Sidney Crosby asked to play with Macklin Celebrini.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Dean Evason, who coached Crosby and Celebrini at the 2025 World Championships, said on Tuesday at Blue Jackets\u2019 morning skate.<\/p>\n
\u201cSaid a lot when Crosby came over [for Worlds], we asked him who would you like to play with? He said Celebrini,\u201d Evason said.<\/p>\n
\n<\/blockquote>\nSan Jose Sharks (20-18-3)<\/h3>\n
Alex Nedeljkovic will start.<\/p>\n
Nick Leddy will come in for the injured Shakir Mukhamadullin (day-to-day).<\/p>\n
\n#SJSharks<\/a> lines at morning skate, from Zubair, who is here watching today!<\/p>\n
Eklund-Celebrini-Chernyshov
Regenda-Wennberg-Toffoli
Skinner-Dellandrea-Graf
Goodrow-Ostapchuk-Reaves<\/p>\nOrlov-Liljegren
Ferraro-Iorio
Dickinson-Leddy<\/p>\n\u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Vincent Desharnais (upper-body) and Adam Gaudette (lower-body) are close, but still day-to-day.<\/p>\n
Mukhamadullin (upper-body) is also considered day-to-day and has been placed on IR.<\/p>\n
Also, Michael Misa is officially back on the San Jose Sharks\u2019 23-man roster, in place of Mukhamadullin. He has two games left before the Sharks have to decide whether they will burn the first year of his entry-level contract.<\/p>\n
Columbus Blue Jackets (18-16-3)<\/h3>\n
\nGreaves does start for #CBJ<\/a>. Marchment won\u2019t play. Evason says he reaggravated a lower body injury during morning skate<\/p>\n
\u2014 Max Miller (@Real_Max_Miller) January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Where To Watch<\/h3>\n
Puck drop between the San Jose Sharks and Columbus Blue Jackets is at 7 PM PT at SAP Center. Watch it live on NBC Sports California. Listen to it on the Sharks Audio Network.<\/p>\n
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