Predators at Sharks

PREDATORS (27-22-6) at SHARKS (18-29-11)

Predators projected lines
Mikael Granlund -- Tommy Novak -- Matt Duchene
Nino Niederreiter -- Cody Glass -- Philip Tomasino
Cole Smith -- Colton Sissons -- Tanner Jeannot
Yakov Trenin -- Juuso Parssinen --
Kiefer Sherwood
Ryan McDonagh -- Roman Josi
Mattias Ekholm -- Jeremy Lauzon
Kevin Gravel -- Dante Fabbro
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: None
Injured: Ryan Johansen (leg), Mark Borowiecki (upper body), Alexandre Carrier (upper body), Filip Forsberg (upper body)
Sharks projected lines
Michael Eyssimont -- Logan Couture -- Alexander Barabanov
Noah Gregor -- Tomas Hertl -- Martin Kaut
Nick Bonino -- Nico Sturm -- Oskar Lindblom
Kevin Labanc -- Steven Lorentz -- Evgeny Svechnikov
Scott Harrington -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Matt Benning
Mario Ferraro -- Jacob MacDonald
James Reimer
Kaapo Kahkonen
Scratched: Nick Cicek
Injured: Luke Kunin (knee), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Radim Simek (upper body), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Timo Meier (upper body)
Status report
Johansen, a center, is out 12 weeks after having surgery on his right leg Wednesday; he sustained an apparent skate cut during the second period of a 5-4 shootout win against the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. ... Sherwood was recalled from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Thursday. ... Saros is expected to start after making 35 saves Tuesday... Meier, a forward, will miss a second straight game and remains day to day. ... Reimer will start after making 26 saves in a 4-0 win against the Seattle Kraken on Monday.