Flames at Sharks

FLAMES (14-12-6) at SHARKS (10-17-6)

Flames projected lineup
Dillon Dube -- Elias Lindholm -- Tyler Toffoli
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Nazem Kadri -- Milan Lucic
Andrew Mangiapane -- Mikael Backlund -- Blake Coleman
Adam Ruzicka -- Trevor Lewis -- Brett Ritchie
Noah Hanifin -- Rasmus Andersson
MacKenzie Weegar -- Chris Tanev
Nikita Zadorov -- Michael Stone
Jacob Markstrom
Dan Vladar
Scratched: Matthew Phillips, Nick DeSimone, Connor Mackey
Injured: Dennis Gilbert (undisclosed)
Sharks projected lineup
Matt Nieto -- Logan Couture -- Alexander Barabanov
Timo Meier -- Nick Bonino -- Kevin Labanc
Noah Gregor -- Nico Sturm -- Evgeny Svechnikov
Oskar Lindblom -- Steven Lorentz -- Jonah Gadjovich
Scott Harrington -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Matt Benning
Mario Ferraro -- Radim Simek
James Reimer
Kaapo Kahkonen
Scratched: CJ Suess, Jaycob Megna, Tomas Hertl
Injured: Nikolai Knyzhov (Achilles), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Luke Kunin (knee)
Status report
The Flames held an optional morning skate Tuesday. ... Gilbert, a defenseman, was placed on injured reserve Tuesday and DeSimone, a defenseman, was recalled from Calgary of the American Hockey League. ... Reimer will start after Kahkonen made 20 saves in a 5-2 loss to the Flames on Sunday. ... Ferraro will play after missing 10 games with a foot injury. ... Hertl, a forward, is suspended for two games for high-sticking Calgary forward Elias Lindholm on Sunday. ... Kunin, a forward, will miss the remainder of the season after he had surgery to repair an ACL injury. ... Tanev returns after missing three games with a lower-body injury. He replaces Mackey in the lineup. Forward Radim Zohorna was reassigned to Calgary of the American Hockey League.