It’s not as important of a question as to how the San Jose Sharks plan to rebuild their roster given their salary cap restraints, or whether they can reach the playoffs next season. But it’s still a question that has come up from time to time in 2021.
Why are the Sharks still starting their games at 7:30 p.m. when there are no fans allowed SAP Center?
The answer is a bit complex.
A team spokesman said when the NHL announced the regular season schedule for all teams in December, the Sharks had no way of knowing if fans would be allowed back in the building at some point. Although some game times have been adjusted, it is not easy to change the time for every other game, the spokesman said.
So the Sharks kept the 7:30 starts, which, in the past, has allowed spectators that come from outside the South Bay a better chance to be in their seats by game time. The Sharks are the only West Coast NHL team that is still regularly starting games at 7:30 p.m.
Of the Sharks’ 14 home games so far, 10 have been played at 7:30 p.m. A rescheduled Feb. 13 Sharks game with the Vegas Golden Knights, San Jose’s home opener, was played at 1 p.m. Three other Sharks home games, all with the St. Louis Blues, were played at 6 p.m.
The Sharks’ home game Wednesday against the Minnesota Wild will start at 7:30 p.m. After this week, the Sharks have 13 more home games, and 11 will be played at 7:30. The exceptions are the team’s games with the Golden Knights and Wild on April 23 and 24, respectively, which will be played at 6 p.m. Pacific Time.
Television also plays a role.
NBC Sports Bay Area and California also have the local broadcast rights to the Warriors, Sacramento Kings, A’s, Giants and Sharks, and the schedule for those teams will run concurrently at least until May 8 when San Jose’s regular season ends.
The Sharks’ spokesman said in certain instances, having a 7:30 p.m. game allows NBC Sports to better adjust their broadcast capabilities to cover all teams.
With the A’s playing in Houston against the Astros at 5 p.m. on April 9, the broadcast of Sharks’ game that night vs. Los Angeles will start on NBC Sports Plus before it switches to NBC Sports California after the baseball game ends. When there as conflicts with other sports, some other Sharks games in April and May are also expected to be shown on NBC Sports Plus.
The Sharks start a five-game homestand against the Anaheim Ducks on April 6. That’s followed by games with the Kings on April 9 and 10, and two more games with Anaheim on April 12 and 14.
NO CHANGES: Sharks coach Bob Boughner said they’ll be no lineup changes from Monday’s game to tonight’s game.
That means Jeffrey Viel will play in his second straight game after he made his NHL debut Monday, getting into a fight in his first shift, and Martin Jones will start for the fifth time in the last six games. In his previous six starts, going back to a March 13 game in Anaheim, Jones is 4-1-1 with a 2.11 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage with one shutout.
BUSY TIMES: The Sharks’ game Wednesday is their 17th of March. So far, the Sharks are 7-7-2 this month as they entered Wednesday’s game with a 14-16-4 record and tied with the Kings for sixth place in the West Division
The last time the Sharks played 17 games in a month was in March 2012. They went 7-7-3 that month but still finished second in the then-five team Pacific Division with a 43-29-10 record.
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