Blue Jackets at Sharks

BLUE JACKETS (35-35-6) at SHARKS (29-34-12)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Kent Johnson -- Jack Roslovic -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Gustav Nyquist -- Cole Sillinger -- Jakub Voracek
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Justin Danforth
Emil Bemstrom -- Brendan Gaunce -- Carson Meyer
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Nick Blankenburg
Jake Bean -- Andrew Peeke
Adam Boqvist -- Gavin Bayreuther
Elvis Merzlikins
J-F Berube
Scratched: Dean Kukan, Gabriel Carlsson
Injured: Zach Werenski (upper body), Patrik Laine (upper body), Alexandre Texier (hand), Boone Jenner (back), Yegor Chinakhov (upper body)
Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Tomas Hertl -- Jonathan Dahlen
Nick Bonino -- Logan Couture -- Matt Nieto
Rudolfs Balcers -- Thomas Bordeleau -- Noah Gregor
Scott Reedy -- Jasper Weatherby -- Sasha Chmelevski
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Jaycob Megna -- Nicolas Meloche
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Ryan Merkley
Kaapo Kahkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: Santeri Hatakka
Injured: Adin Hill (lower body), Kevin Labanc (shoulder), John Leonard (lower body), Erik Karlsson (lower body), Alexander Barabanov (upper body), Radim Simek (upper body), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Jeffrey Viel (undisclosed)
Status report
Werenski will not play after leaving in the first period of a 6-4 loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday; the defenseman could return against the Ottawa Senators on Friday. ... Laine, a forward, will miss his second straight game; there is no timetable for his return. ... Kahkonen will start after Reimer made 23 saves in a 5-4 overtime loss at the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. ... Megna returns after missing one game; he was hit in the head with a puck. ... Barabanov, a forward, will miss his third straight game. ... Defensemen Karlsson and Simek each is day to day.