The Sharks will open their preseason schedule tonight, when they travel to southern California to face the Anaheim Ducks. The start time is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at the Honda Center and sjsharks.com will be providing updates throughout the game.
After a pre-game skate at Sharks Ice from 10:00 a.m. to Noon, the Sharks will board a flight to Ontario International Airport at 2:30 p.m.

This is the Ducks second preseason game as they fell 4-1 to a visiting Coyotes team last night in Anaheim.

Last season, the Sharks went 5-1 against a Ducks squad that finished fourth in the Pacific Division and failed to make the playoffs. Joe Thornton lead the team with 14 points in the series and Patrick Marleau saw two of his five goals against the Ducks go in as the game winner. The Sharks surrendered just 11 goals in their six games versus Anaheim.

There is not much love lost between the two divisional rivals as last season’s series saw multiple scraps in the meetings. Ryane Clowe was one to drop his gloves on a couple of occasions, throwing down with George Parros and Sheldon Brookbank. All three players will be in the lineup for tonight’s game as the Sharks will be chomping at the bit for their first chance to go out and hit somebody other than themselves.

Below is a list of the game's lineup for both teams:

Sharks
Forwards:
16 - Devin Setoguchi
17 - Torrey Mitchell
19 - Joe Thornton
29 - Ryane Clowe
43 - John McCarthy
46 - TJ Trevelyan
48 - Steve Zalewski
57 - Tommy Wingels
64 - Jamie McGinn
69 - Andrew Desjardins
72 - Brandon Mashinter
78 - Benn Ferriero

Defensemen:
6 - Andreas Lilja
7 - Niclas Wallin
54 - Nick Petrecki
59 - Nick Schaus
60 - Jason Demers
77 - Taylor Doherty

Goalies:
30 - Antero Niittymaki
32 - Alex Stalock

Anaheim:
Forwards:
10 - Corey Perry
15 - Ryan Getzlaf
16 - George Parros
19 - Stephane Veilleux
28 - Kyle Chipchura
33 - Jason Blake
39 - Matt Beleskey
42 - Dan Sexton
47 - Rob Bordson
49 - Maxime Macenauer
50 -Troy Bodie
63 - Nick Bonino

Defensemen:
5 - Luca Sbisa
21 - Sheldon Brookbank
25 - Andy Sutton
53 - Brett Festerling
54 - Cam Fowler
60 - Brendan Mikkelson

Goaltenders:
1 - Jonas Hiller
30 - Timo Pielmeier