#### **SHARKS (29-28-8) at COYOTES (20-41-5)****Sharks projected lineup**Timo Meier -- Tomas Hertl -- Alexander BarabanovRudolfs Balcers -- Logan Couture -- Noah GregorJohn Leonard -- Nick Bonino -- Sasha ChmelevskiScott Reedy -- Lane Pederson -- Jeffrey VielJaycob Megna -- Brent BurnsErik Karlsson -- Nicolas MelocheMarc-Edouard Vlasic -- Ryan MerkleyJames ReimerKaapo Kahkonen***Scratched:** Radim Simek, Jonah Gadjovich****Injured:** Adin Hill (lower body), Mario Ferraro (lower body), Kevin Labanc (shoulder), Matt Nieto (undisclosed), Jonathan Dahlen (upper body)***Coyotes projected lineup**Clayton Keller -- Travis Boyd -- Nick SchmaltzAlex Galchenyuk -- Jay Beagle -- Phil KesselNick Ritchie --[Jan Jenik](https://www.nhl.com/player/jan-jenik-8480890)-- Loui ErikssonMatias Maccelli -- Barrett Hayton -- Michael CarconeShayne Gostisbehere -- Dysin MayoCam Dineen -- Anton StralmanKyle Capobianco -- Vladislav KolyachonokKarel VejmelkaJosef Korenar***Scratched:** None****Injured:**Christian Fischer (lower body), Lawson Crouse (upper body), J.J. Moser (upper body), Conor Timmins (knee), Andrew Ladd (lower body), Liam O'Brien (upper body), Antoine Roussel (lower body), Jakob Chychrun (lower body)***Status report**The Sharks held an optional morning skate Wednesday. ... Forwards Dahlen, Labanc and Nieto, and Ferraro, a defenseman, each has resumed practicing. ... Labanc is taking part in contact work for the first time since being injured Dec. 11 and hopes to play against the Dallas Stars on Saturday; he has missed 37 games. ... Ferraro has missed 13 games, Nieto four and Dahlen three. ... Dahlen could return later this week. ... Reimer will make his sixth start in eight games. ... Vejmelka will make his sixth consecutive start.
