Canucks at Sharks

CANUCKS (22-21-6) at SHARKS (22-21-4)

Canucks projected lineup
J.T. Miller -- Bo Horvat -- Brock Boeser
Vasily Podkolzin -- Elias Pettersson -- Nils Hoglander
Tanner Pearson -- Jason Dickinson -- Conor Garland
Tyler Motte -- Juho Lammikko -- Matthew Highmore
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tyler Myers
Quinn Hughes
-- Luke Schenn
Kyle Burroughs -- Travis Hamonic
Thatcher Demko
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Alex Chiasson, Noah Juulsen , Brad Hunt
Injured: Tucker Poolman (headaches), Brady Keeper (leg), Brandon Sutter (illness)
Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Tomas Hertl -- Alexander Barabanov
Jonathan Dahlen -- Logan Couture -- Rudolfs Balcers
Andrew Cogliano -- Nick Bonino -- Noah Gregor
Jeffrey Viel -- Lane Pederson -- Matt Nieto
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Ryan Merkley
Jake Middleton -- Nicolas Meloche
James Reimer
Zach Sawchenko
Scratched: Radim Simek, Jonah Gadjovich
Injured: Erik Karlsson (upper body), Kevin Labanc (upper body), Adin Hill (lower body)
Status report
Hughes will return after missing three games in COVID-19 protocol. ... Demko is expected to start. ... Balcers will be in the lineup after being hit by a puck during a 3-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Monday. ... Merkley will replace Simek, a defenseman.