

Defense
Alex Vlasic — Louis Crevier
Wyatt Kaiser — Sam Rinzel
Kevin Korchinski — Ethan Del Mastro

Goaltenders
Spencer Knight
Arvid Soderblom

How to watch Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks April 6, 2026

The puck drops at 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 p.m. CT at SAP Center in San Jose. 

Sharks fans can watch today’s game on NBCSCA or listen on the Sharks Audio Network.

Blackhawks fans can watch the game on CHSN+ or listen on WGN-720-AM.

Be sure to come back here at game time to talk with other Sharks fans about what’s happening on the ice and around the league.