Sharks at Ducks

SHARKS (24-25-6) at DUCKS (26-22-9)

Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Tomas Hertl -- Rudolfs Balcers
Ryan Dzingel -- Logan Couture -- Alexander Barabanov
Matt Nieto -- Nick Bonino -- Noah Gregor
Jasper Weatherby -- Scott Reedy -- Andrew Cogliano
Jake Middleton -- Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Nicolas Meloche
Radim Simek -- Ryan Merkley
Zach Sawchenko
Alex Stalock
Scratched: Jeffrey Viel, Jonah Gadjovich
Injured: Jonathan Dahlen (upper body), Mario Ferraro (lower body), James Reimer (lower body), Erik Karlsson (upper body), Kevin Labanc (upper body), Adin Hill (lower body)
Ducks projected lineup
Adam Henrique -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Troy Terry
Sonny Milano -- Trevor Zegras -- Rickard Rakell
Sam Steel -- Isac Lundestrom -- Jakob Silfverberg
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Sam Carrick -- Derek Grant
Hampus Lindholm -- Jamie Drysdale
Brendan Guhle -- Cam Fowler
Simon Benoit -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Anthony Stolarz
John Gibson
Scratched: Josh Mahura, Max Comtois
Injured: Max Jones (upper body), Josh Manson (finger)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. ... Sawchenko will make his first NHL start after Stalock allowed six goals on 22 shots in an 8-0 loss to the Nashville Predators on Saturday. ... Balcers returned against the Predators after missing the previous four games with an upper-body injury. ... Dahlen, a forward, was placed on injured reserve Saturday. ... Gibson left practice early Saturday with an apparent hand injury. Stolarz is expected to start.