The San Jose Sharks continue their contentious Round 1 matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday evening as the series moves to Sin City for the next two contests, starting with Game 3 on Sunday evening.
The Sharks will be without defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic, who sustained an undisclosed injury after blocking a shot in Game 2. Tim Heed, who last penciled into the Sharks' lineup on April 4 against the Edmonton Oilers, will take his place.
Sunday marks the 25th time the Sharks will play a Game 3 playoff contest. According to statistician Darin Stephens, San Jose has played in 24 Game 3s since 2006, and 12 of those games have gone into overtime – the most of any team during that same stretch of time.
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The Sharks are 2-4-1 through both regular- and postseason play at T-Mobile Arena.
Sharks projected lines and pairs
Timo Meier – Logan Couture – Joe Pavelski
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Evander Kane – Tomas Hertl – Gustav Nyquist
Marcus Sorensen – Joe Thornton – Kevin Labanc
Micheal Haley – Barclay Goodrow – Melker Karlsson
Joakim Ryan – Brent Burns
Brenden Dillon – Erik Karlsson
Tim Heed – Justin Braun
Martin Jones – projected starter
Aaron Dell
Golden Knights projected lines and pairs
Jonathan Marchessault – William Karlsson – Reilly Smith
Max Pacioretty – Paul Stastny – Mark Stone
Tomas Nosek – Cody Eakin – Alex Tuch
Will Carrier – Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – Ryan Reaves
Nate Schmidt – Deryk Engelland
Brayden McNabb – Shea Theodore
Jon Merrill – Colin Miller
Marc-Andre Fleury – projected starter
Malcom Subban
