Sharks at Ducks

SHARKS (8-16-5) at DUCKS (7-17-3)

Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Tomas Hertl -- Kevin Labanc
Nick Bonino -- Logan Couture -- Alexander Barabanov
Luke Kunin -- Nico Sturm -- Evgeny Svechnikov
Oskar Lindblom -- Steven Lorentz -- Jonah Gadjovich
Jaycob Megna -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Matt Benning
Scott Harrington -- Radim Simek
Eetu Makiniemi
Kaapo Kahkonen
Scratched: Nick Cicek, Noah Gregor, CJ Suess
Injured: James Reimer (lower body), Nikolai Knyzhov (Achilles), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Mario Ferraro (foot), Matt Nieto (undisclosed)
Ducks projected lineup
Adam Henrique -- Trevor Zegras -- Troy Terry
Max Comtois -- Ryan Strome -- Frank Vatrano
Max Jones -- Mason McTavish -- Brett Leason
Jayson Megna -- Sam Carrick -- Jakob Silfverberg
Cam Fowler -- Dmitry Kulikov
Urho Vaakanainen -- John Klingberg
Simon Benoit -- Kevin Shattenkirk
John Gibson
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Colton White, Nathan Beaulieu
Injured: Jamie Drysdale (shoulder), Isac Lundestrom (finger), Derek Grant (lower body)
Status report
Makiniemi will make his first NHL start after making his League debut in relief of Kahkonen, making six saves in a 6-5 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. ... Reimer, a goalie, is expected to return against the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday; he has missed six games. ... Barabanov did not practice Thursday because of a lingering lower-body injury, but will play. ... Lorentz will return after missing the game Wednesday with the flu. ... Klingberg will return after missing seven games with a lower-body injury. ... Megna will make his Ducks debut after he was claimed off waivers from the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.