SHARKS (38-19-7) at JETS (30-30-6)
8 p.m. ET; TSN3, CSN-CA, NHL.TV
Sharks team scope
San Jose Sharks forward Jannik Hansen's playing status remains unknown as he awaits a work visa after being acquired in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks for forward Nikolay Goldobin and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft on Wednesday. The Sharks, who did not hold a morning skate Monday after a 3-1 loss against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday, will look to push their lead in the Pacific Division to seven points in the second game of a back to back against Central Division opponents. Defenseman David Schlemko did not play Sunday because of a lower-body injury sustained in the first period of a 3-1 win against the Canucks on Thursday and is expected to be a game-time decision Monday. Forward Joonas Donskoi was healthy enough to play Sunday after missing 15 games because of an upper-body injury but was scratched from the lineup.
Jets team scope
The Winnipeg Jets will look to win their third straight game when they continue their push for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They are three points behind the St. Louis Blues for the second wild card from the Western Conference. "We've had a good little streak here. We have to keep it going," forward Shawn Matthias said. "[There's] 16 games left in the season now, every point matters. We're chasing but we're right there. This is a good team we're playing tonight but it's two points that we need." Shutting down the Sharks' transition game in the neutral zone will be key, forward Adam Lowry said. "Their forwards, they got a quick group of forwards there," he said. "[Defenseman] Brent Burns and a few guys back there that like to jump up in the rush and create some more odd-man situations. I think if we can slow them down in the neutral zone, don't let them come out of their end cleanly, that should bode well for us." Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck will make his 11th straight start. He has allowed one goal in his past two games.
Sharks projected lineup
Kevin Labanc -- Joe Thornton -- Joe Pavelski
Patrick Marleau -- Logan Couture -- Mikkel Boedker
Marcus Sorensen -- Tomas Hertl -- Joel Ward
Micheal Haley -- Chris Tierney -- Melker Karlsson
Paul Martin -- Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Justin Braun
Brenden Dillion - Dylan DeMelo
Scratched: Jannik Hansen, Joonas Donskoi
Injured: David Schlemko (lower body)
Jets projected lineup
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Bryan Little -- Blake Wheeler
Mathieu Perreault -- Mark Scheifele -- Patrik Laine
Shawn Matthias -- Adam Lowry -- Joel Armia
Marko Dano -- Andrew Copp -- Chris Thorburn
Toby Enstrom -- Dustin Byfuglien
Connor Hellebuyck
Scratched: Mark Stuart, Nic Petan
Injured: Tyler Myers (lower body), Ondrej Pavelec (knee)
Status report
Pavelec had arthroscopic knee surgery Monday and is expected to miss 2-3 weeks, Jets coach Paul Maurice said. He has missed 10 games because of what initially was called a lower-body injury sustained Feb. 7.
Who's hot
Burns has 10 points (five goals, five assists) in his past eight games. Pavelski has eight points (three goals, five assists) during that same stretch. … Laine has 14 points (nine goals, five assists) in his past eight games. Byfuglien has nine points (two goals, seven assists) and Perreault has 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in seven-game point streaks. Wheeler has eight points (three goals, five assists) in a four-game point streak. Scheifele has 13 points (two goals, 11 assists) in his past eight games.
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