Flames at Sharks preview

FLAMES (35-30-10) AT SHARKS (42-23-9)
4 p.m. ET; NBCSCA, SNW, NHL.TV

The Sharks, who haven't won seven straight since March 25-April 5, 2013, have outscored their opponents 29-16 during the streak. San Jose is is seven points behind the Vegas Golden Knights for first place in the Pacific Division after defeating the Golden Knights 2-1 in overtime Thursday.
Calgary has been outscored 20-6 during a four-game losing streak and trails the Colorado Avalanche by eight points for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
Sean Monahan, Calgary's top-line center, is out for the rest of the season because of wrist and hip injuries. He will have wrist surgery.

Players to watch

Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past nine games.
Sharks defenseman Dylan DeMelo has 10 assists in his past 10 games.

They said it

"We know it's daunting and everything that's out there, but a lot of professional guys in there, and I've never questioned this group's character. I could tell from today's practice we were sharp, and we're going into San Jose to get a win." -- Flames coach Glen Gulutzan
"We're just trying to get our game where it needs to be. You're trying to play your best hockey heading into the playoffs." -- Sharks forward Logan Couture

Flames projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Sam Bennett -- Curtis Lazar
Michael Frolik -- Mikael Backlund -- Troy Brouwer
Micheal Ferland -- Mark Jankowski -- Chris Stewart
Nick Shore -- Matt Stajan -- Garnet Hathaway
Dougie Hamilton -- Mark Giordano
Michael Stone -- Travis Hamonic
Brett Kulak --
Rasmus Andersson
David Rittich
Mike Smith
Scratched:Tanner Glass, Matt Bartkowski
Injured: Sean Monahan (wrist, hip), Kris Versteeg (lower body), Matthew Tkachuk (upper body), Marek Hrivik (upper body), TJ Brodie (upper body)

Sharks projected lineup

Evander Kane -- Joe Pavelski -- Melker Karlsson
Tomas Hertl -- Logan Couture -- Mikkel Boedker
Timo Meier -- Chris Tierney -- Kevin Labanc
Barclay Goodrow -- Eric Fehr -- Jannik Hansen
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Justin Braun
Paul Martin -- Brent Burns
Brenden Dillon -- Dylan DeMelo
Martin Jones
Aaron Dell
Scratched:Joel Ward, Marcus Sorensen, Tim Heed
Injured:Joe Thornton (knee), Joonas Donskoi (upper body), Joakim Ryan (upper body)

Status report

Versteeg has been shut down for the season. … Tkachuk and Brodie will not play on the two-game road trip. ... Jones is expected to make his 54th start of the season.

Stat pack

Pavelski has six points (one goal, five assists) in his past six games. … Burns has four points (one goal, three assists) in his past two games. … Jones is 11-3-1 with a 2.14 goals-against average and .929 save percentage in his past 15 starts.