The start of Major League Baseball season means two San Jose Sharks telecasts will be on a different channel than normal, starting with today’s game against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center.
Instead of the Sharks game being televised on NBC Sports California, the game, which starts at 5 p.m. (PDT), will be on NBC Sports California Plus.
The Oakland A’s season-opening game against the Cleveland Guardians will air on NBC Sports California, starting at 7 p.m.
Here’s where to find NBC Sports California-Plus on various providers.
XFINITY: 105 (Standard definition); 780 (High definition)
AT&T U-Verse: 771 (SD); 1771 (HD)
DirecTV: 696-1 (SD/HD)
Astound: 38 (SD)
Streaming: NBC Sports App
The Sharks’ April 9 game vs. the Calgary Flames will also air on NBC Sports California Plus.
All Sharks regular season games are carried live on the Sharks Audio Network.
The Sharks enter Thursday on an eight-game losing streak and in last place in the NHL’s overall standings with a 16-47-8 record.
Minnesota, which has lost just one of its last 10 games in regulation time, is trying to keep its faint playoff hopes alive. The Wild (34-28-9) enter Thursday with 77 points, nine points back of the Vegas Golden Knights for the second and final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
The Sharks lost to the Wild 4-3 on March 3. After tonight, the two teams also play on April 13 in San Jose in the season-series finale.