Penguins at Sharks

PENGUINS (26-17-9) at SHARKS (17-26-11)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Rickard Rakell
Jason Zucker -- Evgeni Malkin -- Bryan Rust
Brock McGinn -- Jeff Carter -- Kasperi Kapanen
Ryan Poehling -- Teddy Blueger -- Josh Archibald
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- Jeff Petry
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Chad Ruhwedel
Casey DeSmith
Dustin Tokarski
Scratched: Drew O'Connor, Danton Heinen, Mark Friedman
Injured: Tristan Jarry (upper body), Jan Rutta (upper body)
Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Tomas Hertl -- Noah Gregor
Michael Eyssimont -- Logan Couture -- Alexander Barabanov
Nick Bonino -- Nico Sturm -- Oskar Lindblom
Evgeny Svechnikov -- Steven Lorentz -- Kevin Labanc
Scott Harrington -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Matt Benning
Jacob MacDonald -- Mario Ferraro
Aaron Dell
Kaapo Kahkonen
Scratched: Nick Cicek, Eetu Makiniemi
Injured: Luke Kunin (knee), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Radim Simek (upper body), James Reimer (illness), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body)
Status report
The Penguins held an optional morning skate Tuesday. ... DeSmith will make his seventh straight start. ... Dell is expected to start after he made eight saves in relief of Kahkonen in a 4-1 win at the Washington Capitals on Sunday. ... Gadjovich, a forward, is week to week after being injured Sunday and has been placed on injured reserve; Labanc will take his place on the fourth line. ... Makiniemi, a goalie, was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.