Sharks at Predators

SHARKS (29-33-9) at PREDATORS (41-26-5)

Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Logan Couture -- Sasha Chmelevski
Alexander Barabanov -- Tomas Hertl -- Noah Gregor
Rudolfs Balcers -- Nick Bonino -- Matt Nieto
Jonathan Dahlen -- Scott Reedy -- Jeffrey Viel
Jaycob Megna -- Brent Burns
Mario Ferraro -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Nicolas Meloche
Kaapo Kahkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: Ryan Merkley, Radim Simek
Injured: Kevin Labanc (shoulder), Adin Hill (lower body), John Leonard (lower body), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body)
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Ryan Johansen -- Philip Tomasino
Eeli Tolvanen -- Mikael Granlund -- Matt Duchene
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Tanner Jeannot
Nick Cousins -- Luke Kunin -- Matt Luff
Roman Josi -- Dante Fabbro
Mattias Ekholm -- Alexandre Carrier
Mark Borowiecki -- Jeremy Lauzon
Juuse Saros
David Rittich
Scratched: Ben Harpur, Jeremy Davies, Matt Benning
Injured: Michael McCarron (upper body)
Status report
Meloche will return to the lineup in place of Merkley, a defenseman. Viel will return in place of Simek, a defenseman who played shifts at forward during a 4-2 loss at the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. ... Kahkonen will make his second straight start … Gadjovich, a forward, practiced Monday but will miss his third consecutive game. ... Borowiecki will play after he was cross-checked in the face by Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin in a 3-2 overtime loss Sunday; Malkin was suspended four games. ... Fabbro will enter the lineup in place of Benning, a defenseman. ... Saros will start after missing the loss at Pittsburgh with a non-COVID-19 illness.