The San Jose Sharks take on the Edmonton Oilers today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
SHARKS (20-47-11) at OILERS (45-28-5)
9:30 p.m. ET; SN360, NBCSCA+
Sharks projected lineup
Nikolai Kovalenko — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
William Eklund — Alex Wennberg — Tyler Toffoli
Carl Grundstrom — Ty Dellandrea — Barclay Goodrow
Noah Gregor — Zack Ostapchuk — Cameron Lund
Jan Rutta — Timothy Liljegren
Lucas Carlsson — Henry Thrun
Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Jack Thompson
Georgi Romanov
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Klim Kostin
Injured: Logan Couture (groin), Vincent Desharnais (upper body), Mario Ferraro (lower body), Shakir Mukhamadullin (upper body)
Status report:
Rutta will return after missing 27 games with a lower-body injury; he will take the place of Ferraro, a defenseman who is out for the rest of the season after blocking a shot during an 8-7 overtime loss at the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.
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Oilers projected lineup
Jeff Skinner — Connor McDavid — Connor Brown
Viktor Arvidsson — Adam Henrique — Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin — Mattias Janmark — Corey Perry
Max Jones — Noah Philp — Kasperi Kapanen
Mattias Ekholm — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Ty Emberson
Brett Kulak — Troy Stecher
Calvin Pickard
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Cam Dineen
Injured: Leon Draisaitl (undisclosed), Trent Frederic (ankle), Evander Kane (hip, knee), John Klingberg (lower body), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (illness), Alec Regula (knee), Jake Walman (undisclosed)
Status Report:
Draisaitl will miss his fourth straight game; the center said Friday he wants to return before the end of the regular season to get ready for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. … Ekholm will return after missing seven games with a lower-body injury. …Dineen, a defenseman, was recalled from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis Thursday after the Oilers played with five defensemen in a 4-3 win against the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday. … Skinner will dress and back up Pickard after missing seven games with a head injury. … Edmonton loaned goalie Olivier Rodrigue to Bakersfield on Thursday.
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