Sharks at Red Wings preview

SHARKS (26-16-7) at RED WINGS (19-21-8)
8 p.m. ET; FS-D, NBCSCA, NHL.TV

Detroit is 0-4-1 at its new rink since a 4-2 win against the Florida Panthers on Jan. 5. The Red Wings lost 5-1 at home to the Chicago Blackhawks on Jan. 25 in their last game before the All-Star break, allowing a hat trick to rookie Alex DeBrincat.
Red Wings forwards Darren Helm (leg) and Justin Abdelkader (lower body), and defenseman Trevor Daley (lower body), are expected to return after missing time before the break.
Goalie Aaron Dell could start for the Sharks after Martin Jones made 26 saves in a 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. Jones missed the previous four games with an undisclosed injury.

Players to watch

Sharks defenseman Brent Burns has nine points (goal, eight assists) in a seven-game scoring streak. He has 17 points (two goals, 15 assists) in his past 13 games with points in 12 of the 13.
Red Wings forward Andreas Athanasiou has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his past 10 games. He had 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in his first 28 games of the season.

They said it

"We did some good stuff, but self-inflicted wounds, you know? There are two or three key plays that, obviously, we gave them. So that's one of those games where you can't beat yourself on the road." -- Sharks coach Peter DeBoer after the loss to Pittsburgh
"It's great to be back, especially with the other guys getting back out there, as well. This is the first time we've had a full lineup in a while."-- Red Wings forward Darren Helm

Sharks projected lineup

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

Red Wings projected lineup

Andreas Athanasiou -- Dylan Larkin -- Tomas Tatar
Anthony Mantha -- Henrik Zetterberg -- Gustav Nyquist
Darren Helm -- Frans Nielsen -- Luke Glendening
Martin Frk -- Tyler Bertuzzi -- Justin Abdelkader
Danny DeKeyser -- Nick Jensen
Niklas Kronwall -- Mike Green
Jonathan Ericsson -- Trevor Daley
Petr Mrazek
Jimmy Howard
Scratched:Dominic Turgeon, Luke Witkowski, Xavier Ouellet
Injured:None

Status report

The Sharks did not hold a morning skate.

Stat pack

Couture has four goals in a three-game scoring streak. … Mrazek is 2-0-1 with a 1.05 goals-against average and .965 save percentage in his past four appearances (three starts), including back-to-back shutouts against the Chicago Blackhawks and New Jersey Devils on Jan. 14 and 22.