Jets at Sharks preview

JETS (28-13-7) AT SHARKS (26-14-6)
10:30 p.m. ET; TSN3, NBCSCA, NHL.TV

Dell has helped the Sharks to back-to-back victories. He's 12-3-2 with a 2.17 goals-against average and .929 save percentage.
The Sharks have won five of their past six games and are in second place in the Pacific Division with 58 points, two more than the Calgary Flames.
The Jets have won back-to-back games and lead the Central Division with 63 points, one more than the Nashville Predators. Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (25-6-6, 2.29 GAA, .926 save percentage) likely will start for Winnipeg.

Players to watch

Jets center Blake Wheeler has 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in his past 10 games.
Sharks defenseman Brent Burns has 13 points (one goal, 12 assists) in his past 10 games.

They said it

"It's just a confidence thing. These guys have been doing it for a long time in this building. They've had a ton of success in here, so you tend to go back to those memories when you're in here. I think visitors come here having not had a lot of success and that just seems to snowball." -- Jets captain Blake Wheeler
"They got a lot of speed and a lot of skill. They're a pretty solid defensive team. I think if we just stick to our systems, then we should be able to handle them pretty well." -- Sharks goaltender Aaron Dell

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Blake Wheeler -- Patrik Laine
Mathieu Perreault -- Bryan Little -- Nikolaj Ehlers
Brandon Tanev -- Andrew Copp -- Joel Armia
Marko Dano -- Matt Hendricks -- Jack Roslovic
Josh Morrissey -- Jacob Trouba
Toby Enstrom -- Dustin Byfuglien
Dmitry Kulikov -- Tyler Myers
Connor Hellebuyck
Michael Hutchinson
Scratched: Ben Chiarot, Brendan Lemieux
Injured:Mark Scheifele (upper body), Adam Lowry (upper body), Shawn Matthias (upper body), Steve Mason (concussion)

Sharks projected lineup

Timo Meier -- Joe Thornton -- Joe Pavelski
Tomas Hertl -- Logan Couture -- Kevin Labanc
Mikkel Boedker -- Chris Tierney -- Melker Karlsson
Barclay Goodrow -- Joel Ward -- Jannik Hansen
Joakim Ryan -- Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Justin Braun
Brenden Dillon -- Dylan DeMelo
Aaron Dell
Troy Grosenick
Scratched:Tim Heed
Injured:Martin Jones (lower body), Joonas Donskoi (flu)

Status report

Lowry skated but wore a non-contact jersey and will miss his seventh consecutive game. ... Donskoi will miss his second straight game.

Stat pack

The Jets are 13-3-0 against the Pacific Division. ... Sharks center Joe Thornton has eight points (five goals, three assists) in his past five games.