SAN JOSE – Instead of airing on NBC Sports California, the San Jose Sharks’ game against the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday is being shown exclusively on ESPN. The broadcast begins at 7:30 p.m. Roxy Bernstein will have the play-by-play, Ray Ferraro is the color analyst, and Leah Hextall is the ice-level reporter.

Carl Grundstrom and Tyler Toffoli scored for the Sharks (15-33-3), who have lost seven of their past eight. Yaroslav Askarov allowed four goals on 11 shots before being replaced by Alexandar Georgiev, who made 20 saves in relief.