Sharks at Ducks

SHARKS (12-20-7) at DUCKS (11-24-4)

Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Logan Couture -- Alexander Barabanov
Matt Nieto -- Tomas Hertl -- Kevin Labanc
Nick Bonino -- Nico Sturm -- Evgeny Svechnikov
Jonah Gadjovich -- Steven Lorentz -- Oskar Lindblom
Jaycob Megna -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Matt Benning
Scott Harrington -- Mario Ferraro
Kaapo Kahkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: Noah Gregor, Nick Cicek
Injured: Nikolai Knyzhov (Achilles), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Radim Simek (upper body)
Ducks projected lineup
Adam Henrique -- Mason McTavish -- Troy Terry
Trevor Zegras -- Ryan Strome -- Frank Vatrano
Max Comtois -- Sam Carrick -- Jakob Silfverberg
Justin Kirkland -- Jayson Megna -- Brett Leason
Cam Fowler -- Dmitry Kulikov
Simon Benoit -- John Klingberg
Urho Vaakanainen -- Colton White
Anthony Stolarz
John Gibson
Scratched: None
Injured: Max Jones (upper body), Jamie Drysdale (shoulder), Isac Lundestrom (finger), Derek Grant (lower body), Kevin Shattenkirk (illness)
Status report
Kahkonen will make consecutive starts for the first time since Nov. 21-23. ... Reimer is expected to start against the Boston Bruins on Saturday. .. Simek, a defenseman, continues to work out on his own. ... Knyzhov is attending his first road game since having surgery on Aug. 10, but the defenseman has not been cleared for contact. ... The Ducks did not hold a morning skate Friday. ... Stolarz will make his first start since Dec. 4; he missed nine games with a lower-body injury and backed up Gibson the past two games. ... White will enter the lineup for Shattenkirk, a defenseman. ... Defenseman Nathan Beaulieu was assigned to San Diego of the American Hockey League on Thursday.