Wild at Sharks

WILD (18-6-1) at SHARKS (14-11-1)

Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Ryan Hartman -- Mats Zuccarello
Jordan Greenway -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Marcus Foligno
Mason Shaw -- Victor Rask -- Kevin Fiala
Brandon Duhaime -- Nico Sturm -- Nick Bjugstad
Alex Goligoski -- Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin -- Dmitry Kulikov
Jon Merrill -- Jordie Benn
Cam Talbot
Kaapo Kahkonen
Scratched:Kevin Czuczman, Rem Pitlick
Injured: Mathew Dumba (illness)
COVID-19 protocol:Frederick Gaudreau
Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Logan Couture -- Jonathan Dahlen
Alexander Barabanov -- Tomas Hertl -- Noah Gregor
Matt Nieto -- Nick Bonino -- Andrew Cogliano
Jonah Gadjovich -- Jasper Weatherby -- Kevin Labanc
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Jake Middleton -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Nicolas Meloche
Adin Hill
James Reimer
Scratched:Radim Simek, Lane Pederson, Alexei Melnichuk
Injured:Nikolai Knyzhov (upper body), Rudolfs Balcers (lower body)
Status Report
Spurgeon returns to the lineup after missing eight games with a lower-body injury. ... Dumba, a defenseman, is out with a non-COVID-19 illness, Wild coach Dean Evason said. ... Shaw will make his NHL debut. He'll replace Pitlick, a forward. ... Labanc will play after being scratched from a 5-3 win against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. He'll replace Pederson, a forward.