Jets at Sharks preview

JETS (14-5-3) AT SHARKS (11-8-2)
10 p.m. ET; NBCSCA, SN, NHL.TV

Goaltender Steve Mason will start for the Jets, who have won two straight, are 6-1-0 in their past seven games and 10-2-1 in their past 13. They began Saturday two points behind the St. Louis Blues for first place in the Central Division.
Goaltender Martin Jones will make his 17th start for the Sharks, who are 1-2-2 in their past five games after going 6-1-0 in their previous seven. Jones has allowed two goals or fewer in 12 of his past 14 starts.

Players to watch

Jets forward Patrik Laine has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in his past 11 games.

Sharks defenseman Brent Burns scored his first goal this season in the second period against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday, on his 85th shot of the season.

They said it

"In every game you're going to need one or two pieces of your game to be above average to win on the road. You need a line to go and they were really, really good tonight." -- Jets coach Paul Maurice on Winnipeg's second line of Nikolaj Ehlers, Bryan Little and Patrik Laine, who combined for seven points in a 4-1 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday
"There's some things we want to clean up from Vegas last night. … We take a lot of pride in our structure away from the puck. We've got to get that back tonight because this is a skilled team that will make you look bad if you don't." -- Sharks coach Peter DeBoer on their 5-4 overtime loss against the Golden Knights on Friday

Jets projected lineup

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

Sharks projected lineup

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

Status report

Karlsson took part in San Jose's optional morning skate and said he expects to return to the lineup during the Sharks' upcoming road trip. ... The Jets did not hold a morning skate.

Stat pack

Scheifele has 17 points (eight goals, nine assists) in his past 13 games. … Pavelski has not scored a goal in nine straight games.