Sharks at Golden Knights preview

SHARKS (12-7-4) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (11-12-1)
10 p.m. ET; ATTSN-RM, NBCSCA, NHL.TV

The Golden Knights defeated the Sharks in six games to advance to the Western Conference Final.
Each team is playing the second game of a back-to-back after winning on Friday. San Jose defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 at SAP Center, and Vegas won 2-0 against the Calgary Flames at home.
The Sharks are playing on the road for the first time since Nov. 9 against the St. Louis Blues.
They had a point in five games during their six-game homestand (4-1-1). The Golden Knights have won two consecutive games and three of four (3-1-0).

Players to watch

Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson has eight points (two goals, six assists) in the past five games.
Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is 4-1-0 in his past five starts with a .938 save percentage and a goals-against average of 1.78.

They said it

"We had a good homestand in the big picture of it. We played some tough teams during the homestand and had some good wins. Heading on the road, we're going to have to be a little better." -- Sharks coach Peter DeBoer
"They're a divisional opponent, so those games are really important. They've been playing well as of late. It's an important game for both of us." -- Golden Knights forward Reilly Smith

Sharks projected lineup

Evander Kane -- Joe Pavelski -- Joonas Donskoi
Tomas Hertl -- Logan Couture -- Timo Meier
Marcus Sorensen -- Joe Thornton -- Kevin Labanc
Barclay Goodrow -- Antti Suomela -- Melker Karlsson
Tim Heed -- Brent Burns
Brenden Dillon -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Justin Braun
Martin Jones
Aaron Dell
Scratched: Radim Simek, Joakim Ryan, Lukas Radil
Injured: None

Golden Knights projected lineup

Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
Max Pacioretty -- Cody Eakin -- Alex Tuch
Daniel Carr -- Tomas Nosek -- Ryan Carpenter
William Carrier -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Ryan Reaves
Brayden McNabb -- Nate Schmidt
Shea Theodore -- Deryk Engelland
Nick Holden -- Colin Miller
Marc-Andre Fleury
Malcolm Subban
Scratched: Jon Merrill, Brad Hunt, Oscar Lindberg
Injured: Erik Haula (lower body) Paul Stastny (lower body)

Status report

Neither team held a morning skate. … Jones will start after Dell played Friday. … Fleury will get the start after making 29 saves Friday.

Stat pack

Pavelski has 10 points (six goals, four assists) in the past six games. … Burns has four points (four assists) in the past seven games after scoring 20 points (three goals, 17 assists) in the previous 13 games. … Tuch has 10 points in the past nine games. … Pacioretty has five points (one goal, four assists) during a five-game point streak.