Sharks at Red Wings preview

SHARKS (36-18-8) at RED WINGS (23-30-9)
3 p.m. ET; FS-D, NBCSCA, NHL.TV

Karlsson left a 4-0 loss at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday at 7:35 of the second period after aggravating a groin injury that caused him to miss nine games Jan. 19-Feb. 14
San Jose trails the Calgary Flames by three points for first place in the Western Conference.
Filip Zadina will make his NHL debut for the Red Wings. The 19-year-old forward, selected by Detroit with the No. 6 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, is expected to play nine games with the Red Wings before returning to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.
Detroit has lost four games in a row and seven of its past nine.

Players to watch

Sharks forward Joe Pavelski has 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) in the past 12 games.
Red Wings forward Anthony Mantha has nine points (three goals, six assists) in the past six games.

They said it

"I thought we were as conservative and cautious as you can be, but muscle injuries, you don't know. Sometimes you get in positions or overextend it. We'll see where it's at tomorrow." -- Sharks coach Peter DeBoer on defenseman Erik Karlsson's groin injury
"This has been my dream since I was a little kid, and tomorrow it is going to happen with my parents in the stands. It's nine games, and I know I need to impress them, but I'm going to have fun tomorrow." -- Red Wings forward Filip Zadina on his NHL debut

Sharks projected lineup

Timo Meier -- Logan Couture -- Joe Pavelski
Evander Kane -- Tomas Hertl -- Joonas Donskoi
Marcus Sorensen -- Joe Thornton -- Kevin Labanc
Micheal Haley -- Barclay Goodrow -- Melker Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Joakim Ryan
Radim Simek -- Brent Burns
Brenden Dillon -- Justin Braun
Aaron Dell
Martin Jones
Scratched: Tim Heed, Lukas Radil
Injured: Erik Karlsson (groin)

Red Wings projected lineup

Tyler Bertuzzi -- Dylan Larkin -- Gustav Nyquist
Anthony Mantha -- Frans Nielsen -- Andreas Athanasiou
Jacob de la Rose -- Luke Glendening -- Filip Zadina
Justin Abdelkader -- Michael Rasmussen -- Darren Helm
Niklas Kronwall -- Mike Green
Danny DeKeyser -- Filip Hronek
Jonathan Ericsson -- Trevor Daley
Jonathan Bernier
Harri Sateri
Scratched: Luke Witkowski, Madison Bowey
Injured: Evgeny Svechnikov (knee surgery), Thomas Vanek (undisclosed), Jimmy Howard (flu-like symptoms)

Status report

Howard, one of several Red Wings who has the flu, will not play. Sateri was recalled from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League. … Vanek will miss the game, coach Jeff Blashill said. ... Zadina practiced Saturday on the third line and second power-play unit.

Stat pack

Burns has 16 points (three goals, 13 assists) in the past 12 games. … Larkin has 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) in his past 15 games.