Golden Knights at Sharks preview

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (47-21-5) at SHARKS (41-23-9)
10 p.m. ET; NBCSN, NHL.TV

The Golden Knights, who have won two straight games, have an eight-point lead over the San Jose Sharks for first place in the Pacific Division. Subban will start in place of Marc-Andre Fleury, who missed the final two periods of a 4-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday with an undisclosed injury.
Subban is 11-3-1 with a 2.55 goals-against average. He made 22 saves against Vancouver in his first game since injuring his left middle finger on Feb. 8.
Martin Jones will make his 53rd start for the Sharks, who have scored 27 goals during a season-high, five-game winning streak. Jones is 10-3-1 with a 2.22 GAA in his past 14 starts.

Players to watch

Vegas forward William Karlsson is one goal away from his first 40-goal season in the NHL.
Sharks forward Joe Pavelski has a five-game point streak (one goal, five assists).

They said it

"We've had a lot of goalie injuries. We've dealt with it, we've played well with it. We have full confidence in Malcolm. He's a great goalie. Super athletic." -- Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb on Malcolm Subban
"You're always trying to hunt down teams ahead of you until you can't any more. I think our concentration hasn't been as much on standings as it is on our game and playing our game consistently this time of year. That always bleeds into the playoffs." -- Sharks coach Peter DeBoer

Golden Knights projected lineup

Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Tomas Tatar
David Perron -- Erik Haula -- James Neal
Ryan Carpenter -- Cody Eakin -- Alex Tuch
Tomas Nosek -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Ryan Reaves
Brayden McNabb -- Nate Schmidt
Shea Theodore --- Deryk Engelland
Jon Merrill -- Colin Miller
Malcolm Subban
Oscar Dansk
Scratched:Brad Hunt, Oscar Lindberg, Zach Whitecloud
Injured: Marc-Andre Fleury (undisclosed), Reilly Smith (upper body), William Carrier (upper body), Luca Sbisa (upper body)

Sharks projected lineup

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

Status report

Fleury did not travel to San Jose but will join the team on Friday in Colorado, coach Gerard Gallant said. Dansk was recalled from Chicago of the American Hockey League.

Stat pack

Haula has six points (four goals, two assists) in his past five games. ... Dillon has a five-game point streak (two goals, four assists).