Sharks at Golden Knights preview

SHARKS (44-24-10) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (49-22-7)
10:30 p.m. ET; ATTSN-RM, NBCSCA, NHL.TV

The Golden Knights, 4-1-2 in their past seven games, will claim the division title if they get at least one point. The Sharks, 0-1-1 in their past two games following an eight-game winning streak, would qualify for the postseason with a win in any fashion.
Each team would clinch with a San Jose overtime or shootout win.
The Golden Knights lead the Sharks by seven points for the Pacific lead; each has four regular-season games remaining.

Players to watch

Sharks forward Evander Kane has 14 points (nine goals, five assists) in 15 games since being acquired in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres on Feb. 26.
Golden Knights forward James Neal is expected to play in his 700th NHL game on Saturday. He scored his 25th goal of the season on Friday.

They said it

"I think we have the confidence to win games and win the close ones. We definitely have the feeling we can beat most teams in this league." -- Sharks center Joe Pavelski
"This is when you want to be playing the game. It's the best. Last year, you get a taste of winning and being there. I want our team to experience that. I want to do everything we can for us to be in full force for the first game in the playoffs." -- Golden Knights forward James Neal, who went to the Stanley Cup Final with the Nashville Predators last season

Sharks projected lineup

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

Golden Knights projected lineup

Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Alex Tuch
David Perron -- Erik Haula -- James Neal
Ryan Carpenter -- Cody Eakin -- Tomas Tatar
Tomas Nosek -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Ryan Reaves
Brayden McNabb -- Nate Schmidt
Shea Theodore -- Deryk Engelland
Jon Merrill -- Colin Miller
Marc-Andre Fleury
Malcolm Subban
Scratched:Brad Hunt, Oscar Lindberg, Zach Whitecloud
Injured: Reilly Smith (upper body), Luca Sbisa (upper body), William Carrier (upper body)

Status report

Donskoi skated with the first line during the morning skate Saturday and is expected to play his 200th NHL game after missing eight games with an upper-body injury. … The Golden Knights did not hold a morning skate.

Stat pack

Jones is 13-4-1 with a 2.22 goals-against average and .927 save percentage in his past 18 starts … Marchessault will play in his 200th NHL game. … Fleury is expected to start, and with a win would pass Grant Fuhr (403) for sole possession of 11th place on the League's all-time list.