Sharks at Lightning

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

SHARKS (15-25-11) at LIGHTNING (32-16-1)

Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Tomas Hertl -- Kevin Labanc
Michael Eyssimont -- Logan Couture -- Alexander Barabanov
Nick Bonino -- Nico Sturm -- Oskar Lindblom
Evgeny Svechnikov -- Steven Lorentz -- Jonah Gadjovich
Scott Harrington -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Matt Benning
Jacob MacDonald -- Mario Ferraro
Kaapo Kahkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: Noah Gregor
Injured: Luke Kunin (knee), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Radim Simek (upper body)
Lightning projected lineup
Steven Stamkos -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Alex Killorn
Ross Colton -- Nick Paul -- Patrick Maroon
Vladislav Namestnikov -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Corey Perry
Victor Hedman -- Zach Bogosian
Ian Cole -- Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev -- Nick Perbix
Brian Elliott
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Scratched: Haydn Fleury, Cal Foote
Injured: none
Status report
Simek, a defenseman, is not ready to be activated from injured reserve, leaving the Sharks with six available defensemen. ...Elliott is expected to start after Vasilevskiy made 42 saves in a 7-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Monday. ... Colton's status is uncertain after he was injured blocking a shot in the third period Monday.

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