Canucks at Sharks

CANUCKS (11-12-3) at SHARKS (8-16-4)

Canucks projected lineup
Nils Hoglander -- Bo Horvat -- J.T. Miller
Ilya Mikheyev -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Andrei Kuzmenko -- Jack Studnicka -- Conor Garland
Dakota Joshua -- Nils Aman -- Curtis Lazar
Quinn Hughes -- Luke Schenn
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Ethan Bear
Riley Stillman -- Tyler Myers
Spencer Martin
Collin Delia
Scratched:Kyle Burroughs, Sheldon Dries
Injured:Thatcher Demko (lower body), Tanner Pearson (hand), Travis Dermott (concussion), Tucker Poolman (undisclosed)
Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Tomas Hertl -- Kevin Labanc
Nick Bonino -- Logan Couture -- Alexander Barabanov
Luke Kunin -- Nico Sturm -- Evgeny Svechnikov
Oskar Lindblom -- Steven Lorentz -- Jonah Gadjovich
Jaycob Megna -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Matt Benning
Scott Harrington -- Radim Simek
Kaapo Kahkonen
Eetu Makiniemi
Scratched:Nick Cicek, Noah Gregor, CJ Suess
Injured:James Reimer (undisclosed), Nikolai Knyzhov (Achilles), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Mario Ferraro (foot), Matt Nieto (undisclosed)
Status report
Martin is expected to start after giving up four goals on nine shots in a 7-6 overtime win against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. ... Joshua will play after missing two games as a healthy scratch. ... Kahkonen will start for the Sharks after Aaron Dell made 32 saves in a 6-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday. Dell was reassigned to San Jose of the American Hockey League on Tuesday and Makiniemi recalled. ... Sturm will play after missing eight games with an upper-body injury. ... Svechnikov cleared waivers Wednesday and will be in the lineup. ... Suess, a forward, was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.