Granlund will participate in pregame warmups Friday before a decision is finalized on whether he’ll play against Seattle in the season’s first meeting between the two teams. The Kraken (11-11-1) have won six of its last nine games and enter Friday two points out of a playoff spot.

San Jose Sharks leading scorer Mikael Granlund returns to the lineup against the Seattle Kraken after missing the previous two games with an upper-body injury.

Jake Walman had two goals was among the seven players who had two points for the Sharks, who set a new season-high for goals in a game and finished their homestand with a 2-2-0 record. The Sharks scored seven goals earlier this week in a win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Friday (Nov. 29) was Black Friday in the United States. If one happened to love hockey, be in San Jose, and went to the SAP Center to see the host Sharks play the Seattle Kraken, they got a heck of a deal on action and goals.

The San Jose Sharks young forwards put on an offensive display en route to an 8-5 victory over the Seattle Kraken.

Klim Kostin recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick with a goal, assist and a fight, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Seattle Kraken 8-5 on Friday. Jake Walman scored twice for the Sharks, and Macklin Celebrini,