Projected Lineups, Key Matchups, and Game Preview

4 p.m. ET; The Spot, NBCSCA

Lightning projected lineup

Gage Goncalves — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov

Brandon Hagel — Anthony Cirelli — Jake Guentzel

Zemgus Girgensons — Yanni Gourde — Pontus Holmberg

Nick Paul — Dominic James — Oliver Bjorkstrand

J.J. Moser — Darren Raddysh

Charle-Edouard D’Astous — Erik Cernak

Declan Carlile — Max Crozier

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Jonas Johansson

Scratched: Curtis Douglas, Jack Finley

Injured: Ryan McDonagh (lower body), Victor Hedman (elbow), Emil Lilleberg (undisclosed), Scott Sabourin (undisclosed)

Sharks projected lineup

William Eklund — Macklin Celebrini — Igor Chernyshov

Collin Graf — Alexander Wennberg — Tyler Toffoli

Jeff Skinner — Ty Dellandrea — Pavol Regenda

Barclay Goodrow — Zack Ostapchuk — Ryan Reaves

Dmitry Orlov — Timothy Liljegren

Mario Ferraro — Shakir Mukhamadullin

Sam Dickinson — Vincent Iorio

Yaroslav Askarov

Alex Nedeljkovic

Scratched: Nick Leddy

Injured: Vincent Desharnais (upper body), Philipp Kurashev (upper body), Will Smith (upper body), John Klingberg (lower body), Adam Gaudette (lower body)

Status report

The Tampa Bay Lightning will go head-to-head with the San Jose Sharks in a game that is sure to be thrilling.

Anticipated Tampa Bay Lightning Lineup

Stürmer: [Spieler 1], [Spieler 2], [Spieler 3]

Defensivspieler: [Player 4], [Player 5], [Player 6]

Torwart: [Spieler 7]

The Lightning are anticipated to depend on their speed and depth in the front lines, with [Player 1] spearheading the effort.

Anticipated San Jose Sharks Lineup

Forwards: [Player 8], [Player 9], [Player 10]

Defensivspieler: [Player 11], [Player 12], [Player 13]

Goaltender: [Player 14]

The Sharks are looking to take advantage of their offensive depth, with [Player 8] anticipated to spearhead the attack. To limit Tampa Bay’s scoring chances, it will be essential for [Player 11] and [Player 12] to play strong defense.

Liljegren could return after missing five games with an upper-body injury. … Klingberg is doubtful; the defenseman played 19:16 in a 5-4 win at the Anaheim Ducks on Monday. … Gaudette is not expected to play; the forward left in the second period Monday and did not return.