Sharks at Canucks preview

SHARKS (39-23-9) at CANUCKS (25-37-9)
10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, NBCSCA, NHL.TV

The Sharks, 6-2-0 in their past eight games, are three points ahead of the third-place Los Angeles Kings in the Pacific. San Jose also leads the Anaheim Ducks by three points; Los Angeles has played one fewer game than Anaheim.
Canucks defenseman Chris Tanev will play for the first time since breaking his leg blocking a shot against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Feb. 8.
Vancouver will try to avoid a sixth consecutive defeat, which would be its longest losing streak this season. The Canucks, who have been shut out in three straight games, were eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff competition on Wednesday.

Players to watch

Sharks forward Evander Kane, who scored four goals in a 7-4 win at the Calgary Flames on Friday, has 10 points (five goals, five assists) in eight games since being acquired in a trade from the Buffalo Sabres on Feb. 26.
Canucks forward Daniel Sedin has one assist in his past six games after 14 points (eight goals, six assists) in his previous 10 games.

They said it

"We just have to keep our head down here and keep putting up points." -- Sharks coach Peter DeBoer on playing back-to-back games after defeating the Flames on Friday
"I don't think in between games you really think about it. Once the game starts and you get into the second period and you still haven't scored in that game, you might start thinking about it." -- Canucks center Henrik Sedin on the team's goal drought of 2:12:09; the Vancouver record of 2:34:52 was set from March 16-24, 2016

Sharks projected lineup

Tomas Hertl -- Logan Couture -- Mikkel Boedker
Evander Kane -- Joe Pavelski -- Marcus Sorensen
Timo Meier -- Chris Tierney -- Kevin Labanc
Barclay Goodrow -- Eric Fehr -- Melker Karlsson
Joakim Ryan -- Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Justin Braun
Brenden Dillon -- Dylan DeMelo
Aaron Dell
Martin Jones
Scratched:Paul Martin, Jannik Hansen
Injured: Joel Ward (shoulder), Joe Thornton (knee), Joonas Donskoi (upper body)

Canucks projected lineup

Brendan Leipsic -- Bo Horvat -- Jake Virtanen
Daniel Sedin -- Henrik Sedin -- Sam Gagner
Darren Archibald -- Brandon Sutter -- Tyler Motte
Reid Boucher -- Nic Dowd -- Nikolay Goldobin
Alexander Edler -- Christopher Tanev
Michael Del Zotto -- Troy Stecher
Derrick Pouliot -- Alex Biega
Jacob Markstrom
Anders Nilsson
Scratched: Jussi Jokinen
Injured: Ben Hutton (foot infection), Erik Gudbranson (shoulder), Brock Boeser (back), Sven Baertschi (shoulder), Loui Eriksson (fractured rib), Brendan Gaunce (foot), Markus Granlund (ankle)

Status report

San Jose did not conduct a morning skate. … Dell is expected to start for the first time since Feb. 22 after Jones made 30 saves against Calgary in his 10th straight start.

Stat pack

Pavelski has 11 points (three goals, eight assists) his past eight games. … The Canucks are 17-17-4 with Tanev this season and 8-20-5 without him.