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San Jose Sharks vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Saturday, October 17, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena

San Jose SharksSan JoseSharksAway

vs

Detroit Red WingsDetroitRed WingsHome

DSN · NBCSCA

Game preview

The San Jose Sharks visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday, October 17, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN and NBCSCA.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Sharks

Game 2 of a road trip: Nashville, now Detroit.

  1. 72026-10-07: no game
  2. 82026-10-08: at STL
  3. 92026-10-09: no game
  4. 102026-10-10: vs EDM
  5. 112026-10-11: no game
  6. 122026-10-12: no game
  7. 132026-10-13: vs BOS
  8. 142026-10-14: no game
  9. 152026-10-15: at NSH
  10. 162026-10-16: no game
  11. 172026-10-17: at DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~471 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,406 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Red Wings

Another game at home.

  1. 72026-10-07: no game
  2. 82026-10-08: no game
  3. 92026-10-09: vs SEA
  4. 102026-10-10: at MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 112026-10-11: no game
  6. 122026-10-12: no game
  7. 132026-10-13: vs NJD
  8. 142026-10-14: no game
  9. 152026-10-15: vs PHI
  10. 162026-10-16: no game
  11. 172026-10-17: vs SJS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49
Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. L1Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5v5
  3. L3Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24
  2. 2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SJSDET

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

SJS 71% (12th most settled)DET 66% (14th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SJS 51.3s (2nd longest)DET 47.4s (10th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

SJS 33% (7th most often)DET 28% (13th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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