Projected Lineups for Sharks vs Avalanche – 3/6/25

The San Jose Sharks take on the Colorado Avalanche today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

SHARKS (17-37-9) at AVALANCHE (36-24-2)

9:30 p.m. ET; ESPN

Sharks projected lineup

William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg– Tyler Toffoli
Fabian Zetterlund — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
Carl Grundstrom — Barclay Goodrow — Luke Kunin
Collin Graf — Ty Dellandrea — Klim Kostin

Jake Walman — Timothy Liljegren
Mario Ferraro — Shakir Mukhamadullin
Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Jack Thompson

Alexandar Georgiev
Georgi Romanov

Scratched: Jimmy Schuldt, Vincent Desharnais

Injured: Logan Couture (lower body), Jan Rutta (lower body), Nikolai Kovalenko (upper body), Henry Thrun (upper body)

Status Report:

Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said he wouldn’t comment on the lineup but did confirm Georgiev will start. … Nico Sturm, a forward, was traded to the Florida Panthers prior to the start of San Jose’s morning skate Thursday.

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Avalanche projected lineup

Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Jonathan Drouin — Casey Mittelstadt — Valeri Nichushkin
Joel Kiviranta — Jack Drury — Ross Colton
Jimmy Vesey — Parker Kelly — Logan O’Connor

Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Samuel Girard
Ryan Lindgren — Keaton Middleton

Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood

Scratched: Miles Wood, Oliver Kylington, Sam Malinski

Injured: Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)

Status report:

Manson will return after missing seven games with a lower-body injury … Vesey, a forward acquired alongside Lindgren in a trade with the New York Rangers on Saturday, will make his Avalanche debut.

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