Hurricanes at Sharks

HURRICANES (14-2-0) at SHARKS (8-8-1)

Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Teuvo Teravainen -- Vincent Trocheck -- Martin Necas
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Jordan Martinook -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Steven Lorentz
Jaccob Slavin -- Brendan Smith
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Ian Cole -- Tony DeAngelo
Antti Raanta
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Derek Stepan
Injured: None
COVID-19 protocol: Ethan Bear
Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Logan Couture -- Rudolfs Balcers
Alexander Barabanov -- Tomas Hertl -- Noah Gregor
Matt Nieto -- Jasper Weatherby -- Kevin Labanc
Andrew Cogliano -- Nick Bonino -- Scott Reedy
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Erik Karlsson -- Jake Middleton
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Radim Simek
James Reimer
Adin Hill
Scratched: Santeri Hatakka, Jonah Gadjovich
Injured: Nikolai Knyzhov (upper body), Lane Pederson (lower body), Jonathan Dahlen (upper body)
Status Report
Bear was placed in NHL COVID-19 protocol Monday after the defenseman had a positive test... The Sharks held an optional skate. ... Dahlen is day to day after the forward was injured Saturday in a 4-0 loss to the Washington Capitals. ... Labanc returns to the lineup after serving a one-game suspension for a slew-foot against St. Louis Blues forward Tyler Bozak. ... Reedy was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League and will make his NHL debut.