Coyotes at Sharks preview

COYOTES (14-32-10) AT SHARKS (30-18-8)
10:30 p.m. ET; NBCSCA, FS-A, NHL.TV

The Sharks are second in the Pacific Division with 68 points, two ahead of the Calgary Flames and eight behind the Vegas Golden Knights.
Goaltender Martin Jones will start for San Jose. He's 2-2-1 with a 1.96 goals-against average and .934 save percentage in his past five games.
The Coyotes set a season high for goals in a 6-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. They're last in the Pacific with 38 points but 5-5-5 in their past 15 games.
Goalie Scott Wedgewood is expected to make his first start for the Coyotes since allowing six goals on 35 shots in a 6-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Feb. 3.

Players to watch

Coyotes defenseman Alex Goligoski is on a season-high four-game point streak (two goals, four assists) and a two-game goal streak.
Sharks forward Joe Pavelski has six points (four goals, two assists) in his past three games.

They said it

"We didn't have a single passenger. Everyone was contributing. Everyone wanted to be a part of it." -- Center Max Domi after scoring his first goal in 21 games in Arizona's victory against Chicago
"This is a dangerous game. You don't have to look any further than what they did to Chicago last night. You get teams in these situations with a lot of skill and a lot of youth, not a lot of pressure on them. They're playing loose. Those are tough opponents, sometimes tougher than some of the other ones you're playing that you would think wouldn't be." -- Sharks coach Peter DeBoer

Coyotes projected lineup

Brendan Perlini -- Derek Stepan -- Clayton Keller
Richard Panik -- Christian Dvorak -- Christian Fischer
Zac Rinaldo -- Max Domi -- Tobias Rieder
Jordan Martinook -- Brad Richardson -- Nick Cousins
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Jason Demers
Jakob Chychrun -- Niklas Hjalmarsson
Kevin Connauton -- Alex Goligoski
Scott Wedgewood
Antti Raanta
Scratched:Freddie Hamilton, Luke Schenn, Josh Archibald
Injured: None

Sharks projected lineup

Timo Meier -- Joe Pavelski -- Joonas Donskoi
Tomas Hertl -- Logan Couture -- Kevin Labanc
Mikkel Boedker -- Chris Tierney -- Jannik Hansen
Barclay Goodrow -- Daniel O'Regan -- Melker Karlsson
Joakim Ryan -- Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Justin Braun
Brenden Dillon -- Dylan DeMelo
Martin Jones
Aaron Dell
Scratched:None
Injured:Joe Thornton (knee), Joel Ward (shoulder)

Status report

Hansen will move up to the third line and trade spots with Karlsson ... Thornton will miss his 10th straight game and Ward his third straight.

Stat pack

Stepan is on a four-game point streak (goal, five assists). ... Burns has scored all nine of his goals and has 41 of his 48 points since Nov. 22.