Sharks at Avalanche

SHARKS (19-33-12) at AVALANCHE (34-21-6)

Sharks projected lineup
William Eklund -- Tomas Hertl -- Fabian Zetterlund
Andreas Johnsson -- Logan Couture -- Alexander Barabanov
Noah Gregor -- Nico Sturm -- Evgeny Svechnikov
Oskar Lindblom -- Steven Lorentz -- Kevin Labanc
Nikolai Knyzhov -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Matt Benning
Mario Ferraro -- Derrick Pouliot
Kaapo Kahkonen
James Reimer
Scratched:None
Injured:Luke Kunin (knee), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Radim Simek (upper body), Jacob MacDonald (undisclosed)
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Valeri Nichushkin
Evan Rodrigues -- J.T. Compher -- Mikko Rantanen
Andrew Cogliano -- Lars Eller -- Logan O'Connor
Matt Nieto -- Alex Newhook -- Denis Malgin
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Bowen Byram
Jack Johnson -- Kurtis MacDermid
Alexandar Georgiev
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Brad Hunt
Injured:Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Darren Helm (lower body), Erik Johnson (lower body), Pavel Francouz (lower body), (head), Josh Manson (lower body)
Status report
San Jose didn't hold a morning skate. … Sharks coach David Quinn said Kahkonen would start. … Quinn also said that MacDonald, a defenseman, is unavailable after leaving a 3-2 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets on Monday with an undisclosed injury. … Pouliot was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. … Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said that Erik Johnson, a defenseman, is progressing from a broken ankle sustained Feb. 11 to the point where he's rehabbing on ice but is unlikely to return before his original 8-10 week timeline. … Bednar also said he's hopeful that Manson, a defenseman, can return to the lineup by the end of the month. … Landeskog, a forward, still doesn't have a timeline.