AVALANCHE (1-4-0) at SHARKS (0-3-2)
8 p.m. ET; NBCSCA, ALT, SN1
Avalanche projected lineup
Ross Colton -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Nikolai Kovalenko -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Logan O'Connor
Miles Wood -- Parker Kelly -- Calum Ritchie
Ivan Ivan -- Matt Stienburg -- Joel Kiviranta
Oliver Kylington -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Josh Manson
Calvin de Haan -- Sam Malinski
Justus Annunen
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: John Ludvig, Kaapo Kahkonen, Chris Wagner
Injured: Devon Toews (lower body), Jonathan Drouin (upper body), Artturi Lehkonen (upper body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)
Suspended: Valeri Nichushkin
Sharks projected lineup
Fabian Zetterlund -- Mikael Granlund -- Tyler Toffoli
William Eklund -- Alexander Wennberg -- Ty Dellandrea
Danil Gushchin -- Will Smith -- Luke Kunin
Carl Grundstrom -- Nico Sturm -- Barclay Goodrow
Jake Walman -- Cody Ceci
Mario Ferraro -- Jan Rutta
Henry Thrun -- Jack Thompson
Vitek Vanecek
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Jack Thompson, Givani Smith, Klim Kostin
Injured: Macklin Celebrini (lower body), Shakir Mukhamadullin (lower body), Thomas Bordeleau (lower body), Logan Couture (lower body), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. ... Toews, a defenseman, is expected to miss his fourth straight game but is traveling. ... Drouin, a forward, was placed on injured reserve Sunday and Wagner, a forward, was recalled from Colorado of the American Hockey League. … Kahkonen, a goalie, resolved his work visa issues and has joined the Avalanche. ... Will Smtih is back in the Sharks lineup after he was scratched against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday for rest as part of the forward's development plan. ... Eklund also returns after not playing Friday because upper-body injury. ... Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said Celebrini has started skating and is progressing, though the forward remains week to week.
