Golden Knights at Sharks

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (39-14-2) at SHARKS (21-27-7)
9 p.m. ET; ESPN+, NBCSCA+, ATTSN-RM, NHL.TV

Golden Knights projected lineup
Mattias Janmark -- Chandler Stephenson -- Mark Stone
Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
Dylan Sikura -- Nicolas Roy -- Alex Tuch
William Carrier -- Keegan Kolesar -- Brayden Pachal
Shea Theodore -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Zach Whitecloud
Nicolas Hague
Marc-Andre Fleury
Robin Lehner
Scratched:None
Injured:Max Pacioretty (undisclosed), Tomas Nosek (undisclosed), Alec Martinez (lower body), Peyton Krebs (fractured jaw)
Sharks projected lineup
Alexander Barbanov -- Tomas Hertl -- Evander Kane
Rudolfs Balckers -- Patrick Marleau -- Timo Meier
Lean Bergmann -- Dylan Gambrell -- Kevin Labanc
Ivan Chekhovich -- Noah Gregor -- Alexander Chmelevski
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Nikolai Knyzhov -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Brinson Pasichnuk
Alexei Melnichuk
Martin Jones
Scratched:Ryan Donato, Kurtis Gabriel, Christian Jaros, Josef Korenar, Greg Pateryn, Marcus Sorensen, Alexander True, Jeffrey Viel
Injured:Logan Couture (lower body), John Leonard (upper body), Matt Nieto (lower body), Radim Simek (upper body), Joachim Blichfeld (upper body)
Status report
The Golden Knights did not hold a morning skate. ... Sikura and Pachal were recalled from Henderson of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. Pachal, a defenseman, could make his NHL debut at fourth-line right wing with Vegas playing five defensemen and using the sixth at forward. ... ... Bergmann will make his season debut.