Left wing Max Pacioretty will return to the lineup Friday, and the Golden Knights can clinch a playoff berth when they host the Minnesota Wild at T-Mobile Arena.
Opening faceoff is 7 p.m., and the game will be televised on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
The Knights (42-29-6, 90 points), who need one point to clinch, had two opportunities this week to clinch their spot in the postseason but lost on the road to St. Louis and Colorado.
With a victory, the Knights would move within three points of the slumping Sharks for second place in the Pacific Division.