Ducks at Sharks

DUCKS (12-23-7) at SHARKS (18-18-4)

Ducks projected lineup
Max Comtois -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Rickard Rakell
Danton Heinen -- Adam Henrique -- Jakob Silfverberg
Max Jones -- Sam Carrick -- Troy Terry
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Derek Grant -- Alexander Volkov
Cam Fowler -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Jamie Drysdale -- Josh Manson
Jacob Larsson -- Andy Welinski
Ryan Miller
John Gibson
Scratched: Sam Steel, Chase De Leo, Haydn Fleury
Injured:Hampus Lindholm (wrist), Sonny Milano (upper body), Carter Rowney (knee), Isac Lundestrom (appendicitis)
Sharks projected lineup
Evander Kane -- Logan Couture -- Kevin Labanc
Rudolfs Balcers -- Tomas Hertl -- Timo Meier
Ryan Donato -- Dylan Gambrell -- John Leonard
Jeffrey Viel -- Patrick Marleau -- Marcus Sorensen
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Nikolai Knyzhov -- Erik Karlsson
Radim Simek -- Christian Jaros
Martin Jones
Josef Korenar
Scratched:Kurtis Gabriel
Injured:Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body), Matt Nieto (lower body)
Status report
Fleury, a defenseman, was acquired in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes for defenseman Jani Hakanpaa and a sixth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. ... The Ducks acquired a fifth-round pick in the 2022 draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenseman Ben Hutton. ... Miller is expected to start after Gibson started in a 4-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday. ... The Sharks traded defenseman
Fredrik Claesson
to the Tampa Bay Lightning for goalie prospect
Magnus Chrona
. ... Vlasic, a defenseman, will miss his fourth straight game, but is aiming to return when the Sharks open a four-game road trip at the Minnesota Wild on Friday. ... Jones will start his eighth straight game. ... The Sharks acquired a fifth-round pick in the 2022 draft as part of a three-team trade with the Chicago Blackhawks and Vegas Golden Knights. ... San Jose acquired forward
Alexander Barabanov
in a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs for forward
Antti Suomela
. Barabanov was on the Maple Leafs' taxi squad.