#### **SHARKS (7-11-3) AT KRAKEN (10-5-3)****Sharks projected lineup**Timo Meier -- Tomas Hertl -- Kevin LabancMatt Nieto -- Logan Couture -- Alexander BarabanovNoah Gregor -- Nick Bonino -- Luke KuninOskar Lindblom -- Steven Lorentz -- Jonah GadjovichJaycob Megna -- Erik KarlssonMarc-Edouard Vlasic -- Matt BenningNick Cicek -- Mario FerraroKaapo KahkonenAaron Dell***Scratched:**Evgeny Svechnikov, Radim Simek****Injuries:**James Reimer (lower body), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Nico Sturm (upper body)***Kraken projected lineup**Andre Burakovsky -- Alex Wennberg -- Jaden SchwartzOliver Bjorkstrand -- Yanni Gourde -- Brandon TanevJared McCann -- Matty Beniers -- Jordan EberleDaniel Sprong -- Morgan Geekie -- Ryan DonatoVince Dunn -- Adam LarssonJamie Oleksiak -- Justin SchultzCarson Soucy -- Will BorgenMartin JonesPhilipp Grubauer***Scratched:**Karson Kuhlman, Cale Fleury****Injured:**Joonas Donskoi (upper body), Chris Driedger (lower body)***Status report**The Sharks held an optional skate Wednesday morning … Dell was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League on Tuesday … San Jose coach David Quinn said Wednesday that Simek, a defenseman, is available but not expected to play … Jones, making his eighth consecutive start, will face his former team. Jones helped San Jose reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2016 ... Oleksiak, a defenseman, will be a game-time decision. He has not played since Nov. 8 because of a lower-body injury.
