Sharks at Hurricanes preview

SHARKS (15-13-1) at HURRICANES (16-11-1)
7 p.m. ET; NBCSCA, FS-CR, NHL.TV

Goalie Aaron Dell will start for San Jose, which is 11-3-0 following a five-game losing streak. The Sharks were defeated by the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Tuesday.
Goalie Petr Mrazek will start for the Hurricanes, who have lost three of their past four games after going 6-1-0.

Players to watch

Sharks forward Logan Couture has 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in his past 13 games.
Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov has 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in the past 12 games.

They said it

"They put a lot of pressure on you in all three zones. Their defensemen are involved, both pinching and taking away time and space. This has always been a little bit of a house of horrors for us. We've got to be ready." -- Sharks coach Pete DeBoer on San Jose's 3-7-1 record in its past 11 games in Carolina
"We've juggled lines more this year than we did last year, based on the fact that I'm still looking for that consistent effort up front. At the end of the day, whoever we're throwing out there, you've got to do the job. We're looking for a little traction up front." -- Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour

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 -- Melker Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Erik Karlsson
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Brenden Dillon -- Radim Simek
Aaron Dell
Martin Jones
Scratched:Tim Heed, Lukas Radil, Lean Bergmann
Injured:Dalton Prout (upper body), Antti Suomela (upper body)

Hurricanes projected lineup

Nino Niederreiter -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen
Andrei Svechnikov-- Jordan Staal -- Warren Foegele
Ryan Dzingel -- Lucas Wallmark -- Jordan Martinook
Brock McGinn -- Clark Bishop --
Brian Gibbons
Jaccob Slavin -- Dougie Hamilton
Joel Edmundson -- Brett Pesce
Jake Gardiner -- Haydn Fleury
Petr Mrazek
James Reimer
Scratched: Trevor van Riemsdyk
Injured: Erik Haula (knee), Martin Necas (lower body)

Status report

Suomela was placed on injured reserve Wednesday and Bergmann was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League. … The Hurricanes recalled Gibbons from Charlotte of the AHL on Wednesday. ... Brind'Amour said Necas, who skated before practice Thursday, is expected to return "in the near future."

Stat pack

Kane has 30 points (13 goals, 17 assists) in 31 games against the Hurricanes. He had a first-period hat trick and four points in a 5-2 win against the Hurricanes at SAP Center on Oct. 16. ... Hertl has 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in 11 games against the Hurricanes. … Carolina has killed 36 of 39 penalties in its past 12 games. ... Staal has not scored a goal in nine straight games, and Niederreiter has not scored in seven straight.