Sharks at Avalanche

SHARKS (7-5-1) at AVALANCHE (5-5-1)

Sharks projected lineup
Jonathan Dahlen -- Logan Couture -- Timo Meier
Alexander Barabanov -- Tomas Hertl -- Rudolfs Balcers
Matt Nieto -- Nick Bonino -- Kevin Labanc
Jasper Weatherby -- Andrew Cogliano -- Nick Merkley
Brent Burns -- Mario Ferraro
Erik Karlsson -- Jake Middleton
Radim Simek -- Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Adin Hill
James Reimer
Scratched: Jonah Gadjovich, Santeri Hatakka
Injured: Nikolai Knyzhov (upper body), Lane Pederson (lower body), Jeffrey Viel (finger)
Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- J.T. Compher -- Mikko Rantanen
Valeri Nichushkin -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre Burakovsky
Tyson Jost -- Alex Newhook -- Logan O'Connor
Darren Helm -- Jayson Megna -- Kiefer Sherwood
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Ryan Murray -- Samuel Girard
Jack Johnson -- Erik Johnson
Darcy Kuemper
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Injured: Bowen Byram (upper body), Pavel Francouz (ankle), Martin Kaut (upper body), Nathan MacKinnon (lower body), Stefan Matteau (lower body)
Status report
Each team had optional morning skates. … Labanc, Karlsson, Meier, Middleton, Nieto, Simek and Vlasic were removed from NHL COVID-19 protocol Friday, along with Sharks coach Bob Boughner. … Pederson, a forward, will miss at least one week after sustaining an injury Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets. … Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Byram didn't feel well after practicing Friday and will not play. The defenseman was injured Thursday against the Vancouver Canucks. ... Aube-Kubel, a forward, was claimed on waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.