Sharks at Coyotes preview

SHARKS (14-12-1) AT COYOTES (15-8-4)
8 p.m. ET; FS-A, FS-A PLUS, NBCSCA, NHL.TV

The Sharks are 10-2-0 in their past 12 games after a five-game losing streak.
Goalie Aaron Dell could start after Martin Jones made 33 saves in a 4-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Friday.
The Coyotes will try to win for the seventh time in 11 games. They're 4-1-2 in their past seven games and 6-2-2 in their past 10.
Goalie Antti Raanta, who did not play in the past two games because of an illness, is expected to start after Darcy Kuemper made 37 saves in a 2-1 shootout loss at the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. It marked the ninth consecutive Pacific Division game Arizona has gained at least a point (6-0-3).

Players to watch

Sharks center Logan Couture has 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in his past nine games.
Coyotes defenseman Alex Goligoski has five points (one goal, four assists) in a three-game point streak.

They said it

"They're big points [in division games]. We know how important these games are to keep moving up. To be in the playoff picture is one of the things we've talked about." -- Sharks forward Patrick Marleau
"It's a big game for us. Any time you go against division teams, it's a meaningful game. They're playoff-like games. Both teams are on a back-to-back, so we've got to be ready to go." -- Coyotes forward Conor Garland

Sharks projected lineup

Evander Kane -- Logan Couture -- Barclay Goodrow
Timo Meier -- Tomas Hertl -- Patrick Marleau
Marcus Sorensen -- Joe Thornton -- Kevin Labanc
Noah Gregor -- Dylan Gambrell
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Erik Karlsson
Radim Simek -- Brent Burns
Brenden Dillon -- Mario Ferraro
Tim Heed
Aaron Dell
Martin Jones
Scratched: None
Injured:Dalton Prout (upper body), Lukas Radil (undisclosed)

Coyotes projected lineup

Christian Dvorak -- Nick Schmaltz -- Conor Garland
Barrett Hayton -- Carl Soderberg - - Phil Kessel
Clayton Keller -- Derek Stepan -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Michael Grabner -- Brad Richardson -- Christian Fischer
Jakob Chychrun -- Alex Goligoski
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Jason Demers
Ilya Lyubushkin -- Jordan Oesterle
Antti Raanta
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Aaron Ness
Injured: Lawson Crouse (upper body), Niklas Hjalmarsson (lower body)

Status report

Suomela took a hard hit during the third period on Friday and isn't expected to play. … The Coyotes traded goalie Eric Comrie to the Detroit Red Wings for defenseman Vili Saarijarvi on Saturday.

Stat pack

The Sharks have allowed two goals or fewer in each of their past 44 wins, an NHL record. The mark previously was held by the Pittsburgh Penguins, with 43 straight from Feb. 21, 2012-Oct. 17, 2013. … Dell is 4-1-1 with a 2.53 goals-against average against Arizona. … Erik Karlsson has four points (one goal, three assists) in his past three games. … Each of the Coyotes' past three games has gone to a shootout (1-0-2).