Sharks at Hurricanes

SHARKS (14-25-10) at HURRICANES (30-9-8)

Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Tomas Hertl -- Michael Eyssimont
Evgeny Svechnikov -- Logan Couture -- Alexander Barabanov
Nick Bonino -- Nico Sturm -- Noah Gregor
Oskar Lindblom -- Steven Lorentz -- Jonah Gadjovich
Jaycob Megna -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Mario Ferraro
Jacob MacDonald -- Scott Harrington
James Reimer
Kaapo Kahkonen
Scratched: Kevin Labanc
Injured: Luke Kunin (knee), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Radim Simek (upper body), Matt Benning (illness)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Teuvo Teravainen -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Paul Stastny -- Derek Stepan -- Stefan Noesen
Jalen Chatfield -- Brent Burns
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Calvin de Haan -- Dylan Coghlan
Antti Raanta
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: None
Injured: Jaccob Slavin (lower body), Ondrej Kase (concussion), Max Pacioretty (torn Achilles)
Status report
The Sharks held an optional morning skate Friday with six skaters and Kahkonen. … Reimer will make his fifth start in six games. ... MacDonald will make his San Jose debut after he and forward Martin Kaut were acquired in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche for forward Matt Nieto and defenseman Ryan Merkley on Wednesday. … Kaut was assigned to San Jose of the American Hockey League. ... Andersen, who left after the first period of a 3-2 overtime win at the Dallas Stars on Wednesday, will back up Raanta. … Slavin, a defenseman, participated in the morning skate but is expected to miss his third straight game.