SHARKS (31-26-6) at CANADIENS (36-18-10)
7 p.m. ET; TVAS, CITY, SNE, NBCSCA
Sharks projected lineup
Igor Chernyshov — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
Collin Graf — Alexander Wennberg — Kiefer Sherwood
William Eklund — Michael Misa — Tyler Toffoli
Barclay Goodrow — Zack Ostapchuk – Adam Gaudette
Dmitry Orlov — John Klingberg
Mario Ferraro — Shakir Mukhamadullin
Sam Dickinson — Vincent Desharnais
Alex Nedeljkovic
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Pavol Regenda, Nick Leddy, Philipp Kurashev, Ryan Reaves
Injured: Ty Dellandrea (lower body), Yaroslav Askarov (lower body)
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Juraj Slafkovsky
Alex Newhook — Oliver Kapanen — Ivan Demidov
Zachary Bolduc — Jake Evans — Kirby Dach
Alexandre Texier — Phillip Danault — Josh Anderson
Mike Matheson — Noah Dobson
Kaiden Guhle — Lane Hutson
Jayden Struble — Alexandre Carrier
Jakub Dobes
Samuel Montembeault
Scratched: Arber Xhekaj, Joe Veleno, Brendan Gallagher
Injured: Patrik Laine (lower body)
Status report
Askarov will not dress Saturday or at the Ottawa Senators on Sunday. … Brossoit was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League on Friday and is expected to back up Nedeljkovic. … There will be some game-time decisions regarding the Sharks’ lineup, coach Ryan Warsofsky said. … Caufield returns after missing a 3-2 win at the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday because of the flu. … Gallagher, a forward, will be a healthy scratch against San Jose but will play against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. … Texier will move from the top line to the fourth line.
