SAN JOSE – Followers who attend San Jose Sharks house video games this season will, for probably the most half, must arrive a little bit sooner than earlier than.
The NHL unveiled the complete 2025-26 common season schedule on Wednesday, and a majority of the Sharks’ 41 house video games will start at 7 p.m., sooner than the 7:30 p.m. begin that had been the norm for the group’s video games at SAP Middle.
The Sharks may even play extra afternoon video games than typical, with eight house dates beginning at 1 p.m., together with 5 on Saturdays.
The Sharks additionally play 1 p.m. video games on New Yr’s Eve towards the Minnesota Wild and the day after Thanksgiving towards the Vancouver Canucks on Nov. 28. San Jose will play back-to-back house video games at 1 p.m. on Feb. 28 towards the Edmonton Oilers and March 1 towards the Winnipeg Jets.
The Sharks, prior to now, had 7:30 p.m. begin instances to permit spectators who come from outdoors the South Bay a greater probability to be of their seats by sport time. Tv additionally performed a job, with NBC Sports activities holding native broadcast rights to the Sharks, Athletics, Giants, Warriors, and Sacramento Kings. In 2021, a Sharks spokesman said that in sure cases, having a 7:30 p.m. sport allowed NBC Sports activities to regulate their broadcast capabilities extra successfully to cowl all groups.
Twenty-seven of the Sharks’ house video games will start at 7 p.m., together with their season-opener on Oct. 9 towards Mitch Marner and the Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas made maybe the largest splash this offseason by buying Marner from the Toronto Maple Leafs and signing him to an eight-year $96 million contract in June.
The date with the Golden Knights marks the start of a three-game homestand for the Sharks, who will host the Anaheim Geese and new coach Joel Quenneville on Oct. 11, and the Carolina Hurricanes on Oct. 14.
The Sharks, who’ve made a number of roster modifications for the reason that finish of final season, play 4 of their first 5 video games at house and are determined to get off to a greater begin than they’ve within the earlier three years. San Jose’s mixed report in October during the last three seasons was a dismal 6-23-3.
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