NHL: Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks host Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks at SAP Center on Thursday

Players get caught off guard, and sometimes, they don't like that, so they fight about it. Other times, they just don't like each other. And they fight about that, too. You mostly expect the fights to happen on the ice — not in the stands.

Gregor and Ostapchuk were both acquired by the Sharks from Ottawa on Friday in the deal that saw winger Fabian Zetterlund and AHL forward Tristen Robins to the Senators organization.

There were two fights on the ice in the San Jose Sharks' matchup against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. There was almost another in the stands when a fan took exception with the Sharks mascot. A viral video of the incident shows one fan trying to square up with S.

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks’ game against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday will be shown exclusively on ESPN instead of the team’s normal broadcast partner, NBC Sports California. The game, the last on the Sharks’ seven-game road trip, is also being streamed on ESPN+.

An angry fan tried throwing down with SJ Sharkie, the popular mascot of the NHL's San Jose Sharks, on Tuesday.