Sharks at Ducks

SHARKS (9-11-3) at DUCKS (8-13-6)

Sharks projected lineup
Evander Kane -- Logan Couture -- Kevin Labanc
Matt Nieto -- Tomas Hertl -- Timo Meier
Joel Kellman -- Dylan Gambrell -- Ryan Donato
Fredrik Handemark
-- Patrick Marleau -- Kurtis Gabriel
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Nikolai Knyzhov -- Erik Karlsson
Radim Simek -- Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Devan Dubnyk
Martin Jones
Scratched: Nick DeSimone
Injured: Rudolfs Balcers (undisclosed)
COVID-19 protocol: Marcus Sorensen
Ducks projected lineup
Max Comtois -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Rickard Rakell
Trevor Zegras -- Adam Henrique -- Jakob Silfverberg
Max Jones -- Isac Lundestrom -- Danton Heinen
Derek Grant -- Sam Steel -- Nicolas Deslauriers
Cam Fowler -- Jani Hakanpaa
Josh Mahura -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Ben Hutton -- Jacob Larsson
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched: None
Injured:Hampus Lindholm (broken wrist), Carter Rowney (lower body), Sonny Milano (upper body), Troy Terry (upper body), Josh Manson (lower body)
Status report
Hertl will return after missing six games in COVID-19 protocol. ... Meier is also expected to return after missing the two games with a lower-body injury. ... Balcers, a forward, is questionable. ... Terry, a forward, and Manson, a defenseman, each is expected to miss his second straight game.