Rookie Tomas Hertl 4 goals tonight with almost 8 mins left

San Jose now up 8-2 in the 3rd period after Rookie Tomas Hertl scores his 4th goal against the New York Rangers. Hertl has 6 goals in his last 2 games. Another rookie Matt Nieto got his first goal in the NHL earlier.

San Jose Sharks Top 10 Prospect Rankings

The San Jose Sharks Top 10 Prospect Rankings as of October 2013

1. Mirco Mueller, D 2013 1st Round Pick Everett WHL
2. Chris Tierney, C 2012 2nd Round Pick London OHL
3. Danny O'Regan, F 2012 5th Round Pick Boston University
4. Konrad Abeltshauser, D 2010 6th Round Pick Worcester AHL
5. Gabriel Paquin-Boudreau, C 2013 2nd Round Pick Baie-Comeau QMJHL
6. Freddie Hamilton, C 2010  5th Round Pick Worcester AHL
7. Danil Tarasov, RW 2013 signed to entry level contract after year on Worcester AHL contract) Worcester AHL
8. Christophe Lalancette, C 2012 4th Round Pick Drummondville QMJHL
9. Dylan Demelo, D 2011 6th Round Pick Worcester AHL
10. Sena Acolatse, D 2011 free agent signed Worcester AHL

San Jose Sharks Opening Night Lineup with Line Combinations

Lineup

Lines

Matthew Nieto, Joe Pavelski, Tommy Wingels
Tyler Kennedy, Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture
Brent Burns, Joe Thornton, Tomas Hertl
Matt Pelich, Andrew Desjardins, James Sheppard

The Nieto, Pavelski, Wingels line did open the game.

Defenseman Pairings:

Dan Boyle, Matt Irwin
Jason Demers, Scott Hannan
Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Justin Braun

Starting Goaltender: Antti Niemi Backup: Alex Stalock

Scratches: D Brad Stuart, RW Marty Havlat, RW Adam Burish